Buddles

Buddles stands as a testament to Dartmoor's tin mining past, its weathered stone structures scattered across the high moor. The site captures a moment when this landscape was carved by industry, shallow workings, ruined buildings, and the distinctive ponds that gave the site its name, used to separate tin ore from waste material.

Walking here, you're treading ground shaped by centuries of miners seeking their fortune beneath the heather. The ruins are modest and scattered, which somehow makes them more poignant. The wind crosses the moor unimpeded, the landscape largely unchanged since the mines fell silent, making Buddles a place where you can almost hear the echo of that lost working life.