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Lydford Castle
Historic Buildings

Lydford Castle

Lydford, Tavistock

A Norman stronghold reduced to atmospheric ruins on the edge of Dartmoor, where castle and landscape have merged over nine centuries.

Ruined buildings (Roses Cottage)
Historic Buildings

Ruined buildings (Roses Cottage)

Challacombe, Chagford

Roses Cottage's skeletal remains stand weathered on open moorland, a poignant reminder of Dartmoor's lost settlements.

Dartmoor quiz
A photograph of a place on Dartmoor; the question asks which
Photograph by Glavind Strachan Photography

Which Dartmoor tor is this?

Gidleigh Tor. A granite tor with a nearby ruin known as Princep’s Folly, once home to a short-lived house.

Worth a visit
'B' Range Firing Point (Disused)
Other Heritage Sites

'B' Range Firing Point (Disused)

A stark concrete relic of Cold War training on Dartmoor's open moorland, where British forces once prepared for conflict.

No. 2 Generator (disused)
Other Heritage Sites

No. 2 Generator (disused)

Belstone, Okehampton

A stark concrete generator building from Dartmoor's industrial past, now silent among the moorland.

A close-up photograph from DartmoorPhotograph by Glavind Strachan Photography

“...it's now rare to hear the Dartmoor dialect, songs, and stories being told in homes and pubs in the hamlets and villages.”

Also on Our DartmoorNorth Teign coaxial field system (western part), Shovel Down — Prehistoric field boundaries and later settlements on the high moor between Shovel Down and Long Ridge.