Cairn
Cairn is an archaeological site in Sheepstor, West Devon District, England. Cairn is situated nearby to the stone Drizzlecombe North Row, as well as near the archaeological site Drizzlecombe East Row.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Drizzlecombe and Yellowmead stone circle.
Drizzlecombe
Archaeological site
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Drizzlecombe or Thrushelcombe is an area of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England, containing a number of Bronze Age stone rows, cairns and menhirs. Drizzlecombe is situated 710 feet south of Cairn.
Yellowmead stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yellowmead stone circle near Sheepstor in Devon, England, is a Bronze Age concentric stone circle consisting of four rings of stones set within one another. Yellowmead stone circle is situated 1 mile west of Cairn.
Ditsworthy Warren House
Building
Photo: Richard Johns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ditsworthy Warren House is a Grade II listed building near Sheepstor in Devon, England. It is an isolated building on the south-western edge of Dartmoor, and was built for the keeper of the rabbit warren near the house. Ditsworthy Warren House is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Cairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meavy and Dousland.
Meavy
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meavy is a small village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park.
Dousland
Village
Photo: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dousland is a small settlement in Devon, England. It is near the A386 road at Yelverton and is 10 kilometres northeast of the city of Plymouth by road. Dousland is situated 3½ miles west of Cairn.
Princetown
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Princetown is a village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park. At around 435 m above sea level, Princetown is the highest settlement on the moor.
Cairn
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sheepstor, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.48693° or 50° 29′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.98721° or 3° 59′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C2RF2P7+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1124987407OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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