Crosses
Ladywell Cross
A weathered stone cross marking centuries of pilgrimage and devotion on the open moor.
Dartmoor Heritage
Dartmoor's archaeology and heritage - antiquities, historic buildings and museums.
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Cairns & Barrows
Lake Down cairnfield near Lake Viaduct
A cairnfield of 12 small cairns, 2 to 6.3 m across, on a narrow natural terrace of a steep west slope on Lake Down, probably cleared field stones.
Historic Buildings
Lake Farmhouse
A Grade II* listed farmhouse on Dartmoor, a substantial rural dwelling with roots in the medieval period and evidence of later development.
Historic Buildings
Lambert Farmhouse
A Grade II* listed farmhouse on the edge of Dartmoor, built in the medieval or early modern period and still embedded in the working landscape.
Other Heritage Sites
Lancaster crash site, Standon Hill
Tavistock
Where Avro Lancaster R5617 of 207 Squadron flew into Standon Hill on a night training flight on 24 May 1942. Four of the six aboard were killed.
Standing Stones & Menhirs
Langstone Moor Standing Stone
Peter Tavy, Tavistock
A 2.76 m standing stone on Langstone Moor, re-erected in 1893 in its original socket and marked by bullet holes from wartime target practice.
Cairns & Barrows
Large cairn on Three Barrows
One of three large cairns on Three Barrows, 20 m across and 1.5 m high, a mound of stones on a stone and earth base, with a reave running over the hill.
Cairns & Barrows
Large cairn, Higher White Tor
A flat-topped round cairn 28 m across and 1.4 m high on the ridge between Higher White Tor and Longaford Tor, with extensive views over Dartmoor.
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Photograph by Glavind Strachan Photography“Even the half-wild cattle which range the other parts of the moor at pleasure, seem to shun the swampy steppes of the central wilderness.”
Also on Our DartmoorExploring Around Burrator - A Dartmoor Reservoir (Updated Edition) — Paul Rendell's updated 2023 edition of his book on the farms and communities lost when Burrator Reservoir was built.
