Dartmoor & Exmoor
Assycombe Hill
499M
1636FT
About Assycombe Hill
Rising above the dense plantations of Fernworthy Forest, this rounded Dartmoor shoulder offers a quieter experience than the nearby popular tors. The terrain is a mix of tussocky grass and heather, leading to a modest summit that looks out across the vast, rolling northern plateau toward the dark profile of Cosdon Hill.
Key Statistics
Rank
24th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Dartmoor
Prominence
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58.9m
Nearest Town
Postbridge
Geology
You are walking on a solid foundation of granite. This tough rock formed when molten stone cooled deep underground to create the vast Dartmoor Intrusion.
Classifications
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OS Grid Reference
SX664820
Latitude
50.6224°N
Longitude
3.8900°W
Did You Know?
- •The name Assycombe is derived from the Old English 'aesc', meaning ash tree, and 'cumb', a narrow valley, describing the sheltered combes that cut into the moorland here.
- •On its western slopes lies the Assycombe Stone Row, a double alignment of Bronze Age stones that stretches for 120 metres before ending at a large burial cairn.
- •The hill provides an excellent vantage point over the Vitifer mining district, where deep gullies known as 'gerts' remain as evidence of the area's intensive tin-working history.
- •While many Dartmoor summits are crowned by granite tors, this Tump is a grassy, heather-clad dome that offers an uninterrupted view across the water of Fernworthy Reservoir towards Sittaford Tor.
- •It is the kind of hill where you are more likely to encounter a stray Dartmoor pony than another human, mainly because most walkers are distracted by the nearby Warren House Inn.