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Walls near Walreddon Manor
Grid ref: SX 4778 7132
On walking routes: West Devon Way
Main image: Track into Walreddon Manor - 3 metres from location - image by Derek Harper (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
These walls and a pair of gate-piers form part of the historic fabric of Walreddon Manor, situated on the north east side of the property. They represent the structured boundaries and formal entrances that characterised moorland estates and their approaches, likely dating from the medieval period onwards. The walls themselves show the long history of Dartmoor's agricultural management, with their construction and repair reflecting generations of farming practice.
Today, the walls and gate-piers remain as physical evidence of how people have organised and used the landscape around Dartmoor. Listed at Grade II* status, they are recognised as significant heritage features worthy of protection. Visitors walking in the area will encounter them as part of the wider pattern of historic settlement and land use that shapes the moorland today.
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