East Okement Farm

East Okement Farm is a building in Belstone, West Devon District, England. East Okement Farm is situated nearby to the peak Hart Tor, as well as near the military installation Field Telephone Connection.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yes Tor and High Willhays.

Yes Tor

Peak

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Yes Tor is the second highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, South West England, at 619 metres above sea level. It is one of only three wholly English peaks south of the Peak District National Park—the other two being the nearby High Willhays, and Black Hill in Herefordshire—that are above 2,000 feet. Yes Tor is situated 1½ miles southwest of East Okement Farm.

High Willhays

Peak

Photo: StephenDawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

High Willhays, or according to some authorities High Willes, is the highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, at 621 metres above sea level, and the highest point in Southern England. High Willhays is situated 2 miles southwest of East Okement Farm.

Okehampton Castle

Photo: john spivey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Okehampton Castle is a medieval motte and bailey castle in Devon, England. It was built between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin FitzGilbert following a revolt in Devon against Norman rule, and formed the centre of the Honour of Okehampton, guarding a crossing point across the West Okement River. Okehampton Castle is situated 2½ miles northwest of East Okement Farm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rowtor Target Railway and Belstone.

Rowtor Target Railway

Locality

Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Rowtor Target Railway was a military narrow gauge target railway south of Okehampton in Dartmoor, England, with a gauge of 24 inches.

Belstone

Village

Photo: Graham Loveland, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Belstone is a small village and civil parish in the West Devon District of Devon, England. Belstone is situated 1½ miles northeast of East Okement Farm.