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The Grey Wethers is a Bronze Age stone circle monument complex located on Dartmoor in Devon, consisting of two concentric or closely spaced circles of standing stones. The site also incorporates three round cairns, two ring cairns, and an oval enclosure within the Great Stannon Newtake area, representing a significant concentration of prehistoric ritual and funerary monuments. Dating to the Bronze Age, the circles and associated cairn structures reflect the ceremonial and burial practices of Dartmoor's early Bronze Age communities, likely spanning the period from around 2000 to 1500 BCE. The monument complex demonstrates the importance of this location as a focal point for communal ritual activity and illustrates the landscape management and monumental construction capabilities of Bronze Age societies in the South West.
Two stone circles known as The Grey Wethers, three round cairns, two ring cairns and an oval enclosure in Great Stannon Newtake is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018707. View the official record →
The Grey Wethers is a Bronze Age stone circle monument complex located on Dartmoor in Devon, consisting of two concentric or closely spaced circles of standing stones. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018707.
Two stone circles known as The Grey Wethers, three round cairns, two ring cairns and an oval enclosure in Great Stannon Newtake 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 1018707.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as Outer Huccaby Ring and associated irregular aggregate field system (9.1 km), Enclosure and fields N of Yar Tor (9.4 km), Settlement SE of Two Bridges, Blackbrook River (9.5 km).
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