Coronation Stone

Coronation Stone sits on the exposed moor as a tangible link between the wider world and Dartmoor's remote landscape. Erected to commemorate a royal coronation, this simple granite marker has weathered centuries of wind and rain, its inscriptions becoming fainter with time - a common fate for stones left to the elements on this high plateau.

The stone's isolation on open moorland gives it a poignancy that more carefully maintained monuments lack. Standing here, you're surrounded by the vast emptiness of Dartmoor, the heather and gorse stretching in all directions, and it's easy to imagine why such a distant spot was chosen to mark a significant national moment. It remains a destination for those who seek the quieter corners of the moor.