Haytor granite railway
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Haytor granite railway
Image: © Alan Hunt Taken: 13 Mar 2011
The granite setts of the railway crossing the Manaton road. Haytor rocks are in the background. This unique railway was built in 1820 to transport stone from Haytor quarries to the Stover canal, a distance of some 10 miles.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.584221
Longitude
-3.740187