Dartmoor National Park, National park in Devon, England
Description
Dartmoor National Park encompasses 368 square miles of expansive moorlands, deep river valleys, granite tors, and heather-covered hills that provide diverse habitats for rare wildlife species throughout the Devon countryside.
History
Established as a protected area in 1951, Dartmoor contains the most important Bronze Age archaeological sites in western Europe, including numerous stone circles, ancient hut circles, and Neolithic burial sites dating back thousands of years.
Culture
The park inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories and Agatha Christie's detective tales, while local folklore includes legends of phantom hounds and spectral figures that continue to attract visitors interested in mystical narratives.
Practical
Visitors can access Dartmoor through three visitor centers that provide maps, guided walks, and educational programs, with train stations in nearby Exeter, Newton Abbot, and Plymouth offering convenient transportation from London within four hours.
Did you know?
Dartmoor hosts the world's largest land slug, the Black Ash Slug, which can exceed 20 centimeters in length, alongside the rare Bog Hoverfly that exists nowhere else on Earth.
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Devonport Leat
3.1 km
Postbridge Clapper Bridge
2.6 km
Bellever Tor Cairns
217 m
Dunnabridge Pound
2 km
Ring cairn with cist on Lakehead Hill
1.1 km
Roundy Park prehistoric enclosure and cairn with cist, 560m north east of Archerton
3.2 km
Church of St Gabriel
3 km
Clapper Bridge Across Walla Brook On Road From Cator To Bellever
3.1 km
Prince Hall
2.7 km
Old Bridge
3.6 km
Powder Mills Clapper Bridge
1.4 km
Bridge At Sx 625738
3 km
Clapper Bridge At Sx 672749
3.5 km
Smith Hill Farm
1.4 km
Kraps Ring
1.7 km
Broadun prehistoric enclosed settlement, 780m NNW of Archerton
3.5 km
Post Bridge
2.6 km
Powder Mills
1.6 km
Barn Approximately 10 Metres To South-East Of Dunnabridge Pound Farmhouse
1.9 km
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1.2 km
Cairn and cist 875m north west of Arch Tor
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Milestone, half mile SW of Postbridge, opp. Plantations
1.7 km
Milestone, Higher Cherrybrook Bridge, 200m SW of bridge, 300m from turn to Pottery
979 m
Milestone, 300m W of turning to Prince Hall Hotel
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Milestone, Cherry Brook Hotel, 60m W of entrance
2.1 km
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