Portworthy Dams

Portworthy Dams is a quarry in , , . Portworthy Dams is situated nearby to the forest , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dartmoor Zoological Park and Hemerdon Mine.

Zoo
Photo: Smalljim, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dartmoor Zoological Society is a 33-acre zoo just north of the village of , on the south-west edge of , in the county of in the South West of England. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Portworthy Dams.

Quarry
Photo: Southwesterner, Public domain.
, also known as Hemerdon Ball Mine, Hemerdon Bal Mine and previously as Drakelands Mine is a tungsten and tin mine. It is located 11 km northeast of , near , in , England. is situated 1 mile south of Portworthy Dams.

Peak
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a granite tor on the southwestern edge of . It is located near the popular Cadover Bridge and is a popular walking destination. is situated 2½ miles north of Portworthy Dams.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sparkwell and Cornwood.

Village
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village and civil parish in the South Hams district of . Historically it was part of Haytor Hundred. In 2021 the parish had a population of 1425. is situated 2 miles south of Portworthy Dams.

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in , in the county of . The village sits within the .

Town
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of the city of in , England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the silted up and trade moved down river to Plymouth and was the seat of Priory the most significant local landholder for many centuries. is situated 3½ miles southwest of Portworthy Dams.

Portworthy Dams

Latitude
50.43022° or 50° 25′ 49″ north
Longitude
-4.01503° or 4° 0′ 54″ west
Open location code
9C2QCXJM+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26688465
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
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