South Devon and south Cornwall, with a full description of Dartmoor and the Isles of Scilly . lley amid—for Dartmoor—a considerable group of trees. Before reaching the farm, theSouth Teign is crossed, 40 yards below an ancient clapper (1,112 ft.) is a flourishing homestead on the bordersof cultivation. (Leave cycle.) The house bears date 1690, buthas been much altered since then. Passing in front of it, we reachthe end of the road, and thence ascend by a rough lane, borderedby well-grown beeches, to a gate opening on to the moor. Hence THE GIDLEIGH ANTIQUITIES 157 in about \
South Devon and south Cornwall, with a full description of Dartmoor and the Isles of Scilly . lley amid—for Dartmoor—a considerable group of trees. Before reaching the farm, theSouth Teign is crossed, 40 yards below an ancient clapper (1,112 ft.) is a flourishing homestead on the bordersof cultivation. (Leave cycle.) The house bears date 1690, buthas been much altered since then. Passing in front of it, we reachthe end of the road, and thence ascend by a rough lane, borderedby well-grown beeches, to a gate opening on to the moor. Hence THE GIDLEIGH ANTIQUITIES 157 in about \ m. west-north-west we reach the Fernworthy circle* 60 feet in diameter, originally of 33 stones, of which 25 now remainupright, and which are about 3 feet high. It is from Fernworthy Circle that the round of the antiquities canbe shortened as mentioned on p. 156. To the south of the circle anAvenue of small stones extends for about 66 yards to a modern wallwhere it now ends. This Avenue appears to have been the continua-tion of one extending from Scorhill Circle, by Gidleigh, to Fern-. worthy. To the north of Fernworthy for 150 yards the Avenue hasdisappeared; then for about 50 yards it can be traced (see Plan).Continuing in the same direction for about £ mile you will finda stone 5 feet high, the only one now left of the Three Boys,which are supposed to have been the supports of a cromlech. Henceto the longstone the destroyed Avenue can be traced by the holesleft. After visiting Scorhill Circle the return to Chagford is thatgiven on p. 160. From Fernworthy to Scorhill this way is about2| m., say 1 hr. To Assacombe Stone Rows.—Above Fernworthy the Teignbranches. Take the left-hand tributary (due south), and in about 158 TEIGN HEAD a mile you come to a double stone row commencing at a low cairn andrunning down to the stream, with a blocking stone at the end. Looking back from Fernworthy, Blackingstone Rock (2 milesbeyond Moreton Hampstead) is prominent eastward, and willb
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