Dartmoor Places

This is probably a very non-PC item to include but it is one that is a Dartmoor tradition and so I offer no apologies for its inclusion. Depending how sharp your eye you may notice a large angular boulder beside the intersection of the track that leads up to the …

Huccaby was originally one of the Ancient Tenements of Dartmoor consisting of five farmsteads, the earliest documented reference to the place was in 1296 when it was called Woghebye. The suggested etymology of the place-name consists of two descriptive elements – woh meaning crooked and byge meaning curve or bend, …

If you wanted a place on Dartmoor that is surrounded by history and mystery then look no further than Hound tor. The whole area in and around the tor is famed for its ghosts and nearby are the ancient dwellings and graves of their time. So, starting with the tor …

Anybody who visits the Dartmoor National Park today cannot help noticing the strong connection with the equine world. Ponies are all to obvious with their presence and also appear on the park’s log, postcards, souvenirs etc. The first evidence of equines on Dartmoor was found in the 1970’s. This was …

The Honour Oak can be classed as one of Dartmoor’s historic oaks as it certainly holds a place in history that dates back nearly 200 years. To discover this we must go back to the times of the Napoleonic Wars and find the French prisoners that were brought back to …

This stone stands beside the road at the top of Bude Lane. Originally it stood on the wayside of The Mariners Way which was an old track which took sailors from Dartmouth to Bideford. According to legend one of these old seadogs had stopped off at the Sticklepath Inn to …

“None will be allowed to remain long in the town (Chagford) without hearing of Holy Street Mill – the Grist Mill’ as it is commonly called – an old thatched watermill by the Teign, beloved by artists for generations.” J. Ll. W. Page, 1898, p.179. As Mr. Page notes above …

The Holy Brook rises on the moorland’s edge to the west of Holne at an altitude of 1,039 feet in a small mire that’s known as Holne Well. The little brook only has a moorland course of about half a mile before it tumbles down another four miles to join …

The next stage of the tramway runs from the first set of points at the Haytor Quarries down to Holwell Quarry which is a distance of 0.75 miles (1.2km). As can be seen below there is a wicked incline as the route drops down to the quarry, all in all …

Very often on Dartmoor you will come across a hole, well that must be an obvious statement but these holes are no ordinary holes. You will not see a black gaping chasm that leads down into the very bowels of the earth, in fact you won’t see an aperture of …