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Shaugh Prior, Plymouth
Plymouth journalist, geologist and historian (1837-1896), author of histories of Devonport, Plymouth and Devon.
Harford
Tristis Rock, also known as Hall Tor, stands as a striking granite outcrop near Harford. Perched above the River Erme, it offers a commanding view of the surrounding landscape, including Stalldon and other nearby tors.
Lustleigh
Bullaton Rock is a granite peak located near Lustleigh, best viewed from below. It offers grand views over the Wray Valley, though access is now private.
Moretonhampstead
Blackingstone Rock, also known locally as 'Blackystone', is a prominent granite outcrop visible from miles around. It stands near Moretonhampstead and features a series of steps leading to its flat summit, where rock basins have formed.
Haytor Vale, Bovey Tracey
The Templer Way follows the old granite trade route from the Haytor quarries down off the moor to the sea at Teignmouth.
Dartmoor Forest
A deep pool on the East Dart in the remote northern moor, where the young river narrows through Sandy Hole Pass over a bed of sand and gravel, once deepened to help float cut peat downstream.
Holne
One of the most beautiful wild-swimming pools in the Dart Gorge, a long, deep reach of clear green water between two cascades, lined with granite slabs and little sandy coves.
Holne
A small reservoir on the southern moor above Holne, built in 1907 to supply Paignton. It dams Venford Brook on Holne Moor, with an easy path around the water and Venford Falls tumbling below the dam.
Gidleigh
A headwater of the River Teign, rising at Teign Head on the high northern moor and running down past Scorhill towards Chagford. On its bank sits the Tolmen Stone, a boulder the water has bored clean through.
