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Bronze Age hut circles and field boundaries on the open moor west of Raddick Hill, with a length of the historic Devonport Leat.
Sticklepath, Okehampton
This unspoilt thatched local, with low ceilings and an open fire, was originally at the end of a terrace of Elizabethan cottages in this Dartmoor village. Entering it today is to experience an atmospheric step back in time. There is a leat running past the rear wall of the pub which helps cool the cake ales on stillage, as well as powering the waterwheel of the Finch Foundry Museum (NT) next door.
Sheepstor, Yelverton
Sheepstor's parish council, delivered jointly with Meavy, Dousland and Walkhampton through Burrator Parish Council.
Exeter
Owns and manages Dartmoor's reservoirs, including Burrator, Fernworthy and Avon Dam.
Sheepstor, Yelverton
The charity managing public fishing, walking and access at Dartmoor's reservoirs, including Burrator, Fernworthy and Avon Dam.
Merrivale, Tavistock
A broadleaf wood along the River Walkham below Hucken Tor, near Merrivale, home to two little-known granite tors and recorded beetle specimens from a 2024 Dartmoor entomological survey.
