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The Hairy Hands
Folklore, Myth & Legend

The Hairy Hands

A ghost story about phantom hands attacking drivers on a remote stretch of the B3212 near Postbridge, popular since the early 20th century.

Dartmoor quiz

Old books sometimes spell "Leather Tor" differently. Which of these is one of those spellings?

Lether Tor. It appears in 12 of the old books and papers in our research library, so the name has not always been written the way we write it now.

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Crazywell Pool
Folklore, Myth & Legend

Crazywell Pool

A large moorland pool near Princetown, said to be bottomless and an omen of death in local tradition.