February 16, 2024

Dartmoor Birds

This is another ‘tongue-in-cheek’ collection of Dartmoor locations, on this occasion based on birds. There are for some of the names more that one location to choose from but the post contains the authors favourites.

0. Map — There are 28 ‘Dartmoor Birds’ covered in this post. The sketch map shows each of their (very) approx position with respect to the National Park Boundary

Chaffes Newtake — Chaffe’s Newtake

Chat Tor

Chaw Gully

Cockingford Bridge

Crane Lake Mine

Crow Tor

Cuckoo Ball Neolithic Site (Chambered Tomb)

Drakeford Bridge a — Drakeford Bridge

Drakeford Bridge b — Drakeford Bridge – Inscription

Ducks Pool Memorial

Eagle Rock - Lucky Tor — Eagle Rock – Lucky Tor

Fieldfare — Fieldfare – Boundary marker

Finch Foundary

Grey Goose Nest

Hawks Tor Shelter

Henroost (The)

Jays Grave

Keble Martin Chapel

Magpie Bridge — Magpie Bridge (aka Bedford Bridge)

Owley Cottage

Peregrine – Top left picture taken from Mardon Down. The map is from 1949

Pipers Beam — Piper’s Beam

Raven Rock

Skylark Inn

Snipers Gully — Snipers Gully – picture courtesy of Patricia Trout

Swanaford — Swanaford – Vineyard and House

Thrushelcombe Plain

Wakehams Rook

Woodcock Hill — Woodcock Hill – peat pass between Hunt Tor and Gren Tor

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Pat Trout. February 18, 2024

looks very nice Steve.

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