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Dartmoor Heritage

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

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Heritage & Places

The Donkey Sanctuary

Higher Keaton, Ivybridge

A sanctuary devoted to the welfare and rescue of donkeys, set within the rolling landscape of Dartmoor.

The Golden Lion Hotel
Antiquities

The Golden Lion Hotel

Grade II* listed hotel, likely Georgian or Victorian, standing in a community setting on the edge of Dartmoor.

Antiquities

The Hensroost (Mine, dis)

Weathered tin mine ruins nestled in Dartmoor's moorland, testament to centuries of mineral extraction on the high ground.

The Infirmary
Antiquities

The Infirmary

A Grade II* listed building that served the local community as an infirmary, reflecting rural healthcare provision on Dartmoor.

Heritage & Places

The Judge's Chair

Hexworthy, Ashburton

A Bronze Age rock outcrop on Dartmoor's open moorland, shaped by ancient hands into a ceremonial or gathering place.

The Old Court House
Antiquities

The Old Court House

A Grade II* listed building that once served as a courthouse, reflecting the administrative history of Dartmoor and its surrounding parishes.

Heritage & Places

The Sheepfold

Postbridge, Chagford

Stone foundations of a moorland sheepfold, where Dartmoor's shepherds once gathered their flocks among the granite and heather.

Heritage & Places

The Ten Commandments (Carved stone)

Buckland in the Moor, Ashburton

A weathered granite stone carved with biblical text, standing solitary on the open moor as a testament to Dartmoor's spiritual history.

The Tolmen Stone
Heritage & Places

The Tolmen Stone

A mysterious stone with a natural hole, believed to hold ancient spiritual significance on the open Dartmoor plateau.