High Willhays (/ˈwɪliːz, ˈwɪlheɪz/ WIL-eez, WIL-hayz), or according to some authorities High Willes, is the highest point on Dartmoor, Devon, at 621 metres...
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peaks south of the Peak District National Park—the other being nearby High Willhays—that are above 2,000 feet (610 m). It lies within a British Army firing...
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known as tors, providing habitats for wildlife. The highest point is High Willhays, 621 m (2,037 ft) above sea level. The entire area is rich in antiquities...
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277 ft) Peak District – Kinder Scout at 636 metres (2,087 ft) Dartmoor – High Willhays at 621 metres (2,037 ft) Margery Hill - Howden Moors, South Yorkshire...
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Moor and of Cornwall. The highest hill in Devon has the similar name, High Willhays which falls in line with this theory. More recently, toponymist Craig...
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and slate that underlie the area. The highest point of the region is High Willhays, at 2,038 feet (621 m), on Dartmoor. In North Devon the slates of the...
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Lorna Doone. Dartmoor, in Devon, reaches over 600 metres (2,000 feet) (High Willhays: 621 m [2,037 ft]), and was the landscape for The Hound of the Baskervilles...
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the Cotswolds and the Chilterns. The highest point in the South is High Willhays 2,037 ft (621 m), located in Devon within Dartmoor National Park. London...
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is usually taken to be at least 2,000 feet high. By that definition, Devon has two mountains: High Willhays and Yes Tor. List of mountains and hills of...
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under a clear blue sky, but cloud obscured the tops of *West Mill and *High Willhays even then. Cloud and a fresh breeze built up through the day, but by...
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Black Tor (4) Near Shipley Tor In the south of the moor SX680635. Near High Willhays In the NW of the moor SX566895 Near Walkhampton In the west of the moor...
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533 High Willhays SX580892 9 West Yorkshire 582 165 Black Hill SE078046 10 Cheshire 559 236 Shining Tor SJ994737 11 South Yorkshire 548 53 High Stones...
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the Neolithic or Bronze Age. It is approximately 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) high and 14 metres (46 ft) in diameter. Sweetworthy, on Dunkery Hill's north-facing...
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in metres above sea level. For a complete list of mountains over 7200 m high, with at least 500 m of prominence, see List of highest mountains. See also...
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lies around 1.5 km to the west-southwest and Dartmoor's highest peak, High Willhays (621m), lies about 2 km northeast. Database of British and Irish Hills...
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locomotives that had been categorised as Type 5, these being a relatively high-powered locomotive suited to heavy freight trains, such as the Class 56 and...
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point at 2,029 feet (618 m), but it was now known that the neighbouring High Willhays was yet higher, at 2,039 feet (621 m). From the summit of Cosdon it...
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in North Dartmoor in the southwest English county of Devon. At 603 metres high, it is the joint third highest peak in Devon and Dartmoor, together with...
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village has good views of northern Dartmoor, including its highest point, High Willhays. The Church of St James, the parish church, is at the western edge of...
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"Database Notes". DoBIH. Nuttalls: Hills in England and Wales at least 2000 feet high with a drop of at least 15 metres on all sides, as published in The Mountains...
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higher summit or relatively insignificant independent summits. Peaks with high prominences tend to be the highest points around and likely to have extraordinary...
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England 636 2,087 Kinder Scout SK0851887520 19 Devon England 621 2,037 High Willhays SX5802389203 20 Glamorgan Wales 600 1,969 Craig y Llyn SN9068903156...
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higher summit or relatively insignificant independent summits. Peaks with high prominences tend to be the highest points around and likely to have extraordinary...
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usque ad la Westsolle Stenga Tor et inde linealiter usque ad Ernestorre High Willhays Some sources say this is Yes Tor et inde linealiter usque at vadum proximum...
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in North Dartmoor in the southwest English county of Devon. At 603 metres high, it is the joint third highest peak in Devon and Dartmoor, together with...
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HillBaggingUK. The Simms: A Simm is a hill in England, Wales or Scotland over 600m high with a drop of at least 30 metres all-round. Simm is an acronym for Six-hundred...
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A Hewitt is "a Hill in England, Wales or Ireland over Two Thousand feet high (610m) with a drop of at least 30 metres (98 feet) all round". [...] There...
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was repainted during 2007. The mast can be seen from as far away as High Willhays on Dartmoor, the Brecon Beacons, the Worcestershire Beacon and Walbury...
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excellent views over Dartmoor, including Cawsand Beacon, Yes Tor and High Willhays. At one time the manor belonged to the De Sullys, one of whom was a...
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Cross Fell Dunkery Hill Easton Hill Eggardon Hill Godlingston Hill High Willhays Kinder Scout Leith Hill Lewesdon Hill Liddington Hill Lype Hill Milk...
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