Grimspound, Dartmoor National Park

Name: Grimspound
Address: Dartmoor National Park, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1822 890414

#7 among attractions in Dartmoor National Park

Top attraction, Archaeological site, Ruins

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Grimspound is a late Bronze Age settlement, situated on Dartmoor in Devon, England. It consists of a set of 24 hut circles surrounded by a low stone wall. The name was first recorded by the Reverend Richard Polwhele in 1797; it was probably derived from the Anglo-Saxon god of war, Grim. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°36'48"N, 3°50'16"W

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Dartmoor National Park United Kingdom

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+44 1822 890414

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Grimspound – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Warren House Inn, Becky Falls, Hound Tor, Miniature Pony Centre.

1.6 miW
Nightlife, Restaurant
Warren House Inn, Dartmoor National Park
42 min walk • The Warren House Inn is a remote and isolated public house in the heart of Dartmoor, Devon, England. It is the highest pub in southern England at 1,425 feet above sea level.
3.8 miE
Waterfall, Zoo, Park
Becky Falls, Dartmoor National Park
97 min walk • Becky Falls, originally known as Becka Falls, is a tourist attraction in Dartmoor, England, centered on a waterfall of around 20 metres down a boulder-strewn bed. In addition to the waterfall as the centrepiece, there is a woodland park with features such as a children's zoo, woodland trail, and crafts.
2.9 miSE
Archaeological site, Trail
Hound Tor, Dartmoor National Park
73 min walk • Hound Tor is a tor on Dartmoor, Devon, England and is a good example of a heavily weathered granite outcrop. It is easily accessible, situated within a few minutes from the B3387 between Bovey Tracey and Widecombe-in-the-Moor.
2.6 miN
Zoo, Farm, Park
Miniature Pony Centre, Dartmoor National Park
66 min walk • The Miniature Pony Centre is a farm tourist attraction based in the center of the Dartmoor National Park, near Moretonhampstead. Originally, the land was owned by W.H. Smith of the retail chain and he was the first Lord Hambleden who also owned Bovey Castle, formerly the Manor House.
2.8 miSE
Cemetery, Church
Church of Saint Pancras, Dartmoor National Park
71 min walk • The Church of Saint Pancras is a Church of England church in Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England. It is also known as the Cathedral of the Moor.
2.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Bowerman's Nose, Dartmoor National Park
64 min walk • Bowerman's Nose is a stack of weathered granite on Dartmoor, Devon, England. It is situated on the northern slopes of Hayne Down, about a mile from Hound Tor and close to the village of Manaton at grid reference SX742805.
2.1 miE
Memorial
Jay's Grave, Dartmoor National Park
53 min walk • Jay's Grave is supposedly the last resting place of a suicide victim who is thought to have died in the late 18th century. It has become a well-known landmark on Dartmoor, Devon, in South-West England, and is the subject of local folklore, and several ghost stories.
4.4 miNE
Town, Museum, Hotel
Moretonhampstead, Dartmoor National Park
112 min walk • Moretonhampstead is a market town, parish and ancient manor in Devon, situated on the north-eastern edge of Dartmoor, within the Dartmoor National Park.
2.8 miSE
Locality
Widecombe in the Moor
72 min walk • Widecombe in the Moor is a village and large civil parish in Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. Its church is known as the Cathedral of the Moors on account of its tall tower and its size, relative to the small population it serves.
3.5 miSW
Bridge
Postbridge, Dartmoor National Park
89 min walk • 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.
~1430 ftNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hookney Tor, Dartmoor National Park
7 min walk • Hookney Tor is a tor, situated on Dartmoor in Devon, England. It lies on the Two Moors Way and remains of Headland Warren farm and Vitifer Mine are also in the valley nearby.