|
|
|
|
|
Legendary Dartmoor Visitor's Book
|
18th September 2005
What a find. And what a web-site! I
go to Princetown,
30th October 2005 I have been reading your excellent site. I have a great interest in the area as my family comes from Chagford/Ashburton to London and thence to Australia in 1854. I will peruse the rest of the articles with interest Kind regards Bryan Whiddon Sydney Australia
30th October 2005 I just came across your website, and it is certainly an excellent site for anybody interested in Dartmoor myths and legends. I also live on Dartmoor, and think it is a great place to be, and for people to visit. Having recently taken over www.dartmoor.co.uk , and tried to make it a better site for the Dartmoor visitor, I would like to add a link to your site, as I see you already link to mine. If this is OK, please let me know.
Best wishes, and maybe we will meet someday,
Trevor Carpenter
13th November 2005 Hi Dartmoorlander! Loved your website. You'll finish the Dartmoor Delights won't you? The email link didn't work, so I copied and pasted your address when it came up on the "don't press anything the computer is doing stuff" bar at the bottom of the page. Couldn't get to the Visitors' book at all. I'll know more when I've finished the ECDL Going to talk about Dartmoor and I finally found all the answers I was looking for on your site. e.g. Did Drake build the Devonport Leat? What does a bulls eye look like? Loved the apple bit. There's a council run apple orchard somewhere near Plymouth, built to be a bank of the English apples. Idea for Dartmoor Delights - Dartmoor Cattle. Cheers Monica.
28th November 2005 I hope you enjoyed making the website as much as i have enjoyed reading it! I am going on my duke of Edinburgh's expedition in Dartmoor, and am pleased to have found such a ready source of information for our project work. we intend to design our own myths around the antiquities of the moor, so lets just hope that the ghosts approve! thanks once again, and see you on the moor. x
2nd December 2005 Hi, ever since my first visit to the Moor as a small boy on a West Country holiday, I have returned many times, my most recent visits have been with my own young family. I believe it to be the most beautiful, mysterious, wild and perfect spot in the UK. Your site reflects all these attributes superbly and then some - well done and thanks. Chris from Norfolk
10th December 2005
Great site, well
informed, a plethora of information. I first visited
the moor training for my Ten Tors expedition and
return as often is possible. From one moor lover to
another well done on a great and informative site.
21st December 2005 I just had to write & congratulate you on such a professional web site, full of interesting anecdotes. In particular am impressed with the Perambulation page & very jealous of the smart route map. Keep up the good work Ian.
28th December 2005 Hi, I came across your site the other day when I was searching on Google for the exact location of Jay's Grave. To my surprise, your 'Kitty Jay' page gave the full grid reference, i.e. to the nearest metre - most other sites only give locations to 100m accuracy. I have been exploring your site and think it is excellent, so many interesting Waypoints for input to my GPS (Garmin iQue 3600). Keep up the good work. Ray
1st January 2006 Surfed in on the first day of 2006 - what a delight ! I have been under the spell of "Old Dartymoor" since about 1966 when I was four years old. I have bookmarked your site and will work my way through the 200 pages at leisure. Keep up the good work. David. PS I live on the edges of western Dartmoor.
6th January 2006 Hi, It's Ray Young again. Further to my email dated 28 Dec 2005. Since then, I've enjoyed exploring your site and entering many Waypoints in my GPS. I hate being a party pooper, but I have spotted a couple errors which you may want to check. The first one, under the heading of 'The Suit of Cards' concerns the 'Nine Stones'. Entering the grid reference to my Garmin takes me to the Nine Stones south of Watchet Hill, not Ryder's Hill, see scan of the OS map below. The second one (this is pure nit picking on my part) concerns 'Dartmoor's Remotest Inn'. You state an altitude of 519m for Moute's Inn, I reckon it should be about 591m, what do you think? Check out the map below. That's all, on the negative side. On the positive side, it's still a brilliant website and I will continue to have many happy hours on it. Thanks for publishing my first email in the Visitor's Book, (don't worry, I'm not expecting to see this one there). Regards,Ray *Many thanks Ray, I have corrected the above errors.
6th January 2006
This is the site
I've been waiting for!!! Brilliantly
comprehensive and entertaining with many legends
and facts that are new on me - which is saying
something as I have devoured Dartmoor legends
since a very young age.
