Petre's Pit

Petre's Pit is one of the countless mine workings that pepper Dartmoor, evidence of the industrial heritage that runs beneath the moor's wild surface. The pit itself is a stark depression in the granite, where tin was extracted from the ore-rich ground, a reminder that Dartmoor's beauty comes layered with human endeavour.

Walking to Petre's Pit takes you through open moorland where heather and gorse frame the excavated ground. The site is modest but atmospheric, especially on quieter days when you can sense the scale of work that once happened here. It's a place that rewards those who come seeking the stories written into Dartmoor's geology.