Sheeps Tor
Sheeps Tor is a peak in Sheepstor, West Devon District, England and has an elevation of 1,211 feet. Sheeps Tor is situated nearby to the locality Narrator (ruins), as well as near Windstrew.Photo: Guy Wareham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,211 feet
- Description: hill in Devon, UK
- Also known as: “Sheep’s Tor”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burrator Reservoir and Church of St Leonard, Sheepstor.
Burrator Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Jolly Janner, Public domain.
Burrator Reservoir is a reservoir situated on the southern side of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is part of a number of reservoirs and dams that were built over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries in the area now covered by Dartmoor National Park to supply drinking water to the city of Plymouth and other rapidly growing towns in the surrounding lowlands.
Yellowmead stone circle
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yellowmead stone circle near Sheepstor in Devon, England, is a Bronze Age concentric stone circle consisting of four rings of stones set within one another.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meavy and Dousland.
Meavy
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meavy is a small village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park.
Dousland
Village
Photo: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dousland is a small settlement in Devon, England. It is near the A386 road at Yelverton and is 10 kilometres northeast of the city of Plymouth by road.
Huckworthy
Hamlet
Huckworthy is a small hamlet on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. With just 11 houses in a steep valley the hamlet epitomizes the rural wilds of the area.
Sheeps Tor
- Categories: hill, tor, and landform
- Location: Sheepstor, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.49602° or 50° 29′ 46″ northLongitude
-4.02365° or 4° 1′ 25″ westElevation
1,211 feet (369 metres)Open location code
9C2QFXWG+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 329429073OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Sheeps Tor” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sheeps Tor”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Narrator (ruins) and Sheepstor.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pixies Hole and Narrator Plantation.
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