14th January 2006
Tim,
22nd January 2006 Hi Tim Have just been reading about Golden Dagger. I note that you have mis-spelt Cassiterite. Another point to note - The Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group do not explore underground workings. They never have, and never will because of the costs of Insurance. You may advertise the Plymouth Caving Group or the Devon Mining Club if you so wish as clubs/groups that legally enter underground mine workings. Under Virtuous Lady Mine - Morwellham not Morwellam. On the point where you blatantly accuse (not by name) me of stripping Virtuous Lady Mine, perhaps you ought to get your facts straight. I never stripped that mine - it was a mineral dealer from Willand who I did not know at that time. There is proof of that, and it is recorded with the local Police. Perhaps you ought to put up a warning that anyone caught entering that mine will be prosecuted by English Nature and the police as it is a well-known bat roost. The mine will be gated this coming spring and both the above mentioned groups will be the point of any access arrangements. Tim - Your website is a credit to you, and I appreciate it, along with the time and effort that you have put into it. Kindest regards - Dartmoor Chris
23rd January 2006 Wonderful website! Thought you would be interested in listening to an old time radio program from the '40's concerning Dartmoor. I listen to these programs as a hobby and the "Hairy Hand of Dartmoor" is on of my favorites. Out of curiosity, I searched the net to discover Dartmoor is a real place! I wasn't even sure what a "moor" was before your site! Anyway, if you were interested you can find the program on the net, search "Fear on Four" and you'll get it. Enjoy and thanks for the site. Gina, New Jersey, USA
6th February 2006 Hi It has been really interesting to see your new letterbox quest on your rather splendid website, and should we get a chance to go out fairly soon, if work allows, we might try for the February box at Lord Mayors Castle, as it would appear that we have had both a Lord Mayor who is called Gayer, as is one called Gurney. Haven't quite tied in the glace de mer, other than it rather sounds alike, but if my theory is wrong then we will have had a walk in one of Dartmoor's most beautiful places. Love going to your site to see the latest additions, and quite stunning artwork all the best Su
14th February 2006 I am very impressed with your website Legendary Dartmoor. I am a Voluntary director of the Dartmoor Tourist Association, a group promoting Dartmoor and the businesses on Dartmoor. One of my interests is the DTA's new website www.discoverdartmoor.com . You have kindly added a link to the DTA I was wondering if you would object for us linking to your site ? The DTA working in partnership with the National Park are the organisation who promotes individual accommodation providers on Dartmoor. Would it be possible to highlight that we offer quality accommodation for visitors to Dartmoor who may wish to investigate some of the Legends. Once again congratulation on a great site. Kindest Regards.
18th February 2006 Hello
Your
Dartmoor site is amazing, just
how a website should be. It
really is a journey to click
through it. In fact, it inspired
me to stay down in Devon last
weekend. I stayed at the Church
House Inn in Holne, then
explored the moor with a friend
the day after. Can you tell me
if the Inn has had any
hauntings? Maybe it is in your
site, but I just haven't found
it yet!
2nd March 2006 Many thanks for your March letterboxing clue, it has been fun working it out, and has helped to pass the time whilst we are grounded, trying to keep immobile our very best friend, of the canine variety, as he awaits surgery on a broken cruciate ligament. It would be lovely, were we to solve a future clue, to actually be able to get out and check our theories. As a total fan of your site, it is obviously a benefit to read your new additions, and to check in as often as possible. You never know what you might see and then understand, Kingcups, dropped cups, arrows and b`s, and mounds distinctly lacking in dead Norsemen suddenly appear before your eyes. Looking forward to April, I think, although perhaps we shall not check the clue until after noon. I wonder if anyone might look for your box at Beardown. !! Much appreciation, su
13th April 2006. Hi there I just wanted to write and say how much I have enjoyed the stories on your site, particularly the piskie stories. I would really like to know who wrote/collected them as I have been telling them around (I work as a storyteller) and I would like to be able to credit the stories instead of saying, “from the internet.” Hope you can help. Thanks Kate
17th April 2006. Hi There, As fellow Dartmoor lovers and letter boxers we are very impressed with your web site, the content, art work and presentation of the site is excellent. We believe some of the graphics would make a great series of letter box stamps. We were wondering if you would allow us to copy some of the graphics from your web site to produce letterbox stamps for a letter box walk in aid of a charity lets say ‘’The Dartmoor Leat restoration’’ or Dartmoor National Parks or a charity of your choosing to be sold at the next letter boxer’s meet in the Autumn. We would site the walk and supply the stamps all at our cost and all proceeds would go to the charity of your choice. We look forward to hearing from you soon. Kind Regards Barry & Tanya
2nd May 2006.
Dear Dartmoorlander,
27th June 2006
I must admit that I
really enjoy reading
your site, it ranges
from deadly serious to
laugh out loud funny.
