Beechcroft Plantation
Beechcroft Plantation is a forest in Sheepstor, West Devon District, England. Beechcroft Plantation is situated nearby to the locality Windstrew, as well as near Burrator.Places of Interest
Highlights include Burrator Reservoir and Down Tor.
Burrator Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Jolly Janner, Public domain.
Burrator Reservoir is a reservoir situated on the southern side of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is part of a number of reservoirs and dams that were built over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries in the area now covered by Dartmoor National Park to supply drinking water to the city of Plymouth and other rapidly growing towns in the surrounding lowlands.
Down Tor
Peak
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Down Tor is a tor on Dartmoor, England, at GR 581694, height 366 metres, overlooking Burrator Reservoir.
Sharpitor
Peak
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
This is a list of Dartmoor tors and hills. Dartmoor is a National Park in South West England that contains many granite outcrops of many different sizes. The main authority is "Dartmoor Tors and Rocks" by Ken Ringwood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meavy and Princetown.
Meavy
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meavy is a small village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park.
Princetown
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Yelverton
Village
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yelverton is a large village on the south-western edge of Dartmoor, Devon, in England. It is in the civil parish of Buckland Monachorum. According to the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,858, which was slightly more than the 1,810 recorded at the 2011 census.
Beechcroft Plantation
- Type: Forest
- Location: Sheepstor, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.4979° or 50° 29′ 53″ northLongitude
-4.0334° or 4° 2′ 0″ westOpen location code
9C2QFXX8+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 7567370671OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Windstrew and Burrator.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Longstone Manor (Medieval Ruin) and Burrator Reservoir Discovery Centre.
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