Sharp Tor, Yartor Down
Yartor Down, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
A giant granite cone of 384 m above the River Dart, about halfway between Dartmeet and Ponsworthy, with two stacks and views down the Dart Gorge.
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Yartor Down, Widecombe-in-the-Moor
A giant granite cone of 384 m above the River Dart, about halfway between Dartmeet and Ponsworthy, with two stacks and views down the Dart Gorge.
Buckfastleigh
Abbey Inn is a cosy riverside pub in Buckfastleigh near Dartmoor. Enjoy home-cooked food, Sunday roasts, cocktails, and live music. Stay in refurbished en-suite rooms with river views and free parking. Family-friendly, with a heated terrace near Buckfast Abbey.
Scorhill stone circle. Photograph by Glavind Strachan Photography“I once heard a woman tell one of her daughters, in a Dartmoor cottage, " to log the child's cradle." There, thought I, is a British word ; log means to rock, hence logging, or logan stone.”
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