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Name | NGR | Notes | Acknowledgements |
Burnard’s Picnic Rock | SX 64689 81608 | In 1893 Robert Burnard and his family were on holiday at Postbridge and together with George French with his cart went to White Ridge to have a picnic. A photograph of the event was recorded by Burnard, showing they had turned the cart on its end to make a shelter / wind break and had their picnic next to a very distinctive triangular rock. | Steve Grigg, Dartmoor Explorations, via Facebook, 27 Sept. 2024 With guidance from Matthew Johnson, Steve Grigg hiked to the location. |
WWII Aircrash, Standon Hill | SX 55814 81786 NGR is a guesstimate | On May 26th 1942 an Avro Lancaster bomber crashed in thick fog on Standon/ Stannon hill near Peter Tavy. 4 died but 2 were rescued by Sam Jayne’s great grand uncle and his son in law. | Sam Jayne, Facebook, via Dartmoor Public Group, 24 Sept. 2024 |
Gatepost, embedded horizontally in wall | SX 70028 83260 | At least 5 holes for slip-style slats. It’s in the wall on the way up to Shapley car park from the Leapra Cross direction. | Emma Cunis, Dartmoor’s Daughter (Guided Walks), via email 8 Oct. 2024 |
Staddle Stones, Stanlake (Stenlake) Farm | SX 56993 70923 | There are at least seven staddle stones here, protruding from the now boggy ground. In a small field, beyond an old holloway and now largely obscured by a tree is where several staddle stones can be found. Staddle stones or steddle stones were originally used as supporting bases to protect granaries, hayricks, game larders etc. from vermin and water seepage. | Steve Grigg, Dartmoor Explorations, via Facebook, Oct 5 2024 |
Stones Trough, Stanlake (Stenlake) Farm | SX 56981 70928 | On the north edge of a yard is a granite block into which a trough has been roughly cut. | Steve Grigg, Dartmoor Explorations, via Facebook, Oct 5 2024 |
Vixen Tor Standing stone | SX 54229 74355 | Dave Parks, via Facebook, Oct 17 2024 | |
You are my sunshine, inscription | SX 47898 69344 | This stone is located near Berra Tor camp / settlement and is inscribed with the famous song, ‘You are my sunshine’. The 8318 means ‘I love you forever’ (8 letters, 3 words, 1 meaning (831) then the second 8 is the ‘forever’ – an infinity sign on its side). You are my sunshine My only sunshine You make me happy When skies are grey You’ll never know, dear How much I love you Please don’t take My sunshine away. The inscription is on a rock which is part of the Dartefact which is labelled as ‘Entrance near Hele Plantation’. | Steve Grigg, Dartmoor Explorations. An interesting inscription, which was deciphered with help from Fiona Rothwell and Dave Parks. |
Hingston Hill Cup Stone | SX 58596 69210 | “My concern with this feature … I think these pits are probably human created but when and for what purpose? So could be neolithic cup stone markings or could be something more modern. I wonder if it is the latter but I’m not qualified to give a judgement.” (Dave Parks) | Dave Parks, Facebook, Sat 26 Oct, 2024. |
The Riddow Pits | SX 59900 89200 | Late 19th century military artillery range earthworks including a set of experimental parapets comprising a series of banks and ditches. Known locally as ‘the Riddow Pits’. | Identified by Dave Parks, Facebook, Scheduled in October 2015, noted in Facebook Dartmoor 365 by Jeremy Mcknght. |