Cosdon Hill
Cosdon Hill is a hill in South Tawton, West Devon District, England and has an elevation of 1,804 feet. Cosdon Hill is situated nearby to the locality Ramsley, as well as near Shelly.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cosdon Hill and Stone circle and cairn 330m south of Little Hound Tor.
Cosdon Hill
Peak
Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cosdon Hill, also called Cosdon Beacon, or Cawsand Beacon, is one of the highest hills on Dartmoor, in Devon, England. It has numerous traces of prehistoric occupation.
Stone circle and cairn 330m south of Little Hound Tor
Archaeological site
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stone circle and cairn 330m south of Little Hound Tor is an archaeological site.
Nine Maidens stone circle
Photo: Guy Wareham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Nine Maidens, also known as the Seventeen Brothers, is a Bronze Age stone circle located near the village of Belstone on Dartmoor in Devon, England. Nine Maidens stone circle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Cosdon Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Zeal and Belstone.
South Zeal
Village
Photo: pete kilgannon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Zeal is a village on Dartmoor, in Devon, United Kingdom. It has a Church of England chapel and a Methodist chapel. The church is situated in the smaller South Tawton village, down the road, for which the parish is named. South Zeal is situated 1½ miles northeast of Cosdon Hill.
Belstone
Village
Photo: Graham Loveland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belstone is a small village and civil parish in the West Devon District of Devon, England. Belstone is situated 1½ miles northwest of Cosdon Hill.
Throwleigh
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Throwleigh is a village and civil parish located 3 miles from Chagford and 6 miles from Okehampton, in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. Throwleigh is situated 2 miles east of Cosdon Hill.
Cosdon Hill
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,804 feet
- Also known as: “South Tawton Common”
- Category: landform
- Location: South Tawton, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.70711° or 50° 42′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.9329° or 3° 55′ 58″ westElevation
1,804 feet (550 metres)Open location code
9C2RP348+RRGeoNames ID
12610534
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