Cranmere Pool
Cranmere Pool is a small depression within a peat bog in the northern half of Dartmoor, Devon, England, at grid reference SX604858. It lies 560 metres above sea level on the western flank of Hangingstone Hill, close to the source of the West Okement River, about 500 metres north west of the source of the East Dart River, and about the same distance west of the River Taw's source.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hangingstone Hill and Cut Hill.
Hangingstone Hill
Peak
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hangingstone Hill is a hill in North Dartmoor in the southwest English county of Devon. At 603 metres high, it is the joint third highest peak in Devon and Dartmoor, together with Cut Hill, which lies around 4 kilometres to the southwest.
Cut Hill
Peak
Photo: Chris Carlson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cut Hill is a hill in North Dartmoor in the southwest English county of Devon. At 603 metres high, it is the joint third highest peak in Devon and Dartmoor, together with Hangingstone Hill, which lies around 4 kilometres to the northeast. Cut Hill is situated 2 miles south of Cranmere Pool.
Amicombe Hill
Peak
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Amicombe Hill, also known as the Devil's Dome, is a hill in North Dartmoor in the southwest English county of Devon. At 584 metres high, it is the sixth highest peak in Devon and Dartmoor. Amicombe Hill is situated 2 miles west of Cranmere Pool.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rowtor Target Railway and Batworthy.
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. Rowtor Target Railway is situated 3½ miles north of Cranmere Pool.
Batworthy
Hamlet
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Batworthy is a village in Devon, England. Batworthy is situated 3½ miles east of Cranmere Pool.
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. Gidleigh is situated 4½ miles east of Cranmere Pool.
Cranmere Pool
- Type: Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: Dartmoor Forest, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.65536° or 50° 39′ 19″ northLongitude
-3.97741° or 3° 58′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C2RM24F+42OpenStreetMap ID
way 61893535OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pondWikidata ID
Q5182220
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In Other Languages
“Cranmere Pool” goes by many names.
- Croatian: “Cranmere Pool”
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