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Dartmoor Heritage

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

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Dartmoor quiz

What is the height of the tower at St Andrew Church in Moretonhampstead?

27 metres. The tower is roughly 27 metres tall, which is the correct height.

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Enclosed hut circle settlement near Down Tor
Prehistoric Settlements

Enclosed hut circle settlement near Down Tor

An oval enclosure 122 m by 94 m holding 14 stone hut circles, with later tin workings, on a slope between Down Tor and Combshead Tor above the Narrator Brook.

Goldsmith’s Cross on Fox Tor MiresGoldsmith’s Cross on Fox Tor Mires. Photograph by Glavind Strachan Photography

“In the other direction a fine sweep of moor is presented, with many a noble tor uplifting its granite head, and looking down grimly on the smiling border valleys.”

Also on Our DartmoorShelstone Tor — Multiple granite outcrops above the West Okement Valley with a logan stone and views across to Black Tor and the Slipper Stones.