Dartmoor

954 square kilometres of Devon granite, intruded as a batholith around 300 million years ago and rising to High Willhays at 621 metres, the highest point in southern England. Blanket bog, Bronze Age hut circles and the surface scars of tin streaming from the twelfth century onwards all sit in the same few kilometres, grazed by a semi-feral pony population of between 1,000 and 1,500 animals. Plan around the Ministry of Defence, which holds three training ranges totalling 133 square kilometres inside the boundary with live firing on a published schedule. A note on the map pin: open map data offered a close but not exact match for this place, so the marker may sit slightly off. If it looks wrong, please flag this entry so it can be checked.

Nation

England

Year Designated

1951

Area (km²)

954

Highest Point

High Willhays, 621 m

Category: Nature & Outdoors

Tags: national-park, england, moorland, granite, hiking, firing-ranges

Coordinates: 50.5657349, -3.9009713

Part of The national parks of Great Britain

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