Dartmoor

Dartmoor is the largest semi-wild area in South West England and a National Park contained within the county of Devon. Most of the National Park is elevated on a plateau above the surrounding countryside, the highest points being High Willhays at 621 Metres (2038 feet) and Yes Tor at 619 Metres (2031 feet). The habitats are a mixture of green fields, rough grassland, moorland and steep wooded valleys. Most of the important rivers in Devon rise from the high peat bogs of Dartmoor, including the Dart, Teign, Tavy, Plym, Avon, Erme, Bovey, Okement, Taw, Lyd and Walkham, 25 rivers in total.

Devon Stannary Towns

Devon stannaries are usually referred to by the names of stannary towns. These towns were the locations where refined tin (or white tin) was assessed, coined, and sold. They were also the location for some of the institutions associated with the operation of the stannary.

King Edward I's 1305 Stannary Charter established Tavistock, Ashburton and Chagford as Devon's stannary towns, with a monopoly on all tin mining in Devon, a right to representation in the Stannary Parliament and a right to the jurisdiction of the Stannary Courts. Plympton became the fourth Devon stannary town in 1328 after a powerful lobby persuaded the Sheriff of Devon that it was nearer the sea and therefore had better access for merchants.

The Devon stannary towns are all on the fringes of Dartmoor, which is the granite upland which bore the tin. No definition of the boundaries of the Devon stannaries is known, if indeed one ever existed.

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Dartmoor Walks

Dartmoor Map

Dartmoor Campsites

Beara Farm, Buckfastleigh
Betty Cottles Inn, Okehampton
Bridestowe Caravan Park, Okehampton
Bundu Camping & Caravan Park, Okehampton
Cheston Caravan & Camping Park, South Brent
Clifford Bridge Park, Exeter
Cockingford Farm Campsite, Newton Abbot
Compass Caravans Touring Park, Newton Abbot
Dartmoor Barley Meadow Camping And Caravanning Club, Exeter
Dartmoor Country Holidays, Yelverton
Dartmoor Halfway Inn, Newton Abbot
Dartmoor View Caravan Park, Okehampton
Dornafield Caravan Park, Newton Abbot
Edeswell Farm Country Caravan Park, South Brent
Fox And Hounds Camp Site, Okehampton
Harford Bridge Holiday Park, Tavistock
Holeacre, Exeter
Landscove, Ashburton
Langaller Farm, Newton Abbot
Langstone Manor Caravan & Camping Park, Tavistock
Lemonford Caravan Park, Ashburton
Lower Aish, Poundsgate
Lydford Caravan And Camping Park, Okehampton
Old Orchard House Certificated Site, Newton Abbot
Parkers Farm Holiday Park, Ashburton
River Dart Adventures, Ashburton
Riverside Caravan Park, Plymouth
Ross Park Caravan Park, Newton Abbot
Runnage Riverside Camping, Yelverton
Springfield Holiday Park, Exeter
Steamer Quay Caravan Club Site, Totnes
Stover Caravan Club Site, Newton Abbot
Stoyer International Caravan Park, Newton Abbot
Tavistock Camping And Caravanning Club Site, Tavistock
The Camping & Caravanning Club, Okehampton
The Plume Of Feathers Inn, Princetown
Valley View Farm, Tavistock
W John Thorn, Buckfastleigh
Woodland Springs Touring Park, Drewsteignton

Dartmoor Tors List

A Tor is a local name for a granite outcrop of rock, often on or near the summit of a hill. The number of named Dartmoor Tors is a matter of opinion, but may be 130 to 150, with names coming and going through the ages. William Crossing in the the famous Crossings Guide to Dartmoor, names 147 Tors.