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Royal Hill is a prominent high point on Dartmoor, built as part of the Tor Royal estate by Thomas Tyrwhitt in the late 18th century. It features several Bronze Age tombs, including the Crock of Gold, and offers fine views north to Longaford Tor and Higher White Tor. The hill can be reached from Whiteworks or Princetown, with the Swincombe Farm estate to the east and the River Swincombe nearby.
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Share a thought“The granite tors still lift their lofty heads to the sky, the heather and gorse still bloom on the moor, the stream yet pursues its way over its rocky bed, and all is here unchanged.”
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