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Recreation and activities on and around the moor

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Roundhill
Tors & Landmarks

Roundhill

A habitation site on Dartmoor with a modest granite character, located among a cluster of nearby archaeological features.

Royal Hill
Tors & Landmarks

Royal Hill

A 407m summit built into Thomas Tyrwhitt's late 18th-century Tor Royal estate, named for the Prince of Wales and ringed by Bronze Age tombs.

Shovel Down
Tors & Landmarks

Shovel Down

Dartmoor area around 433 metres covered in megaliths including stone rows, a stone circle, and standing stones.

Hangingstone Hill
Tors & Landmarks

Hangingstone Hill

Joint third highest peak on Dartmoor at 603m, marked by an observation hut and offering particularly strong views northwards.

Smallacombe Rocks
Tors & Landmarks

Smallacombe Rocks

A large granite outcrop straddling the eastern flank of Hound Tor Combe, between Black Hill and Holwell Tor, historically confused with Grea Tor across the valley.

Skir Hill
Tors & Landmarks

Skir Hill

A boggy 473m summit with a flat, featureless top but rewarding views west and north across Dartmoor.

Scorriton Down
Tors & Landmarks

Scorriton Down

A modest granite peak on the eastern moor with open views across Dartmoor's rolling plateau.

Ryder's Hill
Tors & Landmarks

Ryder's Hill

South Dartmoor's highest point at 516m, a featureless summit with a trig point and standing stones that offers excellent long-distance views.

Hickaton Hill
Tors & Landmarks

Hickaton Hill

A Dartmoor hill with granite character, located among a cluster of nearby features on the open moor.