Our Dartmoor Directory

Cabell Chest Tomb near Church of Holy Trinity

Buckfastleigh

The tomb of Squire Richard Cabell (d. 1677) of Brook Hall, Buckfastleigh, sealed under an iron-barred stone structure locally known as "the Sepulchre." Local legend held that a phantom pack of hounds ran with him across the moor, and the tomb is the leading, though unconfirmed, candidate for the real legend behind Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Card House

A Grade II* listed building on Dartmoor, likely dating from the 17th or 18th century, named for its distinctive card-house construction.

Chagford Bridge

A Grade II* listed bridge spanning the River Teign at Chagford, a stone crossing of medieval or early modern origin.

Chapel of St Lawrence

A Grade II* listed chapel dedicated to St Lawrence, likely medieval in origin, standing on the high moor.

Church Cottage

A Grade II* listed cottage, likely medieval or early modern in origin.

Church House

A Grade II* listed church house, a modest vernacular building that once served the social and administrative needs of a moorland parish.

Church House Cottages

Grade II* listed cottages with roots in domestic Dartmoor life, likely medieval or early modern in origin.

Church House Sexton's Cottage

A listed stone cottage that served the practical needs of a parish churchyard, likely dating from the 17th or 18th century.

Church of Our Lady

A Grade II* listed church dedicated to Our Lady and St Mary Magdalene, rooted in Dartmoor's medieval religious landscape.