Sharp Tor
Sharp Tor is a peak in Drewsteignton, West Devon District, England and has an elevation of 820 feet. Sharp Tor is situated nearby to the locality Fingle Bridge, as well as near the hamlet Easton.Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Drogo and Prestonbury Castle.
Castle Drogo
Prestonbury Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Prestonbury Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort on the north east edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. Situated on a massive hilltop some 240 metres above sea level overlooking the Teign Valley, it is located near two other hill forts both of which lie about 2 km away.
Spinsters’ Rock
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Spinsters' Rock is a Neolithic dolmen near Drewsteignton in Devon. It is situated on Shilstone Farm west of the village. It is near the A382 road. The dolmen consists of three granite supports rising to between 1.7 and 2.3 metres surmounted by a capstone measuring 4.5 by 3.1 metres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chagford and Moretonhampstead.
Chagford
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chagford is a market town and civil parish on the north-east edge of Dartmoor, in Devon, England, close to the River Teign and the A382, 4 miles west of Moretonhampstead.
Moretonhampstead
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moretonhampstead is a town of 1,700 people in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon within Dartmoor National Park. Its position makes it a base to explore Dartmoor and Devon.
Hittisleigh
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Devon is a large county in England's West Country. Uniquely amongst English counties, Devon has two coastlines: to the south, on the English Channel and to the north, on the Celtic Sea and Bristol Channel.
Sharp Tor
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 820 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Drewsteignton, West Devon District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.6947° or 50° 41′ 41″ northLongitude
-3.8013° or 3° 48′ 5″ westElevation
820 feet (250 metres)Open location code
9C2RM5VX+VFOpenStreetMap ID
node 568548222OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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