Great Gnats Head
Great Gnats Head is a peak in Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District, England. Great Gnats Head is situated nearby to the locality Erme Head, as well as near Plym Steps.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fox Tor and Drizzlecombe.
Fox Tor
Peak
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fox Tor is a relatively minor tor on Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England. On the flank of the tor, about 500 m to the north stands Childe's Tomb - according to local legend, the last resting place of Childe the Hunter, an unfortunate traveller who died there during a blizzard.
Drizzlecombe
Archaeological site
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Drizzlecombe or Thrushelcombe is an area of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England, containing a number of Bronze Age stone rows, cairns and menhirs.
Childe’s Tomb
Monument
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Childe's Tomb is a granite cross on Dartmoor, Devon, England. Although not in its original form, it is more elaborate than most of the crosses on Dartmoor, being raised upon a constructed base, and it is known that a kistvaen is underneath.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Princetown and Hexworthy.
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.
Hexworthy
Hamlet
Photo: AnnaOurLittleAlice, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hexworthy is a hamlet on Dartmoor, in Devon, England. It lies on the West Dart River a mile upstream from Dartmeet. Historically in the parish of Lydford, since 1987 it has been in the civil parish of Dartmoor Forest.
Great Gnats Head
- Type: Peak
- Category: landform
- Location: Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.4947° or 50° 29′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.9525° or 3° 57′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C2RF2VX+V2OpenStreetMap ID
node 329397387OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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