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Nine Maidens Stone Circle
Grid ref: SX 6122 9284
On walking routes: Sticklepath to Belstone Circular
Nine Maidens sits on open moorland, a modest but atmospheric Bronze Age monument. Nine stones—some weathered, others still crisp—form an incomplete circle, their arrangement suggesting thousands of years of exposure to Dartmoor's elements. The site draws you into the ancient past without grandeur, just presence.
The location rewards the walk. Standing among the stones, you're surrounded by the rolling granite tors and heather that define Dartmoor's character. It's the kind of place where you feel the age of the landscape itself, where Bronze Age people chose to gather and mark the earth with stone. The sparse surrounding moorland makes the circle feel like a genuine discovery rather than a managed attraction.
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