dartmoor stone circle walk

9Gerrard (1997) p.61 Two days of mindful walking and connecting with the energies and ancestors of the moor, visiting tors, interacting with sacred sites such as stone circles and stone rows, plus simulacra, holed stones. Approximately 14 miles/23 km through hilly moorland terrain. For a fascinating account, see: Walker, Jack Dartmoor Sun Halsgrove (2005) Newman (2011) refers to 12 circles with "some other doubtful examples" (presumably Shovel Down being considered a doubtful circle). (Red route) Over Shovel Down to Manga Farm and Teignhead Farm ruins and return via Kestor Rock to Batworthy Corner. During successive inter-glacial periods humans returned. The path takes you steeply up and out into less dense woodland, in season bluebells carpet the area. All river crossings are over bridges. Apparently "wether" is an old English name for sheep and legend has it that a drunken farmer leaving the Warren House Inn was persuaded that the Grey Wethers were a desirable flock for sale! Prijava. Anthropologists and archaeologists use a number of terms to describe periods. In spite of reckless drivers and narrow hedgerows, I had made it to Chagford and breathed a sigh of relief to see the open country before me. 1,652 Sq. The slight differences between the two circles could even be a result of the restoration. Staldon stone row. Clustered under the shadow of Belstone Tor just outside the village is a stone circle with a Bronze Age cist - a stone-lined burial chamber known as a kistvaen on Dartmoor - at its centre. For example, another recent excavation in August 2011 of a cist at Whitehorse Hill, just over 3km north-west of Grey Wethers, results in an estimated "date between the 19th and 17th century BC"23 which fits in more with the generally accepted time frame of Dartmoor monuments i.e. It was actually discovered back in 2007 by Alan Endacott, but the hard work of unearthing the stones (by the Dartmoor Preservation Association volunteers) was carried out in April 2015. 10White p. 4 This gateway affords panoramic views across the valley to Kestor Rock.

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