
What is recorded here
Stone circle, Merrivale is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Likely dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, Merrivale stone circle was probably used for ceremonial or ritual purposes. It is part of a wider landscape of prehistoric monuments in the area, associated with burial, worship, or astronomical observation.
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Places near here
Merrivale Standing StoneArchaeological place · 21 yd
Merrivale Stone CircleArchaeological place · 28 yd
Merrivale BridgeListed building · 645 yd
King's TorMountain / peak · 864 yd
Vixen TorMountain / peak · 1306 yd
Windy PostWayside cross · 1.2 mi
Dartmoor Prison MuseumMuseum · 1.9 mi
Waterfall on the MeavyWaterfall · 2.3 mi
Devonport Leat - waterfall and aqueductWaterfall · 2.3 mi
Stephen's GraveMonument · 2.4 mi
Raddick PlantationForest · 2.9 miOther information
Photo: Chris Andrews · CC BY-SA 2.0