Grey Wethers

Grey Wethers is the only double stone circle on Dartmoor and stands at the highest altitude of all Dartmoor circles, on a grassy plateau north of Postbridge. The northern circle measures 31.5m across with 20 stones, while the southern is 33m with 29 stones, separated by just 4.5m and aligned almost exactly north-south. Named because from a distance the stones resemble flocks of grey sheep (wethers), the circles date to the later Neolithic or Bronze Age. Excavation in the late 19th century revealed charcoal fragments, and in 1909 many fallen stones were re-erected, though some were placed in wrong positions.