A Boot Up Dartmoor's Sites of Magic & Mystery

Few places in the country are so atmospheric as themoorland that comprises the Dartmoor National Park.Little wonder that Conan Doyle, author of one of theworld's greatest mysteries, The Hound of the Baskervilles,should have chosen Dartmoor for his setting. A land ofmists and giant tors, ancient woodland and bottomlessmires, creates a natural world in which legends andfolklore abound. This book of 10 walks of varyinglength takes the reader along pathways to some ofDartmoor's most intriguing places. With his intimateknowledge of the moor, John Earle has combinedexhilarating walks and superb views with numeroussites associated with ghosts, apparitions, evil spirits,phantoms and fairies. The walks include:The Body in the Chest -TheWarren House Inn area *A NightTrapped Down a Mine Shaft - BirchTor area *TheWish Hounds and the Hunter -The HoundTor area *The Ghost of Judge Jeffreys - Lydford * TheWork of theDevil at BrentTor * Great Grimpen Mire - near Princetown *The Ghost of Jan Coo - From Poundsgate to Dartmeet *The Evil Spirit of Squire Cabell - Buckfast * The Hairy Hands -Bellever Forest and Powdermills * The Phantom RomanSoldiers - Lustleigh Cleave