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Shaugh Prior
Shaugh Prior stands on the south western edge of the moor above the valley of the Plym, a small village with a granite church tower and lanes running down into steep oak woodland. The parish has been shaped by china clay, which was worked on the moor above and carried down through the valley, and the ruins and spoil of that industry are part of the landscape here.
Below the village the Dewerstone rises out of the woods above the meeting of the Plym and the Meavy, a great crag that is one of the best climbing rocks in Devon and one of the most atmospheric places on the moor. Its name is the reason: Dewer is the Devil, and this is where the Wild Hunt, the phantom pack that rides the moor at night, is said to drive its victims over the edge. The walk up through the woods and out onto the crag is short and unforgettable.
Shaugh Prior on the map
In Shaugh Prior
Beatland Corner socket stone
Shaugh Prior, Plympton
A simple wayside cross marking an old route across the moorland south of Shaugh Prior.
River Plym
Shaugh Prior
The River Plym is a river in Devon, England. It runs from Dartmoor in the centre of the county southwest to meet the River Meavy, then south towards Plymouth Sound. The river is popular with canoeists, and the Plym Valley Railway runs
