St Michaels church sits atop of Brent Tor . At 1100 feet Brent Tor is one of the most impressive rock outcrops in Dartmoor and can be seen for miles i

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St Michaels church sits atop of Brent Tor . At 1100 feet Brent Tor is one of the most impressive rock outcrops in Dartmoor and can be seen for miles in any direction. The first church on Brentor was built by Robert Giffard in about the year 1130. The church is The Church of St. Michael de Rupe (St. Michael of the Rock). The dedication to St. Michael is common for churches in high places – there are nearly 800 in England alone, perhaps the most famous being the abbey fortress of Saint Michael’s Mount on the Cornish coast, and St. Michael’s on the Mount at Glastonbury, Somerset.

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