Cosdon Beacon (Cairn(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Top of the world feel to this hill

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Approaching the summit, a long unrelenting slog out of South Zeal, at least for these old legs

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Image of Cosdon Beacon (Cairn(s)) by Meic

October 2017

Image credit: Michael Mitchell

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Image of Cosdon Beacon (Cairn(s)) by Meic

October 2017

Image credit: Michael Mitchell

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October 2017

Image credit: Michael Mitchell

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Image of Cosdon Beacon (Cairn(s)) by Meic

The larger of the cairns situated on Cosdon/Cawsand Beacon. February 2004

Image credit: Michael Mitchell

Meic May 6, 2007

Sites within 20km of Cosdon Beacon

Cosdon Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 0.73km ENE

32

5

1
White Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.2km SW

20

1
White Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 1.91km S

35

1

11
Higher Tor

Round Cairn • 2.5km WSW

7
Oxenham Arms

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.5km NE

4

1

3

1
Watchet Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.63km WNW

6
Nine Stones

Cairn circle • 2.72km W

32

1

5

1
Cullever Steps

Cairn circle • 2.85km W

6
Throwleigh (b) circle

Stone Circle • 3.14km SE

1
Bude Farm Sticklepath

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.24km NNW

1
Buttern Hill Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 3.27km SE

29

5
Buttern Hill Chambered Cairn.

Chambered Cairn • 3.6km ESE

8

2
East Hill

Hillfort • 4.11km WNW

11

1
Gidleigh Common

Cairn(s) • 4.31km SE

11

2
Scorhill

Stone Circle • 4.51km SE

73

3

12
Tolmen Stone

Holed Stone • 4.79km SE

7
Kes Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.51km ESE

7

1
Yes Tor

Cairn(s) • 5.73km WSW

23

2

1
High Willhays

Cairn(s) • 5.93km WSW

11

3
Shovel Down

Stone Circle • 5.96km SE

2

1
Puggie Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 6.18km ESE

1
Shovel Down & The Long Stone

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 6.19km SE

68

1

7

1
Fordsland Ledge

Cairn(s) • 6.27km WSW

18

4
Whitehorse Hill

Cist • 6.31km SSW

1

6

1
The Spinsters’ Rock

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 6.51km E

45

10

1
Longstone Hill

Cairn(s) • 6.75km WSW

5

1
Fernworthy stone row (North)

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.44km SE

19

1

3

1
Fernworthy

Stone Circle • 7.61km SE

58

6

2
Fernworthy Stone Row (South)

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.63km SE

7

2
Fernworthy SE

Cairn(s) • 7.64km SE

3

1

1
Fernworthy Cairn and Cairn Circle (Eastern)

Cairn circle • 7.66km SE

5

2
Thornworthy Down

Cist • 7.83km SE

12

1
Metherall Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.14km SE

12

2
East Lowton settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.35km SE

17

1
The Greywethers

Stone Circle • 8.4km SSE

63

4

11

3
Fernworthy Round House

8.43km SE

22

1
Chagford Common

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.53km SE

3
Heath Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.54km SE

1

1
Corn Ridge

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.71km WSW

19

1

1

1
Sittaford

Stone Circle • 8.71km S

14

1

1

1
Sittaford Tor hut circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9km SSE

3
Sourton Tors Circle

Stone Circle • 9.07km WSW

3

1
Assycombe Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.23km SE

33

3
Cut Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.53km SSW

12

4
West Vitifer

Cairn(s) • 9.61km SE

2
Hurston Ridge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.72km SE

3
Hurston Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.81km SE

17

1

2

1
Meacombe Burial Chamber

Burial Chamber • 9.99km E

10

4
Great Links Tor

Round Cairn • 10.06km WSW

10

1

1
Cranbrook Castle

Hillfort • 10.47km E

11

1
Great Nodden

Cairn(s) • 10.56km WSW

4
Shapley Common

Platform Cairn • 10.64km ESE

12
Stannon Newtake

Cist • 10.64km SSE

1

1
Water Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.8km SE

1
Broad Down Cairn

Cairn(s) • 10.84km S

2

1
East Bovey Head

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.86km ESE

14

1
Water Hill

Cairn(s) • 10.87km SE

2
Prestonbury Castle

Hillfort • 11.05km E

16

1
Birch Tor

Cairn(s) • 11.07km SE

13

1
Doe Tor

Cist • 11.43km SW

5

1
Shapley Tor

Cairn(s) • 11.55km ESE

6
Roundy Park settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.79km SSE

3
Roundy Park

Cairn(s) • 11.79km SSE

16

2
Challacombe

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 11.83km SE

19

2
Chittaford Cairn and Cist

Cist • 12.01km SSE

8

2
Chittaford Down

Cist • 12.09km SSE

9

2
Bow Henge

Henge • 12.35km NE

1
Grims Lake Mire

Cist • 12.4km ESE

10

1
Grimspound & Hookney Tor

12.41km ESE

54

8

1
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.44km ESE

8

1
