The prehistoric landscape of Dartmoor is one of the best examples in western Europe, and some of the most iconic places are the ceremonial features. These include thirteen known stone circles, as well as a number of other doubtful examples. These 'sacred circles' were some of the first monuments to draw the attention of early antiquaries, such as Richard Polwhele and Samuel Rowe in the 18th century. Cited in Rowe's Antiquarian Investigations (1830) he described the examples at Scorhill and Grey Weathers as being 'most striking'.
This stone circle is located in the level ground on the saddle between Sourton Tor and Corn Ridge. Like many of the stone circles on Dartmoor this circle has unfortunately undergone degradation over the millennia. All of the 18 stones are now recumbent (lying down) and there is no evidence that there has been any attempt to re-erect them, unlike at places such as Grey Weathers. The stones in the circle would have originally stood c.1.8m tall and created a ring of c.32m.
As with most of this type of megalithic monument on Dartmoor it is thought that it dates from the early Neolithic to the late Bronze Age (c. 4000 - 700 BC). It is associated with the nearby cairn alignment and a length of boundary ditch, which also has its bank situated on the flat ground between Sourton Tor and Corn Ridge.