Iddesleigh S. H. Burton wrote that it gave the appearance of being "thatchier" than anywhere else in Devon. Situated on a south-facing slope, the village has good views of northern Dartmoor, including its highest point, High Willhays. The Church of St James, the parish church, is at the western edge of the village, and is a grade I listed building. With 13th-century origins, but mostly dating from the 15th century, it has wagon roofs in its nave and north aisle. A recumbent effigy of a knight with a plain shield, lying under an arch has been dated to and is believed
High Knob (Blue Ridge, Virginia) High Knob (Blue Ridge, Virginia) High Knob is a peak of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Warren and Fauquier counties, Virginia. The peak is located in between Manassas Gap to the north and Chester Gap to the south, just east of Front Royal. The summit of the peak is the highest point in Fauquier County and the highest point of the Blue Ridge north of Shenandoah National Park which is just south of the peak across Chester Gap. The Appalachian Trail crosses the eastern slope of the peak. A housing development occupies the western slope. The mountain was also a