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Dartmoor Heritage

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

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Pillow mound west of Legis Tor

A pillow mound 18.3 m long, 5 m wide and 1.2 m high with a ditch round all four sides and a partly revetted top end, in the Legis Tor warren.

Dartmoor quiz
A photograph of a place on Dartmoor; the question asks which
Photograph by Glavind Strachan Photography

Which Dartmoor tor is this?

Combestone Tor. A granite tor with striking rock basins and a nearby car park, sitting on the south moor between Dartmeet and Holne.

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Possible Junkers 88 crash site, Burrator
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Possible Junkers 88 crash site, Burrator

Yelverton

A possible crash site of a Junkers Ju 88 of KuFlGr 606 that came down near Burrator on 19 May 1941, killing all four crew. The event is documented; where it hit is not agreed.

A Book of Dartmoor, page 214Plate from A Book of Dartmoor, page 214, 1900

“One day two parsons started forth To walk to Cranmere Pool, The weather was not really hot, Nor was it very cool. They walked and talked for hours and hours As only parsons can, Until it seemed as though they'd trudged From Beersheba to Dan. At last they reached the pool and Lo! With ...”

Also on Our DartmoorLydford Law — 'Lydford Law' was a saying for quick, rough justice, tied to the stannary court and prison in Lydford Castle.