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The Coffin Stone
Myths & Legends

The Coffin Stone

A stone at Dartmeet said to mark a coffin's resting place, or to warn of death.

Lady Howard's Coach
Myths & Legends

Lady Howard's Coach

A ghostly coach drawn by headless horses, said to travel the road between Tavistock and Okehampton on winter nights.

Myths & Legends

The Great Thunderstorm of Widecombe

A devil legend tied to a violent thunderstorm at Widecombe church in 1638, and how the story has shifted over three centuries.

Old Crockern
Myths & Legends

Old Crockern

A moorland spirit said to preside over Crockern Tor, summoned by tinners and cited in medieval law.

Crazywell Pool
Myths & Legends

Crazywell Pool

A large moorland pool near Princetown, said to be bottomless and an omen of death in local tradition.

The Dewerstone and the Wild Hunt
Myths & Legends

The Dewerstone and the Wild Hunt

A Wild Hunt legend tied to an Iron Age fort above the River Plym, popular in Dartmoor folklore but of uncertain age and origin.

Myths & Legends

Vixana of Vixen Tor

A witch legend attached to a remote Dartmoor tor, now inaccessible to the public.