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Wallaford Down is a notable tor on Dartmoor's western edge, near the River Plym. It features a prominent granite outcrop that stands out against the moorland. The area is part of a wider landscape of open downs and is often visited by walkers exploring the western reaches of the moor.
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Plate from Dartmoor Illustrated, page 54, 1900“One day two parsons started forth To walk to Cranmere Pool, The weather was not really hot, Nor was it very cool. They walked and talked for hours and hours As only parsons can, Until it seemed as though they'd trudged From Beersheba to Dan. At last they reached the pool and Lo! With ...”
Also on Our DartmoorIan Mercer — Geographer and former Dartmoor National Park Officer, later chairman of the Dartmoor Commoners' Council; author of Dartmoor in the New Naturalist series.
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