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The Meadow

Downs, Moorland in Devon South Hams

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The Meadow

Old Wayside Cross on Western White Barrow, South Brent parish Petre's Cross, old head and shaft, Starkey No.02 by the moorland track, in parish of South Brent (South Hams District), on the summit cairn, Western White Barrow, on a pile of stones beside an abandoned shelter. Scheduled Monument. List Entry Number: 1002661 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1002661" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1002661">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: DVSH_SBR03
Old Wayside Cross on Western White Barrow, South Brent parish Credit: Alan Rosevear

The Meadow, located in Devon, is a picturesque and vast expanse of land encompassing downs, moorland, and meadows. Covering an area of approximately 500 acres, this natural haven is a paradise for nature enthusiasts and outdoor adventurers.

The downs of The Meadow are characterized by gently rolling hills, covered in lush green grass and scattered with vibrant wildflowers. The landscape offers breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding countryside, making it a popular spot for hikers and photographers alike.

The moorland within The Meadow is a unique ecosystem, featuring expansive heather-covered hills and peat bogs. This diverse habitat is home to a variety of flora and fauna, including rare species such as the Dartford warbler and the Exmoor pony. Visitors can enjoy walking trails that wind through the moorland, providing an opportunity to observe the rich biodiversity up close.

The meadows within The Meadow are a patchwork of vibrant colors, as different species of wildflowers bloom throughout the year. These meadows provide a vital habitat for numerous insects, birds, and small mammals, creating a buzzing and lively ecosystem.

The Meadow also boasts several tranquil streams and ponds, enhancing its natural beauty and attracting a variety of water-loving creatures. Visitors can enjoy picnicking by the water's edge or simply sit back and soak in the peaceful ambiance.

