Exmoor
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Exmoor is loosely defined as an area of hilly open moorland in west Somerset and north Devon in South West England. It is named after the River Exe, the source of which is situated in the centre of th
Typical moorland scenery on Exmoor
The Exmoor coastline near the Valley of Rocks
The East Lyn River
Horner Woods, Exmoor, in winter
Holnicote Estate
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Holnicote in the parish of Selworthy, West Somerset, England, is a historic estate consisting of 12,420 acres of land, much situated within the Exmoor National Park.
Holnicote House
Memorial tablet to Charles Staynings (died 1700) in Church of All Saints, Selworthy
Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 7th Baronet (1723–1785). Portrait, 1767, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, on display at Killerton House. A similar painting, which is also owned by the National Trust can be seen at Saltram House.
Holnicote House in 1785, as rebuilt after the fire of 1779, viewed from the south-west. In the foreground is Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 9th Baronet, with staghounds. Oil painting, 1785, by Francis Towne, in the National Trust collection at Killerton House.