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Kitty Jay's Grave

Southcott, Moretonhampstead, Devon

Grid ref: SX 7324 7990

Main image: Jay's Grave - panoramio - 4 metres from location - image by Mark A Coleman (CC BY 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons

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Kitty Jay's Grave stands alone on Dartmoor, a simple stone memorial in an isolated corner of the moor near Manaton. The grave marks the burial place of a young servant girl who died in 1789, her death surrounded by rumour and speculation that has endured for over two centuries.

  • Grid reference: SX 7324 7990 (approximate, from the listing's coordinates)
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