DarteList

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NameNGRNotesAcknowledgements
Burnard’s Picnic RockSX 64689 81608In 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 HillSX 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 wallSX 70028 83260At 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) FarmSX 56993 70923There 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) FarmSX 56981 70928On 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 stoneSX 54229 74355Dave Parks, via Facebook, Oct 17 2024
You are my sunshine, inscriptionSX 47898 69344This 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 StoneSX 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 PitsSX 59900 89200Late 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.