Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Haytor

Haytor, hamlet, Islington par., E. Devon, on E. border of Dartmoor Forest, 4½ miles NE. of Ashburton; 1 mile W. is Haytor Hill, containing ancient remains; quarries of excellent granite are here.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Devon Ancient County
Place: Haytor

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