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Horn's Cross

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📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.52390, -3.87787

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Oil Beetle, Common Darter +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Oil Beetle, Common Darter +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Bellever TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BTLocal walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Horn's Cross

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

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✦Part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system and other archaeological remains on Holne Moor west and north west of Venford ReservoirHistoric site700 m→✦Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field systemHistoric site2.1 km→✦Medieval farmstead and field system, post-medieval tinworks, prehistoric settlements and cairns north and west of Gibby CoombeHistoric site2.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Brimpts Mine, three prehistoric settlements and associated reaves 550m north west of Outer Huccaby RingHistoric site4.1 km→✦The Judge's ChairHistoric site4.3 km→

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