Gutter Tor cairns (Cairn(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Gutter Tor cairns (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Looking south towards Trowlesworthy and the spoil heaps of Lee Moor Quarry over the low remains of the summit cairn. There’s a fair amount of consolidated stone here, even though it’s very low now.

Image credit: A. Brookes (26.6.2024)

thesweetcheat Jul 20, 2025

Image of Gutter Tor cairns (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

Detail of the summit cairn. Looking eastish towards the higher ridge of Penn Moor/Shell Top.

Image credit: A. Brookes (26.6.2024)

thesweetcheat Jul 20, 2025

Image of Gutter Tor cairns (Cairn(s)) by thesweetcheat

The scant remains of the summit cairn, a low platform of stone around the trig pillar. Looking WNW towards Sheeps Tor and Sharpitor.

Image credit: A. Brookes (26.6.2024)

thesweetcheat Jul 20, 2025

Image of Gutter Tor cairns (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Toward Eylesbarrow, right... and Down Tor, centre left. Incidentally, the excellent Yellowmead is nearer to hand. So much packed into a small area here.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 21, 2016

Image of Gutter Tor cairns (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Gutter Tor rises top right, with the fine Gutter Tor cist lying below to left

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 21, 2016

Image of Gutter Tor cairns (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Although inevitably much damaged... right by the road and farm entrance... well worth a look when searching for the excellent Gutter Tor (lower) cist.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 21, 2016

Image of Gutter Tor cairns (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 21, 2016

Image of Gutter Tor cairns (Cairn(s)) by GLADMAN

Being grassed over this was ironically not at all obvious... however in retrospect there’s quite a bit here.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Apr 21, 2016

Image of Gutter Tor cairns (Cairn(s)) by Lubin

This is a large cairn usually missed even though it lies beside the road leading to the small parking area at thr foot of the Tor.

Image credit: Peter Castle ©

Lubin Jun 1, 2007

Articles

Gutter Tor cairns

Cairn(s)

thesweetcheat Jun 19, 2025

Jeremy Butler notes that the arc and spread of stone around the trig point on the summit of Gutter Tor is probably the remains of a very damaged cairn (Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three (1994)).

