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Dartmoor Forest
A reservoir on the South Teign River, ringed by conifer forest near Chagford. Built between 1936 and 1942, its granite-faced dam floods a valley rich in Bronze Age remains that reappear in times of drought.
Moretonhampstead
Grade I listed medieval parish church in Moretonhampstead centre, notable for its early fifteenth-century tower and traditional Devon wagon roof.
Princetown
A historic watercourse that once supplied Plymouth, running from Dartmoor's high ground to Burrator Reservoir.
Princetown
Remote moorland farmstead south of Princetown, built in 1901 near the ancient Nun's Cross boundary marker.
Bovey Tracey
Mountaineering and climbing instruction on Dartmoor, Snowdonia and beyond, led by a qualified AMI instructor with 20+ years' mountain experience.
A granite outcrop near Manaton said to be a hunter turned to stone for hunting on the Sabbath.
A distinctive granite boulder on central Dartmoor, shaped like the back of a whale, rising from moorland near Postbridge.
A modest granite peak on central Dartmoor with open moorland views and straightforward walking access.
A granite hill with a distinctive shape, located near the edge of the moor.
