<< Our Photo Pages >> Grey Wethers. - Stone Circle in England in Devon
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Grey Wethers. Alternative Name: Gray Wethers, Greywethers, Turner G2Country: England County: Devon Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Okehampton Nearest Village: Chagford
Map Ref: SX63878313 Landranger Map Number: 191
Latitude: 50.631928N Longitude: 3.926201W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Catrinm visited on 27th May 2024 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 2
wildtalents couldn't find on 3rd Jul 2023 I found Fernworthy S.C. easily enough but just couldn't seem to find Greywethers. A young woman in a Renault was also driving around lost (or perhaps taking driving lessons!) and we coincided three times during my meanders around the reservoir and adjacent area. It was fun waving and grinning as kept passing one another.
Next time I'll try harder but the incessant rain and cold was a powerful disincentive to exploring more fully on foot. Some of the paths through the forest were barred and gated and I suspect if I'd guessed the right one, parked then walked, it would have been a cinch.
Phillwhite visited on 18th Jun 2021 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 2 Like most of the Dartmoor circle, it's a bit of a trek but worth it. Via Fernworth is the best route.
lauraaurora visited on 2nd Aug 2020 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 3
Catrinm visited on 5th May 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 2 It is indeed a long tedious walkout you can see the Fernworthy rows along the way
Reava visited on 13th Mar 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Access: 2
Reava visited on 27th May 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3
jeffrep visited on 20th May 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 2 A long, long, long, long but wonderful walk across the open moor from Fernworthy Reservoir. And see Fernworthy Stone Circle on the way.
graemefield visited on 6th Jul 2008 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 2
BolshieBoris visited on 1st Jul 1997 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 2
cazzyjane visited - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 2
Bladup MikeGreen AngieLake hamish TheCaptain X-Ice Bolstered have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.2 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 2.2
Standing 4.6m (15 feet) from one another, the north circle is 32.7m (107 feet) in diameter while the other is a mere 20cm (8 inches) larger. Now well restored, they were erected below the crest of north-facing slope, along a pass between two hills. Of course JJ didn't bother to walk, but flew over instead! (see aerial photo below)
Access: Continue along the main forest track west from Fernworthy stone circle for a kilometre or so, until you reach a gate onto the open moor. From here, turn south and head up to the saddle of the land between the forest on your left, and Sittaford Tor on your right at just over a kilometre distance.
Update October 2019: This stone circle is featured on the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website - see their entries for the Grey Wethers (S) Stone Circle and the Grey Wethers Double Stone Circle. PDW tells us: "This site is one of the most impressive on Dartmoor. The circles were restored in 1909 by Burnard. At the time only 9 stones remained standing in the north circle and 7 in the south circle. It is thought that the reconstruction is fairly accurate. The circles are separated by a few meters and are almost identical. Both circles have 30 stones".
The two stone circles at this location are recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 443916 and on the Devon and Dartmoor HER as MDV6759 (The Grey Wethers southern stone circle).
Both stone circles were recorded as Historic England List ID 1018707 (Two stone circles known as The Grey Wethers, three round cairns, two ring cairns and an oval enclosure in Great Stannon Newtake).
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