Dartmoor Places

Having recently driven through Drewsteignton on the way to Fingle Woods I was reminded that I have not ever visited their church and so returned to see what I had been missing. If the age of the village is anything to go by then there should be plenty of interesting …

Having received several emails regarding Beatrice Chases‘ mythical Dream Tor it may be an idea to try and search for the evidence for it. I must confess not having much interest in the author I never really bothered with where or what it supposedly was. In fact although I have …

“Under Doe Tor stands a farm. A few diminutive firs and twisted thorns form a shelter on one side. The house has shrugged it’s shoulders and drawn in its head behind turf banks and moorstone walls, and cowers under the shelter of dwarfed trees… On the other side of the …

Just under the southern shadow of the mighty Great Links Tor rises a small brook, it actually gurgles out of a spring which sits at an altitude of 504m. From here it tumbles down its short course of about 2.91km to meet the River Lyd which awaits its waters a …

If the media hype following the release of Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster movie ‘War Horse‘ is to be believed there is going to be an invasion of fans flocking to Dartmoor to visit the various locations shown in the film. A central part of the early story is set at the …

“… 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 …