Cowsic Head

Cowsic Head is a spring in Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District, England. Cowsic Head is situated nearby to the archaeological site Beardown Man standing stone, as well as near the peak Devil’s Tor.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dartmoor National Park and Beardown Man standing stone.

Dartmoor National Park

Photo: ajy, CC BY 2.0.

Dartmoor National Park covers a large area of Devon in the West Country of England. It provides opportunities for geocaching, whitewater kayaking and canoeing in the winter months, rock climbing on the granite tors and outcrops, cycling, and angling for wild brown trout, sea trout and salmon.

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 2,900 feet south of Cowsic Head.

Cut Hill

Peak

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Cut Hill is a hill in North Dartmoor in the southwest English county of Devon. 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Two Bridges and Postbridge.

Two Bridges

Hamlet

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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 3½ miles south of Cowsic Head.

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 3½ miles east of Cowsic Head.