by herne | Jan 17, 2024 | England, Locations
Ted Hughes Memorial Ted Hughes Memorial Dartmoor North of Plymouth sits Dartmoor, a 900 square kilometre plug of granite topped with spongy moorland grasses and rocky outcrops known as “tors”. It is the source of West Devon’s major rivers, and its outer fringes are...
by Paul Read | Dec 7, 2023 | England, Locations
Brent Tor Church Brent Tor Church Mystical Old Church The church of St Michael de Rupe (of the Rock) has a unique location atop the rocky outcrop of Brent Tor, rising above 335 metres above sea level. In fact, unlike most of the tors on Dartmoor, Brent Tor is made of...
by Paul Read | Dec 6, 2023 | England, Locations
Merrivale Complex of Stone Rows & Circles Merrivale Complex Merrivale Visiting ancient sites on Dartmoor sometimes requires some planning – either in terms of the hike required once you’ve parked up, or even about how to park up in the first place – the winding...
by Paul Read | Nov 11, 2023 | England, Locations
Ringmoor & Brisworthy Stone Circles Brisworthy Stone Circle Ringmoor Stone Row and Circle Southern Dartmoor This part of Dartmoor is quite rich in Bronze Age monuments, or maybe it is only rich in surviving ones because the place is unsuitable for most types of...
by Paul Read | Oct 15, 2023 | England, Locations
Trowlesworthy Stone Circles and Rows Trowlesworthy Stone Circle Just south of Dartmoor, the River Plym emerges from the spongy peat bogs and gains momentum as it flows toward the city that shares its name. During my childhood, my Great Aunt Winifred would often take...
by Paul Read | Oct 12, 2023 | England, Locations
Glastonbury The Quest for the Holy Grail Glastonbury Tor Glastonbury Abbey Gog and Magog White Spring Chalice Well Glastonbury is such an obvious fit for this site that I hesitated to write anything about it, fearing I wouldn’t do it justice. It’s a place that has...
