Birch Tor

Birch Tor is a peak in North Bovey, Teignbridge District, England and has an elevation of 1,604 feet. Birch Tor is situated nearby to the locality Headland Warren, as well as near Golden Dagger Mine.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grimspound and Hookney Tor.

Grimspound

Archaeological site

Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grimspound is a late Bronze Age settlement, situated on Dartmoor in Devon, England. It consists of a set of 24 hut circles surrounded by a low stone wall.

Hookney Tor

Peak

Photo: AnnaOurLittleAlice, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hookney Tor is a tor, situated on Dartmoor in Devon, England. It lies on the Two Moors Way and remains of Headland Warren farm and Vitifer Mine are also in the valley nearby.

Bennett’s Cross

Wayside cross

Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bennett’s Cross is a wayside cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birch Tor and Vitifer mine and Statts Bridge.

Birch Tor and Vitifer mine

Locality

Photo: Charles Drown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Birch Tor and Vitifer mine was a tin mine on Dartmoor, Devon, England. Located in the valley of the Redwater Brook, to the east of the B3212 Moretonhampstead to Princetown road, below the Warren House Inn, the mine was worked between the mid–18th century and 1925.

Statts Bridge

Locality

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Statts Bridge is a locality.

Postbridge

Village

Photo: Brian Henman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Postbridge is a hamlet in the heart of Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. It lies on the B3212, roughly midway between Princetown and Moretonhampstead.

Birch Tor

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,604 feet
Category: landform
Location: North Bovey, Teignbridge District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.61682° or 50° 37′ 1″ north

Longitude

-3.85805° or 3° 51′ 29″ west

Elevation

1,604 feet (489 metres)

Open location code

9C2RJ48R+PQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 329486042

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12618230

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Headland Warren and Golden Dagger Mine.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Beehive Hut (Remains) and Engine house and chimney base.

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