Archaeology

There are several important archaeological sites within, and close to, the parish of Chagford. [This section is work in progress]

Pick from map

In the parish

Hurston Stone Row

A fine double row

Shovel Down

A complex of rows and cairns

Fernworthy Cist

Ancient burial

Meldon

Ancient field boundaries

Nattadon

Iron Age Hill fort

Round Pound

Ancient settlement

Metherall

Hut circles

Close by

Scorhill Circle

A very fine stone circle

Spinsters Rock

Neolithic dolmen

Grimspound

Major Bronze Age site

Fernworthy Stone Circle

A fine Bronze Age circle