Folklore, Myth & Legend

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Childe the Hunter

A granite cross marking the burial of a young nobleman who died on Fox Tor Mires, with competing versions of how he got there.

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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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Cutty Dyer

A water spirit said to haunt the River Ashburn near Ashburton, remembered in old Devon folklore as a mischievous or dangerous presence.

Business

After a 20 year global business career living in New York, Hong Kong, London, and Australia, Emma returned home to Devon to recover her health. Reconnecting with her family’s love and guiding history on Dartmoor, she qualified as a Hill & Moorland Leader (HML) and founded ‘Dartmoor’s Daughter’.

Dartmoor People

Helen JR Bruce

Folklorist, author and storyteller specialising in Dartmoor folklore, the Wild Hunt and Black Dog legends, available for talks, signings and guided walks.

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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.

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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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Old Crockern

A moorland spirit said to preside over Crockern Tor, summoned by tinners and cited in medieval law.

Dartmoor People

Paul Rendell - Dartmoor Guide

Paul Rendell was born in Plymouth and became enthusiastic about Dartmoor from an early age after being taken on numerous outings by his parents. Burrator and Sheepstor were two of the favourite places they went as a family.Very early he found he was fascinated by the moor's industrial archaeology and its wildlife. Because he was dyslexic his schooldays were not very easy for him but he struggled on until school leaving age.