Other Heritage Sites
Heritage and archaeological sites not in the other groups.
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Other Heritage Sites
'B' Range Firing Point (Disused)
A stark concrete relic of Cold War training on Dartmoor's open moorland, where British forces once prepared for conflict.
Other Heritage Sites
Alan Endacott - Archaeologist
Information on Alan Endacott's research into the Prehistoric Ritual/Ceremonial Landscapes of Northern Dartmoor, including the Sittaford Stone Circle and newly discovered Metheral Circle.
Other Heritage Sites
Alluvial tin streamwork, Lydford Woods
An alluvial tin streamwork at the foot of the River Lyd valley in Lydford Woods, with parallel spoil dumps that show several phases of working, bounded on the north by the Bridestowe and Brentor parish boundary bank.
Dartmoor quiz
“Dartmoor soaked up this illumination like a sponge, and did not waken at its tepid touch.”
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Milestones & Boundary Markers
Belstone and Okehampton boundary stones
Belstone
Three parish boundary stones close together on Belstone Common near Lower Tor: two Belstone stones (BB and a smaller, older BB/P) and an OPB Okehampton stone.
Other Heritage Sites
Belstone Village Stocks
Belstone
A sturdy stone stocks stand in Belstone village, a sobering reminder of medieval justice on the edge of Dartmoor.
Other Heritage Sites
Boringdon Arch
Colebrook Village, Plympton
A curious stone arch standing alone on Dartmoor, a quirky monument to 18th-century whimsy among the open moor.
Other Heritage Sites
Bowerman's Nose
Natural granite outcrop about 30 feet high on Hayne Down, near Manaton, that looks like a human profile from some angles. The witch legend attached to it is first found in a 1939 book.
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Photograph by Glavind Strachan Photography“The peat glowed as though it were red-hot, and night brooded on the eastern face of every hill.”
Also on Our DartmoorVictorian Stories 'Round a Dartmoor Hearth: Christmas in Devon — A reprint of Victorian Christmas tales set on Dartmoor, told as if round a farmhouse hearth at Widecombe-in-the-Moor. 96-page pocket paperback.
