Cists

Cists is a ruins in Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District, England. Cists is situated nearby to the ruins Cairns, as well as near the peak Roundhill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HM Prison Dartmoor and Blakey Tor.

HM Prison Dartmoor

Prison

Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 4.0.

HM Prison Dartmoor is a Category C men's prison, located in Princetown, high on Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. Its high granite walls dominate this area of the moor. HM Prison Dartmoor is situated 1¼ miles west of Cists.

Blakey Tor

Photo: Guy Wareham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Blakey Tor is situated 2,500 feet east of Cists.

Tor Royal

Guest house

Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tor Royal is a Grade II* listed building near Princetown, Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. Built between 1785 and 1793 by Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt, it was added to in c.1815–20, and restored by A. Tor Royal is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Cists.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Two Bridges and Princetown.

Two Bridges

Hamlet

Photo: Phillip Capper, CC BY 2.0.

Two Bridges is an isolated location on the river West Dart in the heart of Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. It is situated around 2.5 km northeast of Princetown at the intersection of the two roads that cross Dartmoor: one is the old turnpike road which was built across Dartmoor in the late 18th century; the other is the B3357.

Princetown

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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.