A small granite rock on the north slope of Manga Hill, south of Hugh Lake with good views eastward over the Shovel Down antiquities.
You might be wondering why such an insignificant rock would be named, but Hemery assures us; "Small rock outcrops occur on the north-east shoulder of the hill of which one, an elongated lump of bedrock known as 'Manga Rock', bears its north face with the letters 'GP', for here runs the boundary line.."
Manga Rock
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Grid Ref:
SX 6361 8579
Height:
450m
Parish:
Dartmoor Forest
Tor Classification:
Boulder
Access:
Public
Rock Type:
Granite
Credit:
William Crossing Ordnance Survey
Reference / Further Reading:
William Crossing: Guide to Dartmoor Eric Hemery: High Dartmoor Ordnance Survey Maps
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