Caves (fallen slabs), Rock Shelters (overhangs) and Natural Arches and Windows

As Dartmoor is a granite, rather than a Limestone geology you do not really have caves - however, there are many examples of rocks leaning against one another to produce a cave-like entrance. Where a rock has an overhang these are called on Dartefacts 'rock shelters' and often appear to have been used regulalry by sheep. 'Windows' and 'Arches' often form as a consequence of a large 'chock-stone' falling and wedging itself to form a tunnel.

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