Dartmoor / A - D
Blackingstone Rock
Blackingstone Rock or Blackystone is a large outcrop protruding from the landscape.
The rock is coarse grained Granite with large crystals of feldspar embedded in it.
Bluebells appear in profusion in mid may , followed by a dense cover of Bracken.
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Location - North East section of Dartmoor , east of Moretonhampstead.
Car Park (SX 786 856 ) in the lane , north of the Rock , leading to Blackingston.
A track winds around the Tor .
Ref: 7430
Date: 04/07/2019
Location: SX 7857 8549