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Lints Tor sits in the West Okement valley, notable for its massive core stack that resembles 'The Great Sphinx of Giza' from certain angles. It is a granite bastion, with steep slopes and a shattered crown, overlooking the valley. The tor is best approached from High Willhays or along the West Okement river after parking at Meldon Reservoir, with great views down the valley from the summit.
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Amicombe brook. Photograph by Glavind Strachan Photography“the country doctor, in hail, rain, snow, or storm, must turn out of a warm bed and ride, often to the dreary waste of Dartmoor, through rough roads and darkness, at the call of humanity,”
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