10 Commandments Stone - Buckland

This is an incredibly easy walk of less than 1 mile over flat ground. However the views are worth it from the Buckland Beacon. You can see over much of the South Hams and in good conditions - the English Channel. On the north side much of the Northern Moors can be seen. Below the beacon lies the 2 rocks of the Mosaic Commandments. These were commissioned in 1928 by the Buckland Manor. An Exmouth mason took around ten weeks to complete the task.

Park at Cold East Cross (SX 740742) and take the southerly track towards Buckland Beacon. Dead flat over easy ground but you are high up here and exposed. The 10 Commandments Rock is just below the Beacon. Very popular family walk - especially in summer.

	The car park at Cold East Cross (SX 740742). This is the beside the main Widecombe - Ashburton road so it's easy to get to.
	A boundary stone at SX 738738
	Looking north from the Cold East Cross - Buckland Beacon track. On the horizon is Rippon Tor.
	A view along the Buckland Beacon path.
	The Ten Commandments Stone at SX 736731.
	The 2 tablets of the 10 commandments as they lie just below the Beacon rock.
	The south view from Buckland Beacon. Below is the wooded valley of the Dart.
	Another view from the Beacon rock.
	Buckland Beacon. This was one of the beacons used to signal the arrival of the Spanish Armada in 1588. It has been used for other celebrations since.