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CONTENTS.

PART I-MAIN FEATURES OF THE MOOR.

A GENERAL DESCRIPTION.

Risdon's Account-Area-Meaning of the Term 'Forest-General

Description-Tors-Rivers-Bogs-Anecdotes relating to Bogs-

Climate-Storms on the Moor-Snow--Mist-The 'Ammil'-

Geology-Rock Basins-The Druids-Minerals

HISTORY, CUSTOMS, MINING, FOLK-LORE.

Early History-The Phoenicians-The Saxons-The Danes-Saxon

Perambulation-Perambulation of 1240-Survey of 1609-Venville

-Cattle and Ponies-Newtakes- Mining-The Jews-Stannary

Towns, Courts, and Laws-Cultivation-Peasantry-Border Farms

-Superstitions-‘Overlooking’—Charms-The Wish-Hounds-The

Black Dog-Education-The Ten Commandments-Pixies

List of Antiquities—Hut-Circles-Pounds—Trackways-Tracklines—

Barrows and Cairns-Time of their Construction-Cromlechs-Kist-

vaens-Sacred Circles-Menhirs-Stone Avenues-Ancient Bridges

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PART II.—THE NORTH QUARTER.

DARTMOOR FROM OKEHAMPTON.

Approach to the Moor-Okehampton-St. James's Chapel-The Parish

Church-Kingsley's Description-The Castle-Legend of Lady

Howard-Her History-Route commenced-Fitz's Well and its

Legend--British Camp-Row Tor-Mil Tor-Yes Tor-High

Willhays-View from Yes Tor-Blackator-Island of Rocks-

Meldon-Granulite '-Return to Okehampton-A Visit to Cran-

mere Pool-Bingie-Old Bridge beneath East Mil Tor

COSDON BEACON, THROWLEIGH, GIDLEIGH, AND SCORHILL CIRCLE.

Belstone Cleave and Tors-The Nine Stones-Belstone-The Irishman's

Wall-Valley of the Taw-Sticklepath-Inscribed Stones-Cosdon

Beacon-Antiquities on the Summit-South Zeal Cross-John

Orchard-Oxenham and its Omen-Raybarrow Pool-Throwleigh

--Why Shellstone Pound was destroyed-Hut-Circles at Shellstone

and Endsworthy-An Ancient Smelting-House-Creaber Pound—

Gidleigh-The Castle-The Gidleys of Gidleigh-The Church-

Scorhill Circle-The Tolmen in the Teign-Use of Tolmens-

'Clam' Bridge over the Wallabrook

ACROSS THE MOOR TO TAVY CLEAVE

GREAT LINKS TOR, LYDFORD AND

The Journey Westward-Watern Tor-The Thirlstone-Cut Hill-

Fur Tor-Tavy Cleave-Huts on Stannon Hill-Hare Tor-The

Sphinx of Lints Tor-Cross on Brai Tor-Danagoat Tor-Great

Links Tor-Amicombe Hill-Sourton-A Wayside Cross-Lyd-

ford-A Saxon Burgh-Its Ancient Renown-Piers Gaveston-The

Stannary Prison-Lydford Law-Strode and the Stannary Parlia-

ment-The Castle-Judge Jeffreys-The Church-The Parson and

the Goose-Lydford Bridge-Lydford Cascade-Kitt's Steps-

Hut under Doe Tor-Brent Tor-Traces of Volcanic Action-

The Church on the Summit-Legend of its Erection

Contents.

PART III-THE WEST QUARTER.

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PETERTAVY, BY THE MOOR, TO TAVISTOCK; TAVISTOCK, BY WHITCHURCH

DOWN, TO GREAT MIS TOR.

Cudlipptown-Petertavy-The Church-White Tor-Its Geology—

Roose Tor-The Staple Tors-An Aboriginal Settlement-Dan-

gerous Rocks-Cocks Tor-Its Formation-View from Cocks

Tor-Hingston Down and the Danes-Descent to Tavistock-

The Tavy - The Abbey - Ordgar and Ordulph — Ordulph's

Dream-His Gigantic Stature and Feats-Abbot Lyfing-Dan

Thomas Rychard-Ruins in the Vicarage Garden-Inscribed Stones

-The Parish Church-Other Buildings--The Drake Monument—

Neighbourhood of Tavistock-The Moor again-Whitchurch Down

and Cross-Sampford Spiney-Pew Tor-Vixen Tor-Beckamoor

Cross-Merivale Bridge-Stone Avenues, Circles, Menhir, and

other Remains-Great Mis Tor-Mis Tor Pan

PRINCETOWN AND NEIGHBOURHOOD, NUN'S CROSS, BAIR DOWN.

The Rundlestone-Dartmoor Cottars-Princetown-The Prisons-Their

History-Climate-Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt-Destruction of Granite—

How Convicts make Hay-North Hisworthy Tor-A Beautiful

Line of Railway-Coin of Tiberius Constantinus-Fice's Well-John

Fitz and the Pixies-Black Tor-Harter Tor-Stone Avenues on

its Slope, and other Relics-Stanlake-Syward's or Nun's Cross-

Conjectures on its History--Tor Royal-The Cowsic-Ancient

Bridge-Bair Down-Menhir called Bair Down Man-Two Bridges 140

PART IV.-THE EAST QUARTER.

