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36 (1%) of Registered Dartefacters have visited this item. They are: John Deakins, Torbagga, mkcladi, Max Piper, Clanger, Dartmoor Paul, joCam, Chris Taylor, Joy Topping, laurence.day, Mike Jeffery, Steve Hill, Ale Drinking Wanderer, DartyToni, John Paver, onlyonekirbs, Boundarymark, Simon40, Sheron, SteveGrigg, Nadine, Anne17, Peter Brooks, Alice1954., dartefact, Essgeebee, Amanda Ellis, Fr66, Neil Handley, bobfitzy62, Pat, BevDickinson, Ian Mayhew, Paulmilsom, noisemonkey, CocosCrew

This Dartefact is visited by the following walks:

• Crazywell Pool , 0 km, 0 m ascent

Notes: Paul Rendell (2023) writes: “This is a settlement of medieval origin being first mentioned in 1362 in the Bailiff’s Accounts for the Manor of Dartmoor. John Northway was charged for an acre of land at ‘Leddertorre’ and Robert Taverner for two acres at ‘Laddertorre Comb’.” He concludes: “In 1916, Plymouth Corporation purchased Leathertor Farm and the rent was just £104 per year. The tenant was still John Lillicrap and he was the last tenant who was there until 1924 when the family moved to Walkhampton to live.“

Reference:

• Rendell, P. (2023): Exploring Around Burrator – A Dartmoor Reservoir – Updated Edition.

There were at one time two farmsteads here: West and East Leathertor. The East Farm is older and stands to the east of the track by a stile and is largely overgrown. This was thought to be a long building.

Acknowledgements: Thanks go to James Daymond for bringing this ‘missing’ Dartefact to our attention! Steve Grigg on We Love Dartmoor! Facebook has also kindly supplied Dartefacts with the original information and NGR for this item.

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