South Tavy Head

South Tavy Head is a spring in Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District, England. South Tavy Head is situated nearby to the spring West Dart Head, as well as near the peak Cut Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cut Hill and Beardown Man standing stone.

Cut Hill

Peak

Photo: Chris Carlson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cut Hill is a hill in the North Dartmoor region of Devon, England. At 603 metres high, it is the joint third highest peak in Devon and Dartmoor, together with Hangingstone Hill, which lies around 4 kilometres to the northeast.

Beardown Man standing stone

Archaeological site

Photo: Guy Wareham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Beardown Man standing stone is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles south of South Tavy Head.

Cranmere Pool

Pond

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cranmere Pool is a small depression within a peat bog in the northern half of Dartmoor, Devon, England, at grid reference SX604858. It lies 560 metres above sea level on the western flank of Hangingstone Hill, close to the source of the West Okement River, about 500 metres north west of the source of the East Dart River, and about the same distance west of the River Taw's source. Cranmere Pool is situated 2½ miles north of South Tavy Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Postbridge and Two Bridges.

Postbridge

Village

Photo: Brian Henman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Postbridge is a hamlet in the heart of Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. It lies on the B3212, roughly midway between Princetown and Moretonhampstead. Postbridge is situated 4 miles southeast of South Tavy Head.

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. Two Bridges is situated 4½ miles south of South Tavy Head.