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The summit of High Willhays, Devon

High Willhays

High Willhays is the highest point on Dartmoor in Devon, at 2,039 feet above sea level, and the highest point in Great Britain south of the Brecon Beacons.

High Willhays and Yes Tor are the only summits in England south of Kinder Scout in the Peak District to rise above 2,000 feet, apart from Black Mountain which marks the border of Herefordshire and Brecknockshire. Until accurate surveys Yes Tor was widely regarded as the higher of the two, and is known as "the Roof of Devon"; only the local farmers and moormen knew High Willhays the higher. (Read more)