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Butterdon Hill
Devon
Butterdon Hill stands at 366 metres on the central moor, a quiet summit marked by the archaeological traces of its ancient past. The remains of a small stone circle and stone row sit on the top, evidence of Bronze Age settlement and ritual on these high moorland pastures. The name itself speaks to its older use, likely deriving from Old English words for pasture and grazing land.
From the summit you look across open moorland in most directions, a walking destination that rewards the straightforward approach rather than demanding technical scrambling. The tor sits well within the moor's interior, making it a natural waypoint on longer moorland walks or a modest objective in its own right for those drawn to Dartmoor's stone circles and ancient sites.
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