CROCKERN TOR, WISTMAN'S WOOD, DUNNABRIDGE, POSTBRIDGE, MORETON

Two Bridges-Crockern Tor-The Stannary Parliament-Wistman's

Wood-Longaford Tor-Row Tor-Great Central Trackway-

Dunnabridge Pound-Judge's Chair-Council Table-Bellaford Tor

and Bridge-Tom White and the Pixies-Lakehead Circle-

Archerton and its Antiquities-Post bridge-Remains under Hart-

land Tor-The 'Cyclopæan' Bridge-Jonas Coaker-New House--

John Roberts-A Traveller's Story-Bennett's Cross-King's Oven

Tracklines and Huts-Bector Cross-Moreton Hampstead-The

Old Almshouses-The Punchbowl Tree-Mardon Down

CHAGFORD, FINGLE AND ITS HILL FORTS, SPINSTERS' ROCK, SHUFFLE

DOWN, METherill to FERNWORTHY, AND THE GREY WETHERS.

Chagford-Sidney Godolphin-The Church-The Teign Gorge-The

Logan Stone-Fingle Bridge-Cranbrook Castle-Wooston Castle

-Prestonbury-Drewsteignton and the Druids--Rules for Bell-

ringers--The Spinsters' Rock-Who were the 'Spinsters ?'—Brad-

ford Pool-Chagford again-The Witch Hare-Holy Street Mill

and Cross-The Puggie Stone-Tincombe Common Settlement—

The Round Pound-Kestor-A Fine Rock Basin-Avenues on

Shuffle Down-The Longstone-Other Relics-Thornworthy Tor-

Kistvaens-Antiquities at Metherill-Fernworthy Farm and Sacred

Circle-North Teign Bridge-Sittaford Tor-Logan Stone-The

Grey Wethers-A Practical Joke

THE GREY WETHERS TO GRIMSPOUND; GRIMSPOUND TO WIDECOMBE ;

WIDECOMBE BY HEY TOR TO MANATON; MANATON TO BOVEY TRACEY;

BOVEY TRACEY TO ASHBURTON.

Avenue and Cairn near Loughton Tor-Vitifer Mine-Warren Tor and

Hookner-Large Cairns--Dwellings at Bovey Combe Head-

Grimspound-Its Object and History-Hameldon Beacon-An Old

Cross-Tumuli-Norse Weapons-Widecombe-in-the-Moor-The

Church House-The Yew-Tree and the Foxes-The Church-A

Loyal Churchwarden-The Great Thunderstorm-North Hall-The

Rugglestone-Tor Hill Settlement-Rippon Tor-Recumbent Cross

-The Nutcrackers'-Hey Tor-Hound Tor Combe-Geology of

Hound Tor-A Suicide's Grave-Bowerman's Nose-Becky Fall—

Manaton—The Church—Disappearance of a Cross--The Thunder-

storm of 1779-A Pound-Easdon-North Bovey-Lustleigh Cleave

-Lustleigh-The Church-An Ancient Inscribed Stone-Satan

and the Gambler-Shaptor-Bottor Rock-John Cann-Bovey

Tracey-Roundheads and Mammon-Bovey Churches—The Heath-

field-Ilsington-Buckland Beacon-View from Buckland Beacon-

Ashburton-Fairfax and the Mermaid Inn-The Church-St.

Lawrence's Chapel Hill-Forts

PART V-THE SOUTH QUARTER.

ASHBURTON TO HENBURY CASTLE AND BUCKFASTLEIGH, AND THENCE TO

DEAN COMBE; DEAN COMBE TO HOLNE, NEWBRIDGE, AND DARTMEET;

THENCE TO SOUTH BRENT; SOUTH BRENT TO ERME POUND AND FOX

Holne Bridge-Henbury Castle-Buckfastleigh-Buckfast Abbey-The

Abbot's Way-The Parish Church-Dean Combe-Legend of the

Hound's Pool-Herrick and the Hesperides-Holne―The Church—

Newbridge-The Dart under Bench Tor—Antiquities at Rowbrook

-A Kistvaen-Yar Tor-Ancient Settlement-The Coffin Stone-

Dartmeet-Saddle Bridge-Skir Gut-Crosses on Down Ridge and

Horn Hill-Aune Head-Huntingdon Warren and Cross-Brent

Moor House-A Modern Inscribed Stone-Lydia Bridge-South

Brent-Brent Hill-Coryndon Ball-Stone Rows-A Ruined Crom-

lech-Ugborough Beacon-Pearl's Cross-Butterdon Stone Row

--Three Barrows-Hobajon's Cross-Peter's Cross-Erme Pound

-Ancient Enclosures-A Sacred Circle and Long Stone Row-

Caters Beam-Fox Tor-Childe the Hunter-Destruction of his

Monument-Crosses in the Newtake, and on Terhill

FOX TOR OVER SHELL TOP TO IVYBRIDGE; IVYBRIDGE TO SHAUGH AND

PLYMPTON; SHAUGH TO SHEEPSTOR; SHEEPSTOR TO YELVERTON.

Stone Row near Plym Head-Grimsgrove-Shell Top-Antiquities on

its Slope-Pen Beacon -Old Blowing-House and other Remains on

the Yealm-The Wise Women of Wisdom-Harford-Kistvaen and

Ancient Settlement-Piles Wood-Stall Moor-Western Beacon-

Ivybridge - Fardel-Inscribed Stone-A Hopeless Field-The

Lady in Black-Blachford-Cornwood-The Church-Cholwich

Town-Lee Moor-Roman's Cross--Roman Camp-Trowlsworthy

Tor-A Fortified Pound-Stone Avenues and Circles-A Ruined

Cromlech - Trowlsworthy Warren Cadover Bridge --Wigford

Down Cross - Valley of the Cad-The Dewerstone-Shaugh-

Crosses-Boringdon Camp-Boringdon and Newnham-Plympton

-Shaugh to Sheepstor-Merchant's Cross-Sheepstor - Curious

Sundial on Church-Grave of 'Rajah' Brooke-Church House-

The Pixies' House-Burrator-Meavy-An Ancient Tree-Yelverton 262

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