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Shovel Down
Devon
Shovel Down sits on the high moorland at 433 metres, distinguished not by a dramatic peak but by the archaeological richness beneath your feet. The area is scattered with megaliths, including the Fourfold Stone Circle and several standing stones, along with the remains of stone rows that speak to Bronze Age settlement and ritual on this exposed plateau.
The walk across open moorland to reach it is straightforward and rewarding, with views across the central moor stretching in all directions. The granite underfoot and the weathered stones around you are part of the same Dartmoor story told across thousands of years.
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