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Brisworthy stone circle

England
List entry 1012227
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012227
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.1 hectares
Grid reference
SX 56467 65489
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Brisworthy Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument located on Dartmoor in Devon, comprising a ring of standing stones arranged in a roughly circular configuration. The circle dates to the second millennium BC and represents one of the characteristic ritual or ceremonial landscapes established during the Bronze Age on Dartmoor. The monument consists of a number of granite stones, typical of the local geology, arranged in a pattern that reflects prehistoric communal or religious practice. As with many Dartmoor stone circles, the precise original function remains uncertain, though such monuments are generally interpreted as having served ceremonial, funerary, or astronomical purposes within Bronze Age communities.

Brisworthy stone circle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012227. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Brisworthy stone circle?

Brisworthy Stone Circle is a Bronze Age monument located on Dartmoor in Devon, comprising a ring of standing stones arranged in a roughly circular configuration. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012227.

Who is responsible for protecting Brisworthy stone circle?

Brisworthy stone circle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1012227.

What other scheduled monuments are near Brisworthy stone circle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (6 km), Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains (6.2 km), Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park (7 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner
6 km
Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains
6.2 km
Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park
7 km
Post-medieval deer park, medieval fishpond, 18th century triumphal arch and a 19th century lead mine, ore works and smelt mill at Boringdon Park
7.9 km
Plympton Priory
9.7 km
Lee Moor Tramway Bridge
9.7 km
Eggbuckland Keep
9.8 km
Austin Fort and section of military road
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Brisworthy stone circle

Brisworthy stone circle stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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