Shovel Down Stone
Shovel Down Stone is a geographical marker in Chagford, West Devon District, England. Shovel Down Stone is situated nearby to the archaeological site Stone Rows, as well as near Three Boys.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shovel Down and Kes Tor Round Pound.
Shovel Down
Peak
Photo: Guy Wareham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shovel Down is an area of Dartmoor in Devon that is covered in megaliths including the remains of several stone rows, the Fourfold Stone Circle, and several standing stones.
Kes Tor Round Pound
Archaeological site
Photo: Guy Wareham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kes Tor Round Pound is an archaeological site, which is situated 3,100 feet northeast of Shovel Down Stone.
Scorhill
Photo: Paul Bedson, CC0.
Scorhill Stone Circle is now the common name for Gidleigh Stone Circle or Steep Hill Stone Circle, one of Devon's biggest and most intact stone circles, situated on Gidleigh Common near the village of Gidleigh in the north east of Dartmoor, in the United Kingdom. Scorhill is situated 1 mile north of Shovel Down Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Batworthy and Gidleigh.
Gidleigh
Hamlet
Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gidleigh is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England. Located within Dartmoor National Park, the parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Throwleigh, Chagford and Dartmoor Forest. Gidleigh is situated 1½ miles northeast of Shovel Down Stone.
Throwleigh
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Throwleigh is a village and civil parish located 3 miles from Chagford and 6 miles from Okehampton, in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. Throwleigh is situated 3 miles north of Shovel Down Stone.
Shovel Down Stone
- Type: Geographical marker
- Category: historic site
- Location: Chagford, West Devon District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.65843° or 50° 39′ 30″ northLongitude
-3.8978° or 3° 53′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C2RM452+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 2979168128OpenStreetMap feature
historic=boundary_stone
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stone Rows and Three Boys.
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