Kraps Ring

Kraps Ring is an archaeological site in England, United Kingdom. Kraps Ring is situated nearby to the peak Lakehead Hill, as well as near the tourism office Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centre.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: archaeological site in Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, England, UK
Also known as: “Partially enclosed stone hut circle settlement known as Kraps Ring”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Gabriel and Bellever Tor.

Church of St Gabriel

Church

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Church of St Gabriel is situated 4,200 feet northeast of Kraps Ring.

Bellever Tor is a granite tor in the centre of Dartmoor, England. It provides panoramic 360 degree views and is located near Bellever Forest and the popular village of Bellever. There are numerous Kists and Cairn Circles on its slopes.

Wistman’s Wood

Deciduous forest

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Wistman's Wood is one of Britain's most famous ancient temperate rainforests and one of only a few remote remaining high-altitude oakwoods on Dartmoor in Devon, England. Wistman’s Wood is situated 2 miles west of Kraps Ring.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Postbridge and Bellever.

Postbridge

Village

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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.

Bellever

Hamlet

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Bellever is a hamlet in Dartmoor, Devon, England. It is located on the river East Dart about 2 kilometres south of Postbridge. The first mention of a settlement at this location is in a Duchy of Cornwall record from 1355 which gives the name of a farm here as Welford, a contraction of wielle and ford.