Sites within 20km of Gutter Tor cairns

Gutter Tor Cist

Cist • 0.42km ESE

16

1
Gutter Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 0.54km E

2
Gutter Tor settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.56km ESE

3
Yellowmead Multiple Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 0.73km N

52

3

11

3
Yellowmead SE cairn

Cairn(s) • 0.81km NE

3

2
Ringmoor Down cairns

Cairn(s) • 1.06km SW

3
Whittenknowles Rocks Settlement

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

8

1
Outcombe

Cist • 1.25km NNE

1

1
St Leonard’s Well

Sacred Well • 1.3km W

2

2
Willings Wall Warren

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.43km SE

3
Eylesbarrow South West

Cist • 1.47km ENE

9

2
Ringmoor Cairn Circle and Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 1.56km SW

63

7

3
Legis Tor Cist

Cist • 1.6km SSE

5

1
Ringmoor Down Cist

Cist • 1.61km SSW

3

1
Ringmoor Kerbed Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 1.62km SW

6
Ditsworthy Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 1.72km ESE

1

1
Brisworthy Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 1.79km SSW

67

1

8

1
Drizzlecombe Megalithic Complex

Complex • 1.89km ENE

116

8

1
Ditsworthy Warren

Cist • 1.95km ENE

7

1
Cuckoo Rock

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2km NE

2

1
Willings Walls Warren cist

Cist • 2.1km SE

2
Down Tor South

Cist • 2.21km NNE

2

1
Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook

Cairn(s) • 2.35km ESE

7

1
Higher Hartor Tor

Round Cairn • 2.38km ENE

3

1
Ringmoor Down Reave

2.4km SW

1
Trowlesworthy Warren

Cist • 2.41km S

1

1
Down Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 2.58km NNE

69

1

7

1
Down Tor NW

Round Cairn • 2.59km NNE

1
Leather Tor South

Cist • 2.6km NW

2
Hingston Hill North

Cist • 2.6km NNE

3
Trowlesworthy Warren settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.63km SSE

7
Plym Steps Round Cairn

Round Cairn • 2.87km ENE

5
Willings Walls Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.88km SE

1

1
Plym Steps

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.93km ENE

10
Spanish Lake

Cist • 2.95km SE

1
Narrator Brook Head enclosure

Enclosure • 2.97km NE

9

2
Eylesbarrow

Cairn(s) • 2.99km ENE

15

3
Narrator Brook Head cairn

Cairn(s) • 3km NE

10

1
Trowlesworthy West Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.1km SSE

26

3

1
Trowlesworthy Warren

Cairn circle • 3.12km SSE

34

3

2
Trowlesworthy East Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 3.21km SSE

20

3

1
Peek Hill

Kerbed Cairn • 3.27km WNW

1

1
Langcombe Brook / Deadman’s Bottom

Cairn(s) • 3.4km E

35

1
Wigford Down

Cairn(s) • 3.41km SW

11

1
Calveslake Tor

Cairn(s) • 3.51km ENE

2

1
Wigford Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.63km SW

2
Leeden Tor South

Cist • 3.8km NW

1

1
Tory Brookhead

Cairn(s) • 3.82km SE
Raddick Hill

Cairn(s) • 3.83km N

17
Sharpitor

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 3.84km NW

10

5
Sharpitor Cist

Cist • 3.89km NW

5

2
Sharpitor cairns

Cairn(s) • 3.89km NW

16

2
Emmets Post

Cairn(s) • 3.93km S

1

1
Grim’s Grave

Cairn circle • 3.95km E

14

1
Tory Brookhead

Enclosure • 3.98km SE

7
Shell Top

Cairn(s) • 4.07km ESE

3
Saddlesborough summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 4.09km SSW

3

1
Saddlesborough settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.12km SSW

12

1
West Saddlesborough Hut Circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.15km SSW

12

2
West Saddlesborough Stone Row & Cairn Circle

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.15km SSW

23

3
West Saddlesborough Cairn

Cairn(s) • 4.2km SSW

5

2
Horseyeatt

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.26km WNW

4

1
Black Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.28km NNW

17
Great Gnat’s Head

Cairn(s) • 4.36km ENE

2

1

1
Dewerstone Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.52km SW

4

4
Hart Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.61km N

45

1

3
Black Tor

Rocking Stone • 4.7km NNW

8

1
Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 4.73km NE

1

1
Penn Beacon

Cairn(s) • 4.93km ESE

2
Cholwich Town (destroyed)

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.94km SE

1

2
Shell Top South West

Enclosure • 5.01km SW

9
Ingra Tor

Cist • 5.12km NW

1

1
Collard Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 5.27km S

11

1
Penn Beacon South

5.28km SE

3
Goldsmith’s Cross/Fox Tor Mire

Cist • 5.37km NE

4

1
Devil’s Gully Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.49km N

8
Yes Tor Bottom

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.73km NNW

1

1
Ranny Brook

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.84km ESE

3

1
Childe’s Tomb

Cist • 6km NE

5

2
Dendles Waste

Cist • 6.07km ESE

1

1
Stall Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.32km ENE

12

2
Erme Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.53km E

4

1
Stall Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 6.56km E

5

2
Broken Barrow

Round Cairn • 6.6km NE

10

1
Erme Plains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.65km E

1
Stall Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 6.74km E

20

7

1
Ter Hill

Cist • 6.78km NE

2

1
Coombebrook North East

Cairn(s) • 6.79km ESE

1

1
Royal Hill Cist

Cist • 6.85km NE

24
Hook Lake

Stone Row / Alignment • 6.97km E

3

1
Hook Lake

Enclosure • 7km E

4

1
Harrowthorn Plantation North

Cairn(s) • 7.06km ESE

1

1
Blatchford Bottom settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.09km E

3
The Crock of Gold Cist

Cairn(s) • 7.16km NNE

4

1

3
Hucken Tor

Natural Rock Feature • 7.18km NW

1

1
Stalldown Barrow and Hillson’s House

Cairn(s) • 7.28km ESE

20

5

1
Roborough Beacon

Enclosure • 7.35km WSW

8

2
Yellowmeade

Cist • 7.36km NNW

2

1
Stalldown Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.59km ESE

46

1

6

2
Joan Ford’s Newtake

Cist • 7.64km NE

3

1
Pecked Circle

Stone Circle • 7.65km NE

1
Blakey Tor

Cist • 7.74km NNE

5

1
Merrivale Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 7.75km NW

45

3
Vixen Tor

Cist • 7.83km NW

14

4

1
The Plague Market At Merrivale

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 7.91km NW

109

19

1
Boringdon Camp

Hillfort • 8.03km SSW

13

1
Western White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 8.15km E

9

3
Round Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.22km NNE

8
Maristow Camp

Enclosure • 8.25km WSW
Merrivale Bridge Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.26km NW

