Shovel Down
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grid reference SX660860
 Stone row on Shovel Down looking towards the Fourfold Circle | |
  Shown within Devon | |
| Location | Devon grid reference SX660860 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 50°39′25″N 3°54′14″W / 50.657°N 3.904°W |
| Type | Stone rows, stone circle, standing stones |
| History | |
| Periods | Bronze Age |
Shovel Down is an area of Dartmoor in Devon that is covered in megaliths including the remains of several stone rows, the Fourfold Stone Circle, and several standing stones.
The Shovel Down stone row complex (grid reference SX66968660) occupies the northern and southern slopes of a broad east-west ridge of unenclosed moorland.[1] It is of probable Bronze Age date.[1] Approximately five double stone rows and one single stone row are to be seen.[1] Other probable Bronze Age monuments are in the immediate area, including the Fourfold Circle, the Long Stone, the Three Boy's Stone, and several cairns.[1]
Fourfold Circle
The Fourfold Circle (grid reference SX65958601) is a configuration of four concentric stone circles. The outer circle has a diameter of 9 m, the others have diameters of 6.4 m, 4.7 m and 2.4 m respectively.[2] The Fourfold Circle is the location of a turf-covered cairn with a central cist which has been robbed.[2]
