Whiddon Park
Whiddon Park is a forest in Chagford, West Devon District, England. Whiddon Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Easton, as well as near the locality Whiteabury Cross.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 Drewsteignton and Moretonhampstead.
Drewsteignton
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Drewsteignton is a village, civil parish and former manor within the administrative area of West Devon, England, also lying within the Dartmoor National Park.
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.
Gidleigh
Hamlet
Photo: Johnragla, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gidleigh is a village and civil parish in the West Devon district of Devon, England. Located within Dartmoor National Park, the parish is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Throwleigh, Chagford and Dartmoor Forest.
Whiddon Park
- Type: Forest
- Location: Chagford, West Devon District, Dartmoor, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.688° or 50° 41′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.8054° or 3° 48′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C2RM5QV+5ROpenStreetMap ID
way 159859360OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Easton and Whiteabury Cross.
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Highlights include Hunters Tor and Castle Drogo Hydro Electric Plant.
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