Mrs. Bray’s Wash-hand Basin on Over Tor

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William Crossing mentions this rock basin: “…pass Over Tor, where Mrs. Bray alighted upon a rock basin filled with water, and having washed her hands in it her husband bestowed upon it the name of Mrs. Bray’s Wash-hand Basin.

Reference:

  • Crossing, W. (1909): Guide to Dartmoor

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