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Dartmoor Heritage

Dartmoor's archaeology and heritage - antiquities, historic buildings and museums.

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A photograph of a place on Dartmoor; the question asks which
Photograph by Glavind Strachan Photography

Which Dartmoor tor is this?

Brat Tor. A granite tor with a prominent cross on its summit, visible from the A386 road.

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Tor cairn north of High Willhays
Cairns & Barrows

Tor cairn north of High Willhays

A tor cairn 180 m north of the High Willhays summit: a curved bank 1.5 m wide against the south face of a rock outcrop, partly faced with flat slabs, enclosing 10 m by 7 m.

Prehistoric Settlements

Two adjoining hut circles above Red Brook

Two adjoining hut circles, 8 m and 9 m across, above the right bank of Red Brook, the downstream one with an entrance flanked by upright stones.

A close-up photograph from DartmoorPhotograph by Glavind Strachan Photography

“I may be mistaken, but it seems to me that cooking done over a peat fire surpasses cooking at the best club in London.”

Also on Our DartmoorThree round barrows E of Grenna Ball — Three Bronze Age burial mounds east of Grenna Ball, remnants of Dartmoor's prehistoric ritual landscape.