With its diverse landscapes and abundant wildlife, The Meadow in Devon is a true gem for nature lovers, offering a unique opportunity to immerse oneself in the beauty of the natural world.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 50.477177/-3.9241159 or Grid Reference SX6365. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Old Wayside Cross on Western White Barrow, South Brent parish Petre's Cross, old head and shaft, Starkey No.02 by the moorland track, in parish of South Brent (South Hams District), on the summit cairn, Western White Barrow, on a pile of stones beside an abandoned shelter. Scheduled Monument. List Entry Number: 1002661 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1002661" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1002661">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: DVSH_SBR03
Old Wayside Cross on Western White Barrow, South Brent parish
Petre's Cross, old head and shaft, Starkey No.02 by the moorland track, in parish of South Brent (South Hams District), on the summit cairn, Western White Barrow, on a pile of stones beside an abandoned shelter. Scheduled Monument. List Entry Number: 1002661 LinkExternal link Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: DVSH_SBR03
Old Waymarker Stone near Western White Barrow, South Brent parish Western White Barrow marker stone, standing stone by the moorland path, in parish of South Brent (South Hams District), just below the summit cairn, Western White Barrow, on open moor. Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: DVSH_SBR04
Old Waymarker Stone near Western White Barrow, South Brent parish
Western White Barrow marker stone, standing stone by the moorland path, in parish of South Brent (South Hams District), just below the summit cairn, Western White Barrow, on open moor. Surveyed Milestone Society National ID: DVSH_SBR04
Hook Lake prehistoric stone row A single prehistoric stone row measuring 227m long, including at least 92 mainly medium-sized stones and a few small stones. The row is orientated north to south and leads downslope (south) from a cairn. The southern length of the row is partly incorporated into a prehistoric enclosure wall and at one-point a round house has been built up against one of the row stones. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://stonerows.wordpress.com/gazetteer/region/dartmoor/hook-lake/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://stonerows.wordpress.com/gazetteer/region/dartmoor/hook-lake/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Hook Lake prehistoric stone row
A single prehistoric stone row measuring 227m long, including at least 92 mainly medium-sized stones and a few small stones. The row is orientated north to south and leads downslope (south) from a cairn. The southern length of the row is partly incorporated into a prehistoric enclosure wall and at one-point a round house has been built up against one of the row stones. LinkExternal link
Upper Erme prehistoric stone row The longest prehistoric stone row in the world is of the single type and measures 3,386m long, including around 922 mainly medium and small-sized stones together with some large orthostats. The row, which is sinuous in character is orientated north to south. There are cairns at the both ends, the one at the south is kerbed and the upper one at the north is surprisingly small and nondescript. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://stonerows.wordpress.com/gazetteer/region/dartmoor/upper-erme/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://stonerows.wordpress.com/gazetteer/region/dartmoor/upper-erme/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Upper Erme prehistoric stone row
The longest prehistoric stone row in the world is of the single type and measures 3,386m long, including around 922 mainly medium and small-sized stones together with some large orthostats. The row, which is sinuous in character is orientated north to south. There are cairns at the both ends, the one at the south is kerbed and the upper one at the north is surprisingly small and nondescript. LinkExternal link
Upper Erme prehistoric stone row The longest prehistoric stone row in the world is of the single type and measures 3,386m long, including around 922 mainly medium and small-sized stones together with some large orthostats. Sinuous alignment ascending the hill at Dry Lake Ford. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://stonerows.wordpress.com/gazetteer/region/dartmoor/upper-erme/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://stonerows.wordpress.com/gazetteer/region/dartmoor/upper-erme/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Upper Erme prehistoric stone row
The longest prehistoric stone row in the world is of the single type and measures 3,386m long, including around 922 mainly medium and small-sized stones together with some large orthostats. Sinuous alignment ascending the hill at Dry Lake Ford. LinkExternal link
Upper Erme prehistoric stone row The longest prehistoric stone row in the world is of the single type and measures 3,386m long, including around 922 mainly medium and small-sized stones together with some large orthostats. The stone row passes Erme Pound which is a prehistoric enclosed settlement which was re-used in the historic period. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://stonerows.wordpress.com/gazetteer/region/dartmoor/upper-erme/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://stonerows.wordpress.com/gazetteer/region/dartmoor/upper-erme/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Upper Erme prehistoric stone row
The longest prehistoric stone row in the world is of the single type and measures 3,386m long, including around 922 mainly medium and small-sized stones together with some large orthostats. The stone row passes Erme Pound which is a prehistoric enclosed settlement which was re-used in the historic period. LinkExternal link
Upper Erme prehistoric stone row The longest prehistoric stone row in the world is of the single type and measures 3,386m long, including around 922 mainly medium and small-sized stones together with some large orthostats. Row passing a large cairn. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://stonerows.wordpress.com/gazetteer/region/dartmoor/upper-erme/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://stonerows.wordpress.com/gazetteer/region/dartmoor/upper-erme/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Upper Erme prehistoric stone row
The longest prehistoric stone row in the world is of the single type and measures 3,386m long, including around 922 mainly medium and small-sized stones together with some large orthostats. Row passing a large cairn. LinkExternal link
Upper Erme prehistoric stone row The longest prehistoric stone row in the world is of the single type and measures 3,386m long, including around 922 mainly medium and small-sized stones together with some large orthostats. Stone row leading from the kerbed cairn (Scale 1m). <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://stonerows.wordpress.com/gazetteer/region/dartmoor/upper-erme/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://stonerows.wordpress.com/gazetteer/region/dartmoor/upper-erme/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Upper Erme prehistoric stone row
The longest prehistoric stone row in the world is of the single type and measures 3,386m long, including around 922 mainly medium and small-sized stones together with some large orthostats. Stone row leading from the kerbed cairn (Scale 1m). LinkExternal link
Upper Erme prehistoric stone row and kerbed cairn The longest prehistoric stone row in the world is of the single type and measures 3,386m long, including around 922 mainly medium and small-sized stones together with some large orthostats. The stone row leads from a well preserved kerbed cairn. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://stonerows.wordpress.com/gazetteer/region/dartmoor/upper-erme/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://stonerows.wordpress.com/gazetteer/region/dartmoor/upper-erme/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Upper Erme prehistoric stone row and kerbed cairn
The longest prehistoric stone row in the world is of the single type and measures 3,386m long, including around 922 mainly medium and small-sized stones together with some large orthostats. The stone row leads from a well preserved kerbed cairn. LinkExternal link
Cairn at the upper end of the Upper Erme stone row The cairn at the upper end of the longest stone row in the world is remarkably unimpressive (Scale 1m). <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://stonerows.wordpress.com/gazetteer/region/dartmoor/upper-erme/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://stonerows.wordpress.com/gazetteer/region/dartmoor/upper-erme/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Cairn at the upper end of the Upper Erme stone row
The cairn at the upper end of the longest stone row in the world is remarkably unimpressive (Scale 1m). LinkExternal link
Blatchford Bottom 1 prehistoric settlement Prehistoric settlement including at least eight houses and several fields.
Blatchford Bottom 1 prehistoric settlement
Prehistoric settlement including at least eight houses and several fields.
Pair of prehistoric enclosed settlements at Hook Lake Two Bronze Age enclosures, several houses, cairns and a stone row at Hook Lake. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=14936" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=14936">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Pair of prehistoric enclosed settlements at Hook Lake
Two Bronze Age enclosures, several houses, cairns and a stone row at Hook Lake. LinkExternal link
Alluvial tin streamwork in the Erme Valley A series of waste dumps revetted by drystone walling known as stiling. The dumps were produced during systematic working of the tin deposits. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://earlytin.wordpress.com/thesis-1986/chapter-five-fieldwork-interpretation/extraction-alluvial-streamworks/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://earlytin.wordpress.com/thesis-1986/chapter-five-fieldwork-interpretation/extraction-alluvial-streamworks/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Alluvial tin streamwork in the Erme Valley
A series of waste dumps revetted by drystone walling known as stiling. The dumps were produced during systematic working of the tin deposits. LinkExternal link
Hook Lake tin mill Building which housed stamping machinery used to crush tin ore. <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://earlytin.wordpress.com/thesis-1986/chapter-three-mining-technology/processing-stamping/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://earlytin.wordpress.com/thesis-1986/chapter-three-mining-technology/processing-stamping/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Hook Lake tin mill
Building which housed stamping machinery used to crush tin ore. LinkExternal link
Following the Zeal Tor Tramway
Following the Zeal Tor Tramway
A Dartmoor Trackway The surface of this trackway is breaking up. Regular use by anything other than walkers would quickly turn it into a mire.
A Dartmoor Trackway
The surface of this trackway is breaking up. Regular use by anything other than walkers would quickly turn it into a mire.
Isolated Moorland Building This little building was identified by another contributor as an old explosive store. <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1052307">SX6565 : Redlake explosives store</a>
Isolated Moorland Building
This little building was identified by another contributor as an old explosive store. SX6565 : Redlake explosives store
The Head of the Erme Valley This is a very isolated place, and in good weather, very peaceful.
The Head of the Erme Valley
This is a very isolated place, and in good weather, very peaceful.
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The Meadow is located at Grid Ref: SX6365 (Lat: 50.477177, Lng: -3.9241159)

Administrative County: Devon

District: South Hams

Police Authority: Devon and Cornwall

What 3 Words

///battling.costumed.stow. Near South Brent, Devon

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