Beardown Man

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.54km SSW

13

2
Soussons Down

Cairn(s) • 12.57km SE

2
Archerton, Newtake

Cist • 12.69km SSE

1

1

2
Hamel Down

Cairn(s) • 12.86km ESE

6
Rowtor Bog Cairns

Cairn(s) • 12.92km S

16

1
Wooston Castle

Hillfort • 13.01km E

13

1

1
Crow Tor

Cist • 13.25km S

2

1
White Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.3km S

8

1

1
Conies Down

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 13.35km SSW

1
Kraps Ring

Enclosure • 13.41km SSE

6

1

1
Soussons Common Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 13.46km SE

30

8

2
Giant’s Grave (Dartmoor)

Long Barrow • 13.46km E

13

1

2
Mardon Down Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 13.59km E

30

3
Arch Tor (South-West)

Round Cairn • 13.65km S

3
Mardon Down Cairns

Cairn(s) • 13.68km E

10

3
Stennen Hill

Cist • 13.73km S

9

1
Mardon Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 13.74km E

25

4
Lakehead Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.81km SSE

61

2

2
Gallows Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.85km WSW

1

1
Littaford Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.01km S

1
Cator Common North Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.01km SE

3

1
Burley Camp

Hillfort • 14.42km WSW

1

1
Wistman’s Wood

14.6km S

2

2
Bellever

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.01km SSE

26

7

1
Bellever Tor West

Cist • 15.02km SSE

8

1
Riddon Ridge Field Systems

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.19km SSE

3

1
Langstone Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.31km SW

11

1
Bowerman’s Nose

Natural Rock Feature • 15.31km ESE

13

5
Langstone Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 15.45km SSW

18

1

4
Hunter’s Tor

Hillfort • 15.46km ESE

10

1
Langstone Moor

Cairn(s) • 15.49km SSW

4

1
Riddon Ridge

Round Cairn • 15.59km SSE

5
Black Newtake

Cairn circle • 15.62km SSE

9

1
Long Plantation

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 15.64km SSW

1

1

1

1
White Tor East

Cist • 15.7km SW

6

1
Langstone Moor

Enclosure • 15.72km SSW

3
White Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.85km SW

17
Laughter Tor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.07km SSE

7

4
Roos Tor Northeast

Cairn(s) • 16.36km SSW

1
Hound Tor

Cist • 16.47km ESE

24

2
Higher Bury Camp

Hillfort • 16.67km ENE

1
Sharpitor Nutcrackers

Rocking Stone • 16.86km ESE

1
Dunnabridge Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.91km SSE

5

2
Little Mis Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.11km SSW

8
Round Hill

Cairn(s) • 17.27km S

8
Corndon Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.51km SE

1
The Dun Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 17.6km SE

1

1
Great Western Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.62km SSW

1

1
Blakey Tor

Cist • 17.85km S

5

1
Black Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.85km ESE

15

1
Black Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.86km ESE

9

2
Corndon Tor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.96km SE

33

1
Top Tor

Cairn(s) • 17.99km ESE

7
Yar Tor summit cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.06km SE

9

1
Yar Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.15km SE

20

1

1
Sherberton Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 18.29km SSE

26

4

1
Tunhill Rocks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.37km ESE

1
Merrivale Bridge Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.4km SSW

8

1

1
Yar Tor Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.48km SSE

6
Seven Lords’ Lands

Cairn(s) • 18.51km ESE

7

2

2
The Plague Market At Merrivale

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 18.56km SSW

109

19

1
The Crock of Gold Cist

Cairn(s) • 18.57km S

4

1

3
Yellowmeade

Cist • 18.57km SSW

2

1
Foale’s Arrishes

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.58km ESE

9
Swincombe Ford Newtake

Cairn(s) • 18.59km SSE

2
Coffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 18.64km SSE

1
Cox Tor

Cairn(s) • 18.66km SW

2

1
Blackslade Down

Cist • 18.73km ESE

7

1
Merrivale Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 18.8km SSW

45

3
Haytor Rock

Rocky Outcrop • 18.85km ESE

1

1
Wittaburrow

Cairn(s) • 18.95km SE

11
Rippon Tor

Cairn(s) • 19.3km ESE

22

1
Pecked Circle

Stone Circle • 19.31km S

1
Down Ridge

Stone Circle • 19.39km SSE

12

2
Joan Ford’s Newtake

Cist • 19.39km SSE

3

1
Royal Hill Cist

Cist • 19.45km S

24
Horridge Common (West)

Cairn(s) • 19.53km ESE

1

1
Vixen Tor

Cist • 19.57km SSW

14

4

1
Broken Barrow

Round Cairn • 19.62km S

10

1
Devil’s Gully Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.69km S

8
Hucken Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 19.74km SSW

1

1
Brent Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.78km SW

22

7
Barn Hill / Whitchurch Down

Cist • 19.85km SSW

1

2
Yes Tor Bottom

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.91km SSW

1

1