Just a small handful of mines in this post, four letter of the alphabet and five mines.
The visual bibliography map is running way ahead of these index pages, it’s multi-colour icons filling the uplands and borders of Dartmoor.
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“Yet the discovery, perhaps unexpected, of remains of man’s past labours in a remote spot, adds an historical dimension to a day’s exporing and can, with a little imagination, extend understanding of the lives led by a sturdy and distinctive element in Britain’s past.”
Harris page 23
The Mines
O
Owlcombe? and Stornsdown page 185 SX770733 NLS Ashburton
P
Poldice page 191 SX491707 NLS Buckland Monachorum
Q
Queen of the Dart page 185 SX734688 NLS Ashburton
R
Ramsey Page 62 SX650930 NLS Belstone
Rattlebrook page 203 SX560857 NLS Lydford (North-west)
Crossings A Hundred Years on Dartmoor is now available on kindle.
William Crossing’s classic book on 19th Century Dartmoor has been republished in the Kindle format with additional material.
An author's work in progress 