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Shovel Down

Grid ref: SX 6579 8576

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Shovel Down is a moorland area on Dartmoor featuring several Bronze Age stone rows, the Fourfold Circle and the Long Stone. It sits on a broad east-west ridge and includes the remains of the Three Boys standing stone and several cairns.

  • Grid reference: SX 6579 8576 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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