Scorhill
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.Photo: Paul Bedson, CC0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: stone circle in Dartmoor
- Also known as: “Gidleigh Stone Circle” and “Scorhill Stone Circle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kes Tor Round Pound and Shovel Down.
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 3,500 feet southeast of Scorhill.
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.
Holy Trinity Church, Gidleigh
Church
Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holy Trinity Church, Gidleigh dates from the late 15th-century, and is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Exeter in Gidleigh, Devon. Holy Trinity Church, Gidleigh is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Scorhill.
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.
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 2½ miles north of Scorhill.
Scorhill
- Categories: stone circle, archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Gidleigh, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.6706° or 50° 40′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.90536° or 3° 54′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C2RM3CV+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 189547431OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1786692
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Scorhill” goes by many names.
- German: “Steinkreis von Scorhill”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tolmen and Scorhill Tor.
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