Okehampton
A simple stone memorial to poet Ted Hughes on the open moor, marking his deep connection to Dartmoor's wild landscape.
“Do you tweat? I tweat. I don't like it and I reckon us won't do any more work." ... "Be you like the piskies yet?”
Who wrote this?
Bowden, Buckfastleigh
Medieval rabbit warren earthworks hidden in Dartmoor's moorland, where artificial burrows once sustained a valued food source.
Bronze Age homes preserved on open moorland, where stone circles mark the foundations of ancient Dartmoor lives.
Nattor
Medieval and later tin workings scarring the moorland, revealing centuries of mining that shaped Dartmoor's landscape and economy.
Dartmeet, Ashburton
Ancient stone steps crossing the East Dart River, worn smooth by centuries of moorland travellers and pack animals.
A granite milestone marking the moorland routes that once connected Dartmoor's scattered settlements and farms.
A weathered stone shelter hidden in Dartmoor's high moorland, built by tin miners centuries ago.
Photograph by Glavind Strachan Photography“She sends them forth limpid and pure, full of laughter and leap, of flash and brawl.”
Also on Our DartmoorSnowdon — A modest hill with cairns at the top, offering long-distance views from Dartmoor's central moorland.
