The Lustleigh Cleave is a steep sided valley above the River Bovey[1] in the parish of Lustleigh on Dartmoor. The cleave has been noted for its beauty since the 1800s,[2][3] and features extensively in guidebooks.[4][5]
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^A handbook for travellers in Devonshire (9th Revised ed.). London: John Murray. 1879. pp. 143–149.
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The LustleighCleave is a steep sided valley above the River Bovey in the parish of Lustleigh on Dartmoor. The cleave has been noted for its beauty since...
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was in Lustleigh parish, but not at the current location of the village, but rather near the Iron Age hill fort at Hunter's Tor in LustleighCleave on the...
seen on Ordnance Survey maps. The huge stone once lay overhanging LustleighCleave until 1951, when it was deliberately pushed down the valley. A failed...
All the granite used for construction of the bridges was cut from LustleighCleave. The line was 12 miles, 28 chains (20 km) long. Following a Board of...
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