Merrivale | |
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Merrivale hamlet and quarry with Staple Tor beyond. The quarry's crane was in the process of being dismantled when this photo was taken. | |
Location within Devon | |
OS grid reference | SX547752 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | YELVERTON |
Postcode district | PL20 |
Dialling code | 01822 |
Police | Devon and Cornwall |
Fire | Devon and Somerset |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Merrivale (formerly also Merivale) is a locality in western Dartmoor, in the West Devon district of Devon, England. It is best known for the nearby series of Bronze Age megalithic monuments to the south and a former granite quarry.