A talk “Widecombe and the North Hall Manor archaeological excavations”. Speaker to be confirmed, but probably Peter Rennells and/or Andy Crabb. We plan to hold a follow-up visit to the site in the summer.
A talk by Simon Dell, Director – Moorland Guides. Conscription began in 1916 and men who refused to fight were known as ‘Conscientious Objectors’ and the derogatory term ‘Conchie’ was born. There were approximately...
An illustrated talk by Dr Lee Bray. Lee Bray is Cornish by birth, growing up in the St. Austell area and spending considerable time, including undertaking the Ten Tors expedition, hiking and camping on...
