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Drizzlecombe

Drizzlecombe or Thrushelcombe is an area of in the county of , England, containing a number of Bronze Age stone rows, cairns and menhirs.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: area in Dartmoor of archaeological significance
  • Also known as: “Drizzlecombe South Row”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yellowmead stone circle and Ditsworthy Warren House.

Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
near in , England, is a Bronze Age concentric stone circle consisting of four rings of stones set within one another. is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Drizzlecombe.

Building
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is a Grade II listed building near in Devon, England. It is an isolated building on the south-western edge of , and was built for the keeper of the rabbit warren near the house. is situated 3,100 feet southwest of Drizzlecombe.

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was a tin mine on , , England that was active during the first half of the 19th century. In its early years it was one of the largest and most prosperous of the Dartmoor tin mines, along with Whiteworks and the . is situated 1 mile northeast of Drizzlecombe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meavy and Dousland.

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is a small village in , in the county of . The village sits within the .

Village
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is a small settlement in , England. It is near the A386 road at Yelverton and is 10 kilometres northeast of the city of - 10 kilometres by road. is situated 3½ miles west of Drizzlecombe.

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is a village in , in the county of . The village sits within the . At around 435 m above sea level, is the highest settlement on the moor.

Drizzlecombe

Latitude
50.48498° or 50° 29′ 6″ north
Longitude
-3.98735° or 3° 59′ 15″ west
Open location code
9C2RF2M7+X3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1041298538
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q950572
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In Other Languages

“Drizzlecombe” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Giants Basin and Hut Circle.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Drizzlecombe”. Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.