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Ullestor Rock or Ulster Rock, but this label was rare by the mid-19th century. Donne's map of 1765 labelled it "Hurstone Rock". In the 16th century, it was known as Udell Torre and it has also been referred to as Udal Tor. Often it is locally referred to as just "The Rock". It has also been called "Yelverton Rock".
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The Rock has been given many names, particularly due to the resemblance of a human face apparent when viewing the eastern mass from the north. This has variously been referred to as the "Duke of Wellington's Nose" and "George III's nose". On Dunn's 18th-century map of Dartmoor, it is labelled as
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Roborough Rock has two high ends and a lower middle section. The height was historically more uniform, until the middle section was removed for road maintenance in 1830.
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The Western antiquary; or, Devon and Cornwall notebook
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Dartmoor, a descriptive poem, with notes by W. Burt
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tor
igneous
rock outcrop
Yelverton
Devon
RAF Harrowbeer
Roborough Down
A386
Second World War
Devon portal



"The Rock, Yelverton"
Devon County Council
the original
PDF


The Western antiquary; or, Devon and Cornwall notebook
Dartmoor, a descriptive poem, with notes by W. Burt




The brief history of Yelverton
Russell, F. S.
ISBN
0715351486

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