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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.
Folklore, Myth & Legend
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Lady Howard's Coach
A ghostly coach drawn by headless horses, said to travel the road between Tavistock and Okehampton on winter nights.
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The Great Thunderstorm of Widecombe
A devil legend tied to a violent thunderstorm at Widecombe church in 1638, and how the story has shifted over three centuries.
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Old Crockern
A moorland spirit said to preside over Crockern Tor, summoned by tinners and cited in medieval law.
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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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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.
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Vixana of Vixen Tor
A witch legend attached to a remote Dartmoor tor, now inaccessible to the public.
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Cutty Dyer
A water spirit said to haunt the River Ashburn near Ashburton, remembered in old Devon folklore as a mischievous or dangerous presence.
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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.
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