West Coombe

West Coombe is a locality in North Bovey, Teignbridge District, England. West Coombe is situated nearby to the hamlet Lower Hookner, as well as near the locality Kendon.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grimspound and Hookney Tor.

Grimspound

Archaeological site

Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grimspound is a late Bronze Age settlement, situated on Dartmoor in Devon, England. It consists of a set of 24 hut circles surrounded by a low stone wall.

Hookney Tor

Peak

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Hookney Tor is a tor, situated on Dartmoor in Devon, England. It lies on the Two Moors Way and remains of Headland Warren farm and Vitifer Mine are also in the valley nearby.

Easdon Tor

Peak

Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Easdon Tor is a granite tor on Dartmoor, in southwest England. It stands at 439 metres above sea level and the highest point is marked with a triangulation pillar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birch Tor and Vitifer mine and Manaton.

Birch Tor and Vitifer mine

Locality

Photo: Charles Drown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Birch Tor and Vitifer mine was a tin mine on Dartmoor, Devon, England. Located in the valley of the Redwater Brook, to the east of the B3212 Moretonhampstead to Princetown road, below the Warren House Inn, the mine was worked between the mid–18th century and 1925. Birch Tor and Vitifer mine is situated 2 miles southwest of West Coombe.

Manaton

Village

Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Manaton is a village and civil parish in Teignbridge District, situated to the southeast of Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England. The 15th-century church, located in a prominent spot due north of the village green, is dedicated to St Winifred. Manaton is situated 2½ miles east of West Coombe.