“… Now, through the moorland wind and driving shower, I gaze upon the Dewerstone’s upsoaring torr, Clambering o’er piles of granite rude and stern, That shoulder up broad wastes of furze and fern, While, between us and the gray Torr’s steep brow, The foaming Cad tears its wild way below, …

There are numerous stories about the Devil’s activities on Dartmoor, some of which are included within the pages of this site. There are also many place-names that show ‘The Evil One’ had been busy on the moor, although that is what it seems? Devil’s Bridge This at one time was …

Well, how does one start to try and describe Dartmeet? You either love it or do everything in your power to avoid it, especially in summer. The main attraction is exactly what the place-name suggests, the place where the West and East Dart rivers meet – namely a confluence. They …

The Dart Bridge at Buckfast has the distinction today of being the last crossing place of the river Dart before it leaves the boundary of the National Park. That there has been a bridge here for centuries is not surprising due to the proximity of Buckfast Abbey. One of the …

It has long been said that once a year the river Dart demands a human life and when it is ready for ‘a heart’ it will ‘cry’ out and summon its victim. The sound of the river can usually be heard near the ‘Broad Stone’ or Brad Stones. An old …

Although long gone there once stood a mighty and venerable elm tree in Moretonhampstead, it was known by various names; The Cross Tree, The Dancing Tree and The Punchbowl Tree. The history of the tree is an ironic reversal of the normal situation whereby pagan symbols were replaced by Christian …

Cut Hill is either a place you love or detest, it is one Dartmoor’s remoter spots and is the fourth highest of Dartmoor’s hills. At first glance it consists of nothing but peat hags, boggy pools, tussocks and other such messy things. To reach it will involve a good walk …

High on the northern side of the Deancombe Valley stands a huge rock known as the ‘Cuckoo Rock’ and this has been a point of pilgrimage for many years. There are several versions as to why it is so called, firstly there are those that consider the shape of the …

Just on the southern edge of Dartmoor’s northern fen is a small tor which when observed on the skyline presents a remarkable silhouette which is said to resemble a sitting bird, to be more precise a crow and hence the tor is known as Crow Tor. There is some unexplainable …

“Nor waving crops, nor leaf, nor flowers adorn Thy sides, deserted Crockern. Over thee The winds have ever held dominion ; thou Art still their heritage, and fierce they sweep.” Carrington. 1826 Crockern tor is more a place of history than mystery, probably of all the granite outcrops on Dartmoor …