8

1

1
Swincombe Ford Newtake

Cairn(s) • 8.33km NE

2
Barn Hill / Whitchurch Down

Cist • 8.4km NW

1

2
Buckland Ford Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 8.48km E

10
Skir Hill

Cairn(s) • 8.56km ENE

1
Stalldown South-East

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.68km ESE

8

2
Heap of Sinners

Cairn(s) • 8.87km ENE

11

1

2
Sherberton Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.97km NE

26

4

1
Huntingdon Warren Settlement

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

1

1
Ryder’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 9.02km ENE

2

1
Three Barrows

Cairn(s) • 9.2km E

10
Biller’s Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.32km E

2

1
Sharp Tor

Cairn(s) • 9.32km ESE

5

1
Little Mis Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.33km NNW

8
Eastern White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 9.38km E

9

1

1
Burford Down

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.46km ESE

18

5
Burford Down cairn and cist

Cairn(s) • 9.48km ESE

8

1
Snowdon

Cairn(s) • 9.5km E

6

1
Long Plantation

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 9.56km N

1

1

1

1
Down Ridge

Stone Circle • 9.62km NE

12

2
Piles Hill stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.74km ESE

3

1
Great Western Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.86km NW

1

1
Pupers Hill

Cairn(s) • 9.87km ENE

11

1

3
Harford Moor

Cist • 9.95km ESE

15

2
Cox Tor

Cairn(s) • 9.96km NW

2

1
Holne Moor

Cist • 10.09km ENE

1

2
Piles Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 10.09km ESE

8

2
Piles Hill longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.3km ESE

12

2
Dunnabridge Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.44km NE

5

2
Brockhill Foot West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.5km E

9

1
Brockhill Enclosed Settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.55km E

1
Brockhill Ford West

Cairn(s) • 10.57km E

2
Mardle Valley

Cairn(s) • 10.58km ENE

1

1
Butter Brook Ford

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.67km ESE

5

1
Wistman’s Wood

10.69km NNE

2

2
Glasscombe Ball

Cairn(s) • 10.72km ESE

3

2
Glasscombe Ball North

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.72km ESE

1
Glasscombe Corner

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.79km ESE

11

2
Butterdon stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.82km ESE

16

1

3
Roos Tor Northeast

Cairn(s) • 10.82km NNW

1
Rider’s Rings

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.83km E
Corringdon Ball Stone Row

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 10.85km E

15

1
Holne Moor Triple Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.92km ENE

2
Black Newtake

Cairn circle • 10.95km NE

9

1
Dean Moor

Cairn(s) • 11.02km E

8

1

1
Langstone Moor

Enclosure • 11.04km NNW

3
Langstone Moor

Cairn(s) • 11.12km NNW

4

1
Corringdon Ball Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 11.13km E

14

1
Spurrell’s Cross Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.18km ESE

6

2
Langstone Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.2km NNW

18

1

4
Glaze Meet

Cairn(s) • 11.21km ESE

3

1
Weatherdon Hill

Cairn(s) • 11.22km ESE

2

1
Littaford Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.25km NNE

1
Butterdon Hill (north) cairn

Round Cairn • 11.34km ESE

3

1
Gripper’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 11.37km E

13

1

1
Aller Brook

Cist • 11.39km ENE

1

1
Laughter Tor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.51km NE

7

4
Bellever Tor West

Cist • 11.56km NE

8

1
Addicombe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.6km ESE
Butterdon Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 11.71km ESE

