Cosdon Hill [South Tawton Common]
Dartmoor · England
7th highest of 15 in Dartmoor · 2.5 km from South Zeal
About Cosdon Hill [South Tawton Common]
Cosdon Hill [South Tawton Common] is a 551 m (1,808 ft) peak in Dartmoor, rising 80 m above the col that joins it to higher ground. It lies within the Dartmoor region. It counts towards one hill list: Deweys.
Cosdon Hill [South Tawton Common] is the 7th highest of the 15 summits Atlas lists in Dartmoor, and the joint 6th by prominence. The nearest village is South Zeal, 2.5 km to the north-east.
The summit carries an Ordnance Survey trig pillar: third-order pillar, 551 m (OS station SS72T011). Atlas collects the pillar separately from the summit.
The nearest other summit is Steeperton Tor (532 m), 3.3 km to the south-west.
Key facts
- Height
- 551 m 1,808 ft
- Prominence
- 80 m
- Region
- Dartmoor England
- Nearest summit
- Steeperton Tor 3.3 km SW · 532 m
- Height rank
- 7th of 15 Summits in Dartmoor
- Nearest village
- South Zeal 2.5 km NE
- Trig pillar
- Third-order pillar, 551 m OS station SS72T011
- Hill lists
- 1 Deweys
Plan a walk
- Car park near South Zeal - 2.2 km north-east of the summit, as the crow flies
- Okehampton Interchange station - 5.1 km north-west of the summit, as the crow flies
Nearest station and car park in a straight line, not a route. Places from OS Open Names, stations from NaPTAN, car parks © OpenStreetMap contributors. Credits.
- Grid reference
- SX 636 915
- Coordinates
- 50.70711, -3.93290
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On one hill list
- Deweys - Joint 156th of 425 by height. Hills in England, Wales and the Isle of Man between 500 m and 2,000 ft (609.6 m) with at least 30 m of drop on every side.
Around Cosdon Hill [South Tawton Common]
- Stone circle and cairn - Stone circle · 1.9 km S
- Nine Maidens Stone Circle - Stone circle · 2.7 km NW
- Steeperton Tor - 532 m · 3.3 km SW
- Stone Circle - Stone circle · 3.3 km SE
- Scorhill Stone Circle - Stone circle · 4.5 km SE
- East-Hill - Trig point · 4.7 km NW
- Ball Farm - Trig point · 4.9 km N
- Yes Tor - 619 m · 5.7 km W
- Hangingstone Hill - 605 m · 5.7 km S
- High Willhays - 622 m · 6 km SW
- Amicombe Hill [Kitty Tor] - 586 m · 8.1 km SW
- White Ridge - 506 m · 9.4 km S
- Cut Hill - 604 m · 9.6 km S
- Great Links Tor - 589 m · 9.8 km SW
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