Settlements
Settlements is an archaeological site in Walkhampton, West Devon District, England. Settlements is situated nearby to the quarry Foggintor Quarries, as well as near Swelltor Quarry.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include North Hessary Tor and Hollow Tor (Rundlestone).
North Hessary Tor
Peak
Photo: Theroadislong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Hessary Tor is a 517 metres hill just above Dartmoor Prison, in Princetown within Dartmoor Forest civil parish, which is in the borough of West Devon, Devon, England.
Hollow Tor (Rundlestone)
Peak
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hollow Tor (Rundlestone) is a peak.
North Hessary Tor transmitting station
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Standing on the summit of North Hessary Tor in Devon, England is an FM radio and television transmitter which uses antennas on a 196 metres high guyed mast. North Hessary Tor transmitting station is situated 1 mile northeast of Settlements.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Princetown and Merrivale.
Princetown
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Princetown is a village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park. At around 435 m above sea level, Princetown is the highest settlement on the moor.
Merrivale
Hamlet
Photo: Alex Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Merrivale is a locality in western Dartmoor, in the West Devon district of Devon, England. It is best known for the nearby series of Bronze Age megalithic monuments to the south and a former granite quarry. Merrivale is situated 2 miles northwest of Settlements.
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. Huckworthy is situated 2½ miles southwest of Settlements.
Settlements
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Walkhampton, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.53803° or 50° 32′ 17″ northLongitude
-4.02284° or 4° 1′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C2QGXQG+6VOpenStreetMap ID
node 2248238708OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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