Dewerstone, Dartmoor National Park

#65 among attractions in Dartmoor National Park

Forts and castles

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Dewerstone is the site of an Iron Age Hill fort on a rocky promontory overlooking the River Plym on the South West edge of Dartmoor to the North of Plympton in Devon. The fort consists of ramparts to the Northern side of the promontory at approx 210 Metres above Sea Level. ()

Coordinates: 50°27'18"N, 4°2'35"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Buckland Abbey, Dartmoor Zoological Park, Burrator Reservoir, Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery.

4.4 miNW
Historical place, Garden, Monastery
Buckland Abbey, New Quay
112 min walk • Buckland Abbey is a Grade I listed 700-year-old house in Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon, England, noted for its connection with Sir Richard Grenville the Younger and Sir Francis Drake. It is owned by the National Trust.
3.8 miSE
Zoo
Dartmoor Zoological Park, Plymouth
96 min walk • Dartmoor Zoological Park is a 30-acre zoo just north of the village of Sparkwell, on the south-west edge of Dartmoor, in the county of Devon in the South West of England.
3.1 miN
Archaeological site, Reservoir
Burrator Reservoir, Dartmoor National Park
78 min walk • Burrator Reservoir is a reservoir on the south side of Dartmoor in the English county of Devon.
6.9 miSW
Museum, History museum, Art gallery
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Bere Ferrers
178 min walk • Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery closed in 2016. The building was created in 1907–1910 by Thornely and Rooke in Edwardian Baroque style. Along with the former Central Library building and St Luke's Church on Tavistock Place, it has since been redeveloped into The Box, Plymouth.
3.8 miNE
Rock
Cuckoo Rock, Meavy
96 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.
3.6 miSW
Park
Plymbridge Woods, Plymouth
92 min walk • Plymbridge Woods is a woodland in Plympton, Devon, England managed by The National Trust. The woods are named after the historic Plymbridge, a Grade II listed bridge over the River Plym.
4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Down Tor, Princetown
102 min walk • Down Tor is a tor on Dartmoor, England, at GR 581694, height 366 metres, overlooking Burrator Reservoir.
3.3 miNE
Archaeological site
Drizzlecombe, Dartmoor National Park
85 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.
1.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Great Trowlesworthy Tor, Dartmoor National Park
47 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.
3.4 miNW
Museum, Art museum
Yelverton Paperweight Centre, Dartmoor National Park
86 min walk • Yelverton Paperweight Centre was a paperweight museum and supplier in Leg O'Mutton, a small hamlet near Yelverton, in the English county of Devon. The museum began as the private collection of a Cornish postmaster, and grew to contain over 1,200 items.
2 miNW
Aqueduct
Drake's Leat, Dartmoor National Park
51 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.