Pixies Cross
Pixies Cross is an archaeological site in Tavistock, West Devon District, England. Pixies Cross is situated nearby to the golf course Tavistock Golf Club, as well as near the scenic viewpoint The Pimple.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Andrew and Mount Kelly School.
Church of St Andrew
Church
Photo: Sarah Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Andrew is situated 4,200 feet southwest of Pixies Cross.
Mount Kelly School
School
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mount Kelly School is a co-educational private day and boarding school in the English public school tradition for pupils from 3 to 18, in Tavistock, Devon. The fees are £20,550 – £20,970 pa for day students and £36,780 – £36,960 pa for boarders. Mount Kelly School is situated 1 mile northwest of Pixies Cross.
Whitchurch Inn
Pub
Photo: Sarah Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitchurch Inn is a pub, which is situated 1 mile southwest of Pixies Cross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grenofen and Huckworthy.
Grenofen
Hamlet
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grenofen is a hamlet in Devon. It is located about 2 miles south of Tavistock on the A386 at the southwestern edge of Dartmoor National Park. Grenofen was mentioned as Grenefenne in 1238 in the Assize Rolls for Devon.
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 southeast of Pixies Cross.
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 3 miles east of Pixies Cross.
Pixies Cross
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tavistock, West Devon District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.54344° or 50° 32′ 36″ northLongitude
-4.11636° or 4° 6′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C2QGVVM+9FOpenStreetMap ID
node 5125046590OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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