21

2
Butterdon Hill cairn circle

Cairn circle • 11.72km ESE

4

2
White Tor East

Cist • 11.8km NNW

6

1
Bellever

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.82km NE

26

7

1
Yar Tor Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.87km NE

6
Stennen Hill

Cist • 11.88km NNE

9

1
Langstone Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.91km NNW

11

1
White Tor Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.92km NW

17
Crow Tor

Cist • 11.92km N

2

1
Harbourne Head cairns

Cairn(s) • 12.03km E

2

1
Conies Down

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 12.06km N

1
Coffin Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 12.07km ENE

1
White Tor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.09km NNE

8

1

1
Butterdon Hill Chambered Tomb

Chambered Tomb • 12.2km ESE

8

2
Arch Tor (South-West)

Round Cairn • 12.22km NNE

3
Cuckoo Ball

Chambered Tomb • 12.42km ESE

13

2
Harbourne Head

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.43km E

5

1
Aish Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.5km E

2

2
Western Beacon

Cairn(s) • 12.52km ESE

19

5
Yar Tor summit cairn

Cairn(s) • 12.54km NE

9

1
Rowtor Bog Cairns

Cairn(s) • 12.69km NNE

16

1
Beardown Man

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.7km N

13

2
Yar Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.73km NE

20

1

1
Lakehead Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.74km NNE

61

2

2
Riddon Ridge Field Systems

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.85km NE

3

1
Cantrell Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.03km ESE

3

2
Riddon Ridge

Round Cairn • 13.06km NE

5
Kraps Ring

Enclosure • 13.07km NNE

6

1

1
Corndon Tor

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.3km NE

33

1
Archerton, Newtake

Cist • 13.37km NNE

1

1

2
Corndon Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.58km NE

1
Chittaford Down

Cist • 13.8km NNE

9

2
Chittaford Cairn and Cist

Cist • 13.9km NNE

8

2
Brent Hill

Hillfort • 14.12km E

1
Roundy Park settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.2km NNE

3
Roundy Park

Cairn(s) • 14.2km NNE

16

2
Broad Down Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.4km NNE

2

1
Cator Common North Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.84km NE

3

1
Hembury Castle

Hillfort • 15.31km ENE

19

5

1
Soussons Common Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 15.34km NE

30

8

2
Cut Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.8km N

12

4
Stannon Newtake

Cist • 16.06km NNE

1

1
Soussons Down

Cairn(s) • 16.23km NE

2
Heathfield Beacons

Round Barrow(s) • 16.53km WNW

2
Sittaford

Stone Circle • 16.69km NNE

14

1

1

1
The Dun Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 16.69km ENE

1

1
Sittaford Tor hut circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.73km NNE

3
Brent Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.81km WNW

22

7
Water Hill

Cairn(s) • 17.14km NE

2
Water Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.28km NE

1
The Greywethers

Stone Circle • 17.29km NNE

63

4

11

3
Assycombe Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.8km NNE

33

3
Wittaburrow

Cairn(s) • 17.92km ENE

11
Doe Tor

Cist • 17.94km NNW

5

1
Challacombe

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 17.99km NE

19

2
Tunhill Rocks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.05km ENE

1
Blackslade Down

Cist • 18.11km ENE

7

1
Hurston Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.25km NNE

17

1

2

1
Hurston Ridge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.33km NNE

3
Birch Tor

Cairn(s) • 18.35km NE

13

1
Hingston Down East

Round Barrow(s) • 18.53km W

1
Foale’s Arrishes

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.6km ENE

9
West Vitifer

Cairn(s) • 18.61km NNE

2
Hamel Down

Cairn(s) • 18.63km NE

6
Fernworthy Round House

18.68km NNE

22

1
Top Tor

Cairn(s) • 18.76km ENE

7
Grimspound & Hookney Tor

18.79km NE

54

8

1
Fernworthy SE

Cairn(s) • 18.84km NNE

3

1

1
Fernworthy Stone Row (South)

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.85km NNE

7

2
Fernworthy

Stone Circle • 18.86km NNE

58

6

2
Whitehorse Hill

Cist • 18.88km N

1

6

1
Fernworthy Cairn and Cairn Circle (Eastern)

Cairn circle • 18.89km NNE

5

2
Horridge Common (West)

Cairn(s) • 18.92km ENE

1

1
East Lowton settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.94km NNE

17

1
Mount Edgcumbe Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.97km SW

1

1
Fernworthy stone row (North)

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.03km NNE

19

1

3

1
Seven Lords’ Lands

Cairn(s) • 19.08km ENE

7

2

2
Gallows Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.1km NW

1

1
Grims Lake Mire

Cist • 19.13km NE

10

1
Hingston Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.2km W

1

1
Rippon Tor

Cairn(s) • 19.22km ENE

22

1
Heath Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.25km NNE

1

1
Shapley Tor

Cairn(s) • 19.25km NE

6
Metherall Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.36km NNE

12

2
East Bovey Head

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.39km NE

14

1
Great Links Tor

Round Cairn • 19.43km NNW

10

1

1
Thornworthy Down

Cist • 19.57km NNE

12

1
King’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.69km NE

8

1
Horridge Common

Round Barrow(s) • 19.79km ENE

3
Chagford Common

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.81km NNE

3
Horridge Common

Round Cairn • 19.89km ENE

8
Dupath Rounds

Enclosure • 19.93km W

1

1
Shapley Common

Platform Cairn • 19.94km NE

12