Folklore, Myth & Legend

The Legend of Bowerman's Nose

A granite outcrop near Manaton said to be a hunter turned to stone for hunting on the Sabbath.

The Legend of Kitty Jay

The grave of Kitty Jay, a suicide victim denied consecrated burial, near Hound Tor on Dartmoor.

The Piskies of Sheepstor

A pixie legend attached to Sheepstor, on the high moor between Princetown and Dartmeet.

The Wisht Hounds of Wistman's Wood

Spectral hounds said to hunt across Dartmoor on winter nights, particularly near Wistman's Wood on the West Dart River.

Vixana of Vixen Tor

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