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Dartmoor Heritage

Dartmoor's archaeology and heritage - antiquities, historic buildings and museums.

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'B' Range Firing Point (Disused)
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.

Hillforts & Earthworks

'F' Range Redoubt (remains)

Stark stone foundations of a Victorian military redoubt, half-buried in Dartmoor's open moorland.

"Twist" (Ruined Farmhouse)
Historic Buildings

"Twist" (Ruined Farmhouse)

Cudlipptown, Tavistock

A crumbling stone farmhouse deep on Dartmoor, slowly surrendering to weather and time.

Dartmoor quiz
“The granite tors still lift their lofty heads to the sky, the heather and gorse still bloom on the moor, the stream yet pursues its way over its rocky bed, and all is here unchanged.”

Which book is this from?

The Ancient Stone Crosses of Dartmoor and its Borderland. Written by William Crossing in 1902.

Worth a visit
Abbey Gatehouse
Historic Buildings

Abbey Gatehouse

Grade I listed gatehouse, likely medieval, standing at the threshold between monastic and secular Dartmoor.

Addiscott Cross
Crosses

Addiscott Cross

East Week, Chagford

A granite wayside cross standing on the open moor, likely medieval in origin, marking an ancient route across Dartmoor.

Addislade
Historic Buildings

Addislade

A Grade II* listed building on the open moor, likely a historic farmstead or smallholding with deep roots in Dartmoor's settlement pattern.