What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in West Devon.
Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the Stone Circle at Brisworthy may have been used for ceremonial or ritual purposes. Local folklore sometimes associates such circles with ancient gatherings, astronomical alignments, or protective boundaries.
Places near here
Brisworthy stone circleScheduled monument · 40 yd
Brisworthy prehistoric stone circleAncient stone or rock art · 45 yd
Legis TorMountain / peak · 650 yd
Waterfall on the PlymWaterfall · 917 yd
Cadover CrossWayside cross · 1541 yd
Little Trowlesworthy TorMountain / peak · 1654 yd
Ditsworthy Warren HouseListed building · 1.3 mi
Cadworthy WoodWood · 1.3 mi
North WoodWood · 1.4 mi
Burrator WaterfallWaterfall · 1.5 mi
Burrator Reservoir Discovery CentreVisitor information · 2.1 mi
Entrance to potato caveCave or cavern · 2.2 miOther information
Photo: Richard Johns · CC BY-SA 2.0