Gibbet Hill
N 50° 36.647 W 004° 07.010
30U E 420979 N 5607139
Gibbet Hill Trig Pillar
Waymark Code: WM3JJ
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/09/2005
Views: 63
Gibbet Hill is on the western edge of the Dartmoor National Park in Devon, passing along the eastern side of Gibbet is the A386 between Tavistock and Okehampton. Many years ago before modern day transport this road was called the King Way, it was the so called highway to Exeter from Tavistock. This route was notorious with highway men. If the highway men were caught they were put into an iron cage on Gibbet Hill and left to die.
If visited on a clear day you will get a fantastic panoramic view of Dartmoor, North Devon, Plymouth and Cornwall.
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Type of Trigpoint: Triangulation Pillar
Condition: Good
Number on Flush Bracket: 3450
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