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Henry Everett

Storyteller, poet and photographic artist based on Dartmoor, telling traditional tales of the land in the oral storytelling tradition; author of Pixie Folk Tales.

Authors & Writers

Lisa Schneidau

Storyteller, author and folklorist living on the wild edge of Dartmoor, using traditional oral storytelling to explore our relationship with nature and folklore.

The Dartmoor Podcast - George Wall
Podcasts

The Dartmoor Podcast - George Wall

Not a Podcast! A series of short documentaries on all things Dartmoor: myths and legends, history, nature, wild camping, literature, interesting local people, and more!

View from SheepstorView from Sheepstor. Photograph by Glavind Strachan Photography

“The numerous blocks of granite which appear to be split asunder by some violent action, are said by the moormen to have been riven in that manner by the earthquake which occurred at our Saviour's crucifixion.”

P. F. S. Amery, Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association, vol. 12 (1880), 1880

Also on Our DartmoorCutty Dyer — A water spirit said to haunt the River Ashburn near Ashburton, remembered in old Devon folklore as a mischievous or dangerous presence.