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Archaeological sites · South West England

Jay's Grave

In or near Moretonhampstead.

Jay's Grave — archaeological site in Manaton, Teignbridge, England, UK.

Jay's Grave

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Jay's Grave is a archaeological in south west. (18th century landmark on Dartmoor, Devon, South-West England.) Wikipedia notes: "Jay's Grave is supposedly the last resting place of a suicide victim who is thought to have died in the late 18th century and denied burial within consecrated ground, a standard practice for suicide victims at the time. It has become a well-known landmark on Dartmoor, Devon, in South-West England, and is the subject of local folklore, and several ghost stories.". Coordinates 50.6051°, -3.7927°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
50.6051, -3.7927

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