1st July 2006 Dear Tim, We have met - just once- outside Lee Moor Hall at a Meet a couple of years ago; then you were chatting to none other than Chris Kelland (I believe that's who it was). This letter is simply to say that via Di Hall-Say I have found your wonderful website and will no doubt spend many happy hours perusing all the legends and other pages. What a super way to advertise this beautiful moor and what a deal of pleasure you will have brought to everyone who reads it. Are the illustrations on it all letterbox stamps past, present or perhaps future? I love letterboxing but I don't go as far out as I used to although there are more than enough lovely boxes to keep me busy as my WOMB e-mail address book is quite extensive. Best wishes Jan
18th July 2006 Thank you for calling into the museum this morning and I hope you got the photos you wanted. Hope also I've got the right web site - if so Ann who you spoke to is right - its tremendous and gives so much information on Dartmoor. I'm really pleased you have a link to the museums site - I tend to get muddled with to and from when it comes to links with web sites and we have been caught a couple of times, which has been costly!. so thank you. I will certainly use your site for information. Best wishes. Curator - Okehampton Museum of Dartmoor Life
9th August 2006 Hello, I was just reading with great interest the wonderful stories on your website and decided to read the items of Dartmoor news and witchcraft. I have been visiting Dartmoor since i was a child and it is my favourite place in the country. I was very distressed to read about the killing of animals on the moor and even more so to read that people still associate such cruel acts with pagans. Usually these acts are committed by confused individuals who have read a few occult books and are on some sort of power trip. Of course there are good and bad pagans, but usually these types of rituals are associated with satanic worship and Satan is not a recognised deity within paganism. I have been a witch all of my life. I worship and practice usually alone, meeting with other like minded people to share the fun and joy of the festivals of the turning year. I know a lot of pagans and most of them care passionately about the earth, nature and animals. These things are an expression of our lord and lady and we would never harm them. I hope you do not mind me writing to you, but I really wanted to make my point that true pagans and witches do not carry out evil deeds or wish to harm anything. Also, the desecration of sacred and natural sites by fire and leaving litter etc is not an act of a true pagan, but some misguided souls searching for an identity. Blessings Julie Nr Lands End, Cornwall
19th August 2006 Caw. I never knawed about this yer. Proper job. You kep'en a purtty good secret, ab'n ee? Jane Stewer
22nd August 2006 I am a regular walker on the moor, and had never heard of Trellech – the location of the Virtuous Well. I presumed that, as I live in Cornwall and rarely visit the eastern side other than when back-packing, that it must be there. I checked the map reference which I found to be nowhere near Dartmoor, then performed an internet search, only to find Trellech in south Wales! Still, thanks for a very informative site. Regards, Phil.
23rd August 2006 Just had a nose through your web site - Brilliant! I lived in Okehampton for the first 19 years of my life and I did a lot of walking over the moors in my teenage years. 1960's onwards. Crossing's Guide was always being borrowed from the library. I think you've made a slight mistake with your Pin Tor GR - 755 887 is the approx 6 fig version, yours is west of Lydford Tor! Thanks for a great web site - I'll have an in-depth look when I've got more time. Richard
24th August 2006 Just visited your site through a Google search and what a site it is! I'm an avid Dartmoor hiker/letterboxer and I just want to say what a pleasure it is! I'm also a web designer hoping to become a Professional Webmaster in a couple of years (long course!). Your layout, information, colours and interactivity is outstanding! If I can ever produce something half as good one day then I will be more than happy! I understand how much hard work goes into designing and maintaining a web site and can obviously see the amount of time, energy and research you have done to provide all of us with a mass of information. A big well done! Paul (Dizzy)
24th August 2006 I like and use your Dartmoor website. However I noticed a silly mistake: The Legend of the Danish Camp. 1st paragraph, 24th line: "Now these women were silly, they knew that the men folk were planning ..." Did you mean to say NOT silly or SLY? By "men folk" do you mean simply men? Regards, Nick
24th August 2006 Hi, just thought I'd drop a quick email . . . wow, really nice to see a 'different' site regarding the moors. Even as a kid i have always been fascinated by two different things ; 1- the supernatural. 2- expanses of open land. so i have spent quite a while reading through the different articles on your web-site, especially folklore/ghosts. My real passion is for camping, and every bank holiday my friends and I can be found traipsing about in search of a new place to pitch for the night. I really don't think there are many places we have not been (although really im sure there are !) postbridge is normally our starting point, for a quick pint in the hotel and a glance across the map. ( i have yet to experience the 'hairy hands' ) and then off into the middle of nowhere for a day or two. as i manage a mobile phone shop it is pure tranquillity to turn the damn thing off for a couple days and get 'back to basics', anyway I'm waffling so I'll stop ! keep up the good work ! James
17th September 2006 Just found your web site-congratulations on a brilliant effort. As an ex-letterboxer I found some very interesting bits and pieces that I intend to look at in more detail when time allows. I don't want to appear "picky" - but just one small addition - perhaps you could accredit The Wild Woodman for the Mount Misery rubber cut - I was talking to him this morning and he still has the original in his loft! I well remember the "Cut Hill Mafia" and the battles he had with The Gaffer to see who could do the smallest copy of each others stamps! Best wishes, John
27th September 2006 I know you believe Dartmoor to be a mysterious place but you have no idea how far that influence reaches. I live in Highland Perthshire and on my marriage, in 1968 I received from my in-laws a watercolour which they had received on their wedding day in the 1940s. It was purchased in an art shop in Perth, one of a pair (the other w |
