Haytor Granite Tramway (Disused)

The Haytor Granite Tramway is one of Dartmoor's most striking industrial legacies. Built in the 1820s to transport granite blocks from Haytor quarries down to Teigngrace railway, the tramway was engineered with stone-built rails and wooden sleepers—a rare surviving example of early 19th-century engineering innovation on the moor.

Walking the overgrown route today, you can still see the distinctive grooved stone channels cut into the granite bedrock, evidence of the tramway's heavy traffic. The tramway speaks to a time when Dartmoor's stone wealth was being extracted and exported, shaping both the landscape and regional economy. It's a sobering reminder of industrial ambition on open moorland.