Cairns

Cairns is a ruins in , , . Cairns is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near the ruins .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dartmoor National Park and HM Prison Dartmoor.

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covers a large area of in the of . It provides opportunities for geocaching, whitewater kayaking and canoeing in the winter months, rock climbing on the granite tors and outcrops, cycling, and angling for wild brown trout, sea trout and salmon.

Prison
is a Category C men's prison, located in Princetown, high on in the English county of . Its high granite walls dominate this area of the moor. is situated 1½ miles west of Cairns.

Deciduous forest
Wistman's Wood is one of Britain's last remaining ancient temperate rainforests and one of three remote high-altitude oakwoods on in Devon, England. is situated 2 miles north of Cairns.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Princetown and Lower Cherrybrook Bridge.

is a village in , in the county of . The village sits within the . At around 435 m above sea level, is the highest settlement on the moor.

Hamlet
is a hamlet on , in , England. It lies on the West Dart River a mile upstream from . Historically in the parish of , since 1987 it has been in the civil parish of . is situated 3 miles east of Cairns.

Cairns

Latitude
50.55068° or 50° 33′ 3″ north
Longitude
-3.9648° or 3° 57′ 53″ west
Open location code
9C2RH22P+73
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4895196315
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
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