Cosdon Hill
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.Photo: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,804 feet
- Description: tor on Dartmoor, in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Cawsand Beacon” and “Cosdon Beacon”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nine Maidens stone circle and Finch Foundry.
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.
Finch Foundry
Museum
Finch Foundry is a 19th-century water-powered forge situated in Sticklepath, a small village at the foot of a steep hill on the road from Exeter to Okehampton, Devon, England.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Okehampton and Belstone.
Okehampton
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Okehampton is a market town in Dartmoor, Devon, England, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park with direct access onto the moor.
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.
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.
Cosdon Hill
- Categories: mountain, hill, tor, and landform
- Location: South Tawton, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.707° or 50° 42′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.9331° or 3° 55′ 59″ westElevation
1,804 feet (550 metres)Open location code
9C2RP348+RQOpenStreetMap ID
node 1707024068OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q24653264
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Satellite Map
Discover Cosdon Hill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cosdon Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cawsand Beacon”
- Cebuano: “Cosdon Hill”
- Dutch: “Cawsand Beacon”
- Dutch: “Cosdon Hill”
- Swedish: “Cawsand Beacon”
- Swedish: “Cosdon Hill”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Foxes Holt and Pixies Garden.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Graveyard and White Hill.
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