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Dartmoor Heritage

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

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Hobajon's Cross
Crosses

Hobajon's Cross

Granite cross between Harford and Ugborough, probably a reused prehistoric stone-row stone. It became a parish boundary marker in 1782-84.

Hobhouse Farmhouse
Historic Buildings

Hobhouse Farmhouse

A Grade II* listed farmhouse on Dartmoor, likely medieval in origin with later additions.

Holne Bridge
Bridges & Crossings

Holne Bridge

A Grade II* listed bridge crossing the River Dart in the heart of Dartmoor, likely medieval in origin.

Dartmoor quiz

What quarry was also known as "Royal Oak Quarry"?

Foggintor Quarry. Foggintor Quarry, originally known as Royal Oak Quarry, was opened around 1820 and worked on and off through the nineteenth century.

Worth a visit
Hillforts & Earthworks

Holne Chase Castle

Buckland in the Moor, Ashburton

Mysterious earthwork ruins nestled on Dartmoor, where medieval stone foundations emerge from the heather.

Holne Moor coaxial fields and stone rows
Reaves & Field Systems

Holne Moor coaxial fields and stone rows

Part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system on Holne Moor: at least 27 parallel reaves, 58 hut circles, a 147.5 m triple stone row, a medieval farmstead, tinworks, two long leats and clapper bridges.

Holne War Memorial
Other Heritage Sites

Holne War Memorial

Holne, Buckfastleigh

A solemn memorial to Holne's fallen, standing witness on the edge of open moorland.

Churches & Chapels

Holy Family Catholic Church

Chagford

The Roman Catholic church for Chagford, part of the Diocese of Plymouth, built in the years after the parish was formed in the 1950s and served from the presbytery in Okehampton.

Holy Trinity Church, Buckfastleigh
Churches & Chapels

Holy Trinity Church, Buckfastleigh

Buckfastleigh

The roofless hilltop church above Buckfastleigh, burnt out by arson in 1992, with the Cabell tomb beside the porch tied to the Hound of the Baskervilles legend.

A close-up photograph from DartmoorPhotograph by Glavind Strachan Photography

“Fifty years ago Lydford was one of the most out-of-the-world and wild spots in England.”

Also on Our DartmoorGreat Links Tor — A must visit tor on Dartmoor's north-western flank, standing 582 metres high with excellent views across the moor.