Sheeps Tor

Sheeps Tor is in Sheepstor, West Devon District, England. Sheeps Tor is situated nearby to the cave Pixies Hole, as well as near the forest Narrator Plantation.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sheeps Tor and Burrator Reservoir.

Sheeps Tor

Peak

Photo: Guy Wareham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sheeps Tor is a peak.

Burrator Reservoir

Reservoir

Photo: Jolly Janner, Public domain.

Burrator Reservoir is a reservoir situated on the southern side of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is part of a number of reservoirs and dams that were built over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries in the area now covered by Dartmoor National Park to supply drinking water to the city of Plymouth and other rapidly growing towns in the surrounding lowlands.

Church of St Leonard, Sheepstor

Church

Photo: Guy Wareham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Leonard, Sheepstor is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Sheeps Tor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meavy and Dousland.

Meavy

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Meavy is a small village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park.

Dousland

Village

Photo: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dousland is a small settlement in Devon, England. It is near the A386 road at Yelverton and is 10 kilometres northeast of the city of Plymouth by road. Dousland is situated 1½ miles west of Sheeps Tor.

Huckworthy

Hamlet

Huckworthy is a small hamlet on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. With just 11 houses in a steep valley the hamlet epitomizes the rural wilds of the area. Huckworthy is situated 2½ miles northwest of Sheeps Tor.

Sheeps Tor

Type: Rock
Category: landform
Location: Sheepstor, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.49588° or 50° 29′ 45″ north

Longitude

-4.02405° or 4° 1′ 27″ west

Open location code

9C2QFXWG+99

OpenStreetMap ID

way 475848746

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=rock

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