Upper Plym Valley, Dartmoor National Park

Name: Upper Plym Valley
Address: Dartmoor National Park, United Kingdom

#74 among attractions in Dartmoor National Park

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The Upper Plym Valley is an area of Dartmoor, Devon, England, particularly noted for a large array of archaeological sites ranging from prehistoric Drizzlecombe to 19th century Eylesbarrow Mine. It contains some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 1⁄2 square kilometres of Dartmoor landscape. ()

Coordinates: 50°28'44"N, 3°59'17"W

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Upper Plym Valley – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burrator Reservoir, Cuckoo Rock, Church of St Michael, Childe's Tomb.

2.5 miNW
Archaeological site, Reservoir
Burrator Reservoir, Dartmoor National Park
65 min walk • Burrator Reservoir is a reservoir on the south side of Dartmoor in the English county of Devon.
1.6 miN
Rock
Cuckoo Rock, Meavy
41 min walk • Cuckoo Rock is a tor-like igneous rock outcrop in West Devon. It is located to the east of Burrator Reservoir and to the south east of Down Tor, at a height of 362 m. The origin of the name is disputed.
4.6 miN
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of St Michael, Princetown
119 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Michael in Princetown, Devon, England was built between 1810 and 1814. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
3.3 miNE
Memorial
Childe's Tomb, Princetown
85 min walk • Childe's Tomb is a granite cross on Dartmoor, Devon, England. Although not in its original form, it is more elaborate than most of the crosses on Dartmoor, being raised upon a constructed base, and it is known that a kistvaen is underneath.
2.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Crazywell Pool, Princetown
68 min walk • Crazywell Pool or Crazy Well Pool is a large pond situated about 3 km south of Princetown just off the path between Burrator and Whiteworks on the western side of Dartmoor, Devon, England at grid reference SX582705. It is about 100 metres long and has a surface area of about 3,500 square metres.
4.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Ryder's Hill, Dartmoor National Park
119 min walk • At 515 m, Ryder's Hill is the highest point on the southern part of Dartmoor, Devon, England. On its summit there are two standing stones and a low cairn, on top of which is a triangulation pillar.
2.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Down Tor, Princetown
53 min walk • Down Tor is a tor on Dartmoor, England, at GR 581694, height 366 metres, overlooking Burrator Reservoir.
0.5 miN
Archaeological site
Drizzlecombe, Dartmoor National Park
13 min walk • Drizzlecombe or Thrushelcombe is an area of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England, containing a number of Bronze Age stone rows, cairns and menhirs. There are three principal stone rows each with an associated barrow and terminal menhir. Most of the artifacts are on the southwest slope of Hartor Hill.
3.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fox Tor, Dartmoor National Park
80 min walk • Fox Tor is a relatively minor tor on Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England. On the flank of the tor, about 500 m to the north stands Childe's Tomb - according to local legend, the last resting place of Childe the Hunter, an unfortunate traveller who died there during a blizzard.
1.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Great Trowlesworthy Tor, Dartmoor National Park
35 min walk • Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a granite tor on the southwestern edge of Dartmoor. It is located near the popular Cadover Bridge and is a popular walking destination. It is common for the Dartmoor Pony and other cattle to be roaming around the tor.
3.9 miW
Aqueduct
Drake's Leat, Dartmoor National Park
101 min walk • Drake's Leat, also known as Plymouth Leat, was a watercourse constructed in the late 16th century to tap the River Meavy on Dartmoor, England, from which it ran 17.5 miles in order to supply Plymouth with water.