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Great Staple Tor
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On walking routes: Abbot's Way
Great Staple Tor is a standout feature on Dartmoor, known for its unique avenue of rocks between two main stacks. Located near Merrivale, it offers fine views across the moor and to Plymouth Sound. The tor's rugged granite formations and weathered piles have captivated photographers and writers for years, making it a memorable spot for walkers.
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Plate from Dartmoor Illustrated, page 92, 1900“This shaggy monster, heather-clad, with unctuous black fen rolling ten feet thick over its granite ribs, was his God.”
Also on Our DartmoorPair of untouched cairns on the north slope of Metheral Hill — Two round cairns, 8 m and 5 m across, 40.5 m apart on the north slope of Metheral Hill, neither robbed nor dug.
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