Blackdown Rings (Hillfort) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Blackdown Rings

Hillfort

daveyravey Jan 4, 2004

A large Iron Age embanked enclosure with Norman Motte and Bailey. Impressive banks and views all around. There is a small car park and plaque and the site is well sign-posted.

Sites within 20km of Blackdown Rings

Stanborough Camp

Hillfort • 5.31km E

1
Ritson Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.51km ENE

1
Halwell Camp

Hillfort • 6.57km ENE

1
Cantrell Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.95km WNW

3

2
Western Beacon

Cairn(s) • 8.42km WNW

19

5
Cuckoo Ball

Chambered Tomb • 8.47km WNW

13

2
Butterdon Hill Chambered Tomb

Chambered Tomb • 8.69km WNW

8

2
Butterdon Hill cairn circle

Cairn circle • 9.17km WNW

4

2
Butterdon Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 9.17km WNW

21

2
Addicombe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.33km WNW
Aish Ridge

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.53km NW

2

2
Butterdon Hill (north) cairn

Round Cairn • 9.59km WNW

3

1
Weatherdon Hill

Cairn(s) • 9.67km WNW

2

1
Brent Hill

Hillfort • 9.71km NNW

1
Spurrell’s Cross Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.8km WNW

6

2
Glaze Meet

Cairn(s) • 10.02km WNW

3

1
Butterdon stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.15km WNW

16

1

3
Butter Brook Ford

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.24km WNW

5

1
Glasscombe Ball

Cairn(s) • 10.34km WNW

3

2
Glasscombe Ball North

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.37km WNW

1
Glasscombe Corner

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.44km WNW

11

2
Corringdon Ball Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.54km NW

14

1
Corringdon Ball Stone Row

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 10.65km NW

15

1
Piles Hill longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.76km WNW

12

2
Harford Moor

Cist • 10.95km WNW

15

2
Piles Hill cairns

Cairn(s) • 10.98km WNW

8

2
Piles Hill stone row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.32km WNW

3

1
Burford Down cairn and cist

Cairn(s) • 11.42km WNW

8

1
Burford Down

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.43km WNW

18

5
Sharp Tor

Cairn(s) • 11.88km WNW

5

1
Stalldown South-East

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.22km WNW

8

2
Three Barrows

Cairn(s) • 12.3km WNW

10
Woodbury (Dartmouth)

Hillfort • 12.57km E

1
Rider’s Rings

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.86km NW
Hillson’s House

Cairn(s) • 13km WNW

5

2

1
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn S

Cairn(s) • 13.03km WNW

3

2

1
Harbourne Head

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.09km NNW

5

1
Harbourne Head cairns

Cairn(s) • 13.27km NNW

2

1
Stalldown Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.38km WNW

40

1

6

2
Bolt Tail

Promontory Fort • 13.41km SSW

1
Stalldown Stone Row Cairn NE

Cairn(s) • 13.45km WNW

4

2
Stalldown cairn circle

Cairn circle • 13.46km WNW

5
Stalldown Stone Row cairns

Cairn(s) • 13.52km WNW

4

2

1
Stalldown Cairns

Cairn(s) • 13.64km WNW

6

1
Gripper’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 13.79km NW

13

1

1
Harrowthorn Plantation North

Cairn(s) • 13.84km WNW

1

1
Brockhill Foot West

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.93km NW

9

1
Eastern White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 14.06km NW

9

1

1
Brockhill Ford West

Cairn(s) • 14.09km NW

2
Coombebrook North East

Cairn(s) • 14.13km WNW

1

1
Brockhill Enclosed Settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.22km NW

1
Dean Moor

Cairn(s) • 14.35km NW

8

1

1
Blatchford Bottom settlements

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.43km WNW

3
Dendles Waste

Cist • 14.82km WNW

1

1
Western White Barrow

Cairn(s) • 14.83km NW

9

3
Stall Moor Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 14.87km WNW

15

6

1
Biller’s Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.95km NW

2

1
Snowdon

Cairn(s) • 15.07km NW

6

1
Ranny Brook

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.14km WNW

3

1
Hook Lake

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.19km WNW

3

1
Hook Lake

Enclosure • 15.21km NW

4

1
Buckland Ford Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 15.22km NW

10
Erme Plains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.23km WNW

1
Huntingdon Warren Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.25km NW

1

1
Stall Moor Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.29km WNW

5

2
Heap of Sinners

Cairn(s) • 15.84km NW

11

1

2
Penn Beacon South

15.84km WNW

3
Erme Pound

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.86km NW

4

1
Pupers Hill

Cairn(s) • 15.89km NW

11

1

3
Penn Beacon

Cairn(s) • 16.11km WNW

2
Hembury Castle

Hillfort • 16.4km N

19

5

1
Cholwich Town (destroyed)

Stone Row / Alignment • 16.8km WNW

1

2
Shell Top

Cairn(s) • 16.87km WNW

3
Beacon Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.94km NE

1
Mardle Valley

Cairn(s) • 17.08km NW

1

1
Tory Brookhead

Enclosure • 17.42km WNW

7
Tory Brookhead

Cairn(s) • 17.47km WNW
Stall Moor Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.73km NW

12

2
Grim’s Grave

Ring Cairn • 17.83km WNW

14

1
Spanish Lake

Cist • 18.15km WNW

1
Willings Walls Reave

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.29km WNW

1

1
Langcombe Brook / Deadman’s Bottom

Cairn(s) • 18.45km WNW

35

1
Trowlesworthy Warren

Stone Circle • 18.48km WNW

24

2

2
Trowlesworthy Stone Row East

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.49km WNW

17

3

1
Hen Tor North / Shavercombe Brook

Cairn(s) • 18.57km WNW

7

1
Trowlesworthy Stone Row West

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.63km WNW

20

3

1
Emmets Post

Cairn(s) • 18.69km WNW

1

1
Ryder’s Hill

Cairn(s) • 18.76km NW

2

1
Trowlesworthy

18.81km WNW
Little Trowlesworthy Tor

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.81km WNW

2
Collard Tor

Stone Row / Alignment • 18.83km W

11

1
Great Gnat’s Head

Cairn(s) • 18.83km WNW

2

1

1
Willings Walls Warren cist

Cist • 18.91km WNW

2
Calveslake Tor

Cairn(s) • 18.95km WNW

2

1
Boringdon Camp

Hillfort • 18.98km W

13

1
Denbury Hillfort round barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 19.03km NNE

4

2
Plym Steps

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.15km WNW

10
Denbury

Hillfort • 19.16km NNE

5

1

3

1
Plym Steps Round Cairn

Round Cairn • 19.16km WNW

5
Ditsworthy Cairn Circle

Cairn circle • 19.19km WNW

1

1
Trowlesworthy Warren

Cist • 19.39km WNW

1

1
Saddlesborough summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 19.45km WNW

3

1
Higher Hartor Tor

Round Cairn • 19.47km WNW

3

1
Holne Moor Triple Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.48km NNW

2
Saddlesborough

19.5km WNW
Willings Wall Warren

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.54km WNW

3
Drizzlecombe Megalithic Complex

Complex • 19.61km WNW

116

8

1
Saddlesborough settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.64km WNW

9

1
Legis Tor Cist

Cist • 19.7km WNW

5

1
Holne Moor

Cist • 19.71km NW

1

2
Skir Hill

Cairn(s) • 19.78km NW

1
Ditsworthy Warren

Cist • 19.89km WNW

7

1
Aller Brook

Cist • 19.91km NNW

1

1
West Saddlesborough Hut Circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.94km W

8

2
West Saddlesborough Stone Row & Cairn Circle

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.94km W

19

3