Fernworthy Circle
Fernworthy Circle is an archaeological site in England, United Kingdom. Fernworthy Circle is situated nearby to the archaeological site Fernworthy Stone Row, as well as near Fernworthy Reservoir.Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: stone circle in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “A stone circle, known as Fernworthy Circle, three stone alignments and five cairns 425m and 525m north west of Sandeman Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grey Wethers and Shovel Down.
Grey Wethers
Archaeological site
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grey Wethers consists of a pair of prehistoric stone circles, situated on grassy plateau to the north of Postbridge, Dartmoor, in the United Kingdom. Grey Wethers is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Fernworthy Circle.
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.
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 2 miles north of Fernworthy Circle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Batworthy and Statts Bridge.
Batworthy
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Batworthy is a village in Devon, England. Batworthy is situated 1½ miles north of Fernworthy Circle.
Statts Bridge
Locality
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Statts Bridge is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles south of Fernworthy Circle.
Birch Tor and Vitifer mine
Locality
Photo: Charles Drown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birch Tor and Vitifer mine was a tin mine on Dartmoor, Devon, England. Located in the valley of the Redwater Brook, to the east of the B3212 Moretonhampstead to Princetown road, below the Warren House Inn, the mine was worked between the mid–18th century and 1925. Birch Tor and Vitifer mine is situated 2½ miles southeast of Fernworthy Circle.
Fernworthy Circle
- Categories: stone circle, grassland, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.64119° or 50° 38′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.90379° or 3° 54′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C2RJ3RW+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 240224634OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grassWikidata ID
Q17663392
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In Other Languages
“Fernworthy Circle” goes by many names.
- German: “Steinkreis von Fernworthy”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fernworthy Circle and Fernworthy Stone Row.
Nearby Places
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