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Crazywell Pool
A large moorland pool near Princetown, said to be bottomless and an omen of death in local tradition.
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Myths & Legends
The Dewerstone and the Wild Hunt
A Wild Hunt legend tied to an Iron Age fort above the River Plym, popular in Dartmoor folklore but of uncertain age and origin.
Myths & Legends
Vixana of Vixen Tor
A witch legend attached to a remote Dartmoor tor, now inaccessible to the public.
Myths & Legends
Cutty Dyer
A water spirit said to haunt the River Ashburn near Ashburton, remembered in old Devon folklore as a mischievous or dangerous presence.
Myths & Legends
The Wisht Hounds of Wistman's Wood
Spectral hounds said to hunt across Dartmoor on winter nights, particularly near Wistman's Wood on the West Dart River.
Myths & Legends
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.
Myths & Legends
Hound Tor: the Petrified Hunter
A granite tor near Manaton said to be a hunter and hounds, petrified as punishment for hunting on the Sabbath.
Myths & Legends
The Legend of Bowerman's Nose
A granite outcrop near Manaton said to be a hunter turned to stone for hunting on the Sabbath.
Myths & Legends
The Legend of Kitty Jay
The grave of Kitty Jay, a suicide victim denied consecrated burial, near Hound Tor on Dartmoor.
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