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Blackaton Cross
Crosses

Blackaton Cross

A restored wayside cross also called Roman's Cross, 1.79 m high on a circular socket stone, beside the old road between Lee Moor House and Cadover Bridge; the shaft was probably a window sill.

Blowing house at Dry Lake
Industrial Archaeology

Blowing house at Dry Lake

A small drystone tin mill, 5.5 m by 3.8 m inside, terraced into the north bank of Dry Lake near the Erme.

Dartmoor quiz
“At a hamlet near the parish of South Tawton, a small town on the borders of Dartmoor, there is an interesting story told of a ghost which assumes the form of a remarkably handsome Guernsey Cow, and appears at midnight promenading to and fro”

Who wrote this?

Sarah Hewett. From Nummits and Crummits: Devonshire Customs, Characteristics, and Folk-lore (1900).

Worth a visit
Blowing houses, Week Ford
Industrial Archaeology

Blowing houses, Week Ford

A stamping mill and a blowing house on the O Brook near its junction with the West Dart, first recorded as Wikeford Mills in 1608.

Castle Drogo
Attractions & Visitor Sites

Castle Drogo

Remains of a medieval castle set on high ground above the moor, with earthwork defences still visible.