This trail passes underneath Gibbet Hill, which is where murderers, sheep thieves and highwaymen were placed in a gibbet to act as a warning to others. There's also a prehistoric barrow on top.
Great Nodden bulges out of the moor on the western side of Dartmoor National Park. Its east side drops very steeply down to the River Lyd. Its west side curves …
Standing at 1,150 feet (350 m), Gibbert Hill has fantastic views over Dartmoor National Park and west Devon. Although not officially considered to be a beacon, Gibbert Hill has often …