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OP21 (ruins)

Meldon, Okehampton, Devon

Grid ref: SX 5720 9010

OP21 stands as fragmentary evidence of human settlement on the high moor, its stone walls now barely distinguishable from the granite outcrops that surround them. The ruins speak to the resilience of those who attempted to make a living in this exposed landscape, where wind and weather have eroded both structure and certainty about its original purpose.

Walking out to these remains means moving deep into Dartmoor's emptiness. There are no crowds, no interpretation boards, just the moor itself, the stones, and the questions they raise about who was here and why. It's a place that rewards the curious visitor willing to read the landscape itself.

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