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Dartmoor Heritage

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

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Cressen Hayes
Historic Buildings

Cressen Hayes

A pair of listed farmhouses on the moorland fringe, surviving from the medieval or early post-medieval period.

Crockern Tor
Other Heritage Sites

Crockern Tor

Two Bridges

A windswept granite tor offering sweeping views across central Dartmoor and a glimpse of the moor's raw, elemental character.

Cross Dyke reave
Reaves & Field Systems

Cross Dyke reave

A 600 m prehistoric reave running up the south slope of Lee Moor towards Cholwich Town Reave North, a bank up to 2 m wide with a ditch, tied to the Hanging Stone and ending at a cairn.

Dartmoor quiz

What is the height of Beardown Man above ground?

3.5 metres. Beardown Man is at around 3.5 metres above ground, with more buried beneath the turf.

Worth a visit
Cross Gate Cross
Crosses

Cross Gate Cross

A stone cross standing sentinel on the open moor, marking an ancient route across Dartmoor's high plateau.

Cullever Steps
Tors & Landmarks

Cullever Steps

Belstone

The stepping-stone and ford crossing of the East Okement River below Belstone Tor, a named point on the old Forest boundary, now crossed by army bridges.

Cut Hill incised crosses
Crosses

Cut Hill incised crosses

Two crosses cut on flat rocks on the north side of Cut Hill, most likely modern and linked to the hill's letterboxing.