The Dartefacts website has been in existence now for over ten years and throughout that time it has beenĀ a free resource for anyone interested in learning whatās to be found out on those dark, brooding moors.
The original idea for āDartefactsā was Rob Naylorās and he has beenĀ supportedĀ in creating this fabulous website by Max Piper, Peter and Karin Brooks and Peter Kearney. All have brought their own personal expertise and made this popular site the incredible database that it has now become. Unfortunately, although we have a variety of skills, none of the team are expert coders and thus technical work is carried out by a paid Professional Website Developer.Ā To dateĀ this workĀ has been funded entirely by Rob.Ā Dartefacts hasĀ received donations from people who use the site and that has been appreciated.Ā It hasĀ alsoĀ been grateful toĀ receiveĀ sponsorshipĀ from DartmoorĀ News (thanks Paul Rendell!).Ā Sadly, these contributionsĀ do not cover theĀ costsĀ incurred in improving and maintaining this valuable resource and so Dartefacts will become a subscriptionĀ siteĀ this April (2024).
A Subscriber to the site will have the same benefits currently enjoyed by a Registered User;
ā¢Ā Full 1:25 zoom for all Ordnance Survey (OS) maps across the site
ā¢Ā Visible 10 figure OS National Grid References for all Dartefacts
ā¢Ā TheĀ ability to tick off visits
ā¢Ā Access toĀ DarteWalks
Current Registered Users who decide to not subscribe will have their āTick Listā frozen.Ā This means that youĀ can always return, resubscribe and none ofĀ yourĀ ticks will have been lost.
People who do not subscribe will still be able to view the same content that non-registered visitors enjoy today;Ā with the exception that they will not be able to viewĀ DarteWalks.
We will provide further details in the coming months.
Many thanks,
The Dartefacts Team.