Merrivale Prehistoric Settlement
Merrivale Stone Rows
A prehistoric ritual landscape on the moor, with double rows of stones stretching hundreds of metres, plus stone circles, standing stones and Bronze Age stone house circles.
Merrivale lies on the moor west of Princetown and is one of the easiest prehistoric ritual sites on Dartmoor to reach. Two parallel double rows of stones, about 180 metres and 260 metres long, sit alongside cairns, small stone circles, standing stones about 3 metres tall and dozens of Bronze Age stone house circles. The site is about 4,000 years old. It is managed by English Heritage and open free of charge. From the car park beside the B3357 road, the walk takes about 5 minutes. To the west you can see King Tor and Vixen Tor in the distance.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Princetown & Dartmoor Prison Museum
- Burrator Reservoir
- Wistman's Wood
- Lydford Gorge
- Buckland Abbey
- Church of St Michael de Rupe, Brentor
- Postbridge Clapper Bridge
- Bellever Forest & Tor