St. Michael and All Angels Church, Princetown
- Photo:
Tom Jolliffe
CCL |
The largest
town on Dartmoor, Princetown is also the
highest and one of the most isolated. It is
notorious as the setting for Dartmoor Prison
which started life as a place of confinement
for French captives during the Napoleonic
Wars. The modern Prison Museum is one of
Devon’s must-see attractions. A good base for
further exploration, Princetown is close to
Bronze Age burials cists (hollowed out stone
coffins), prehistoric standing stones and hut
circles. Prominent landmarks include North
Hessary Tor at 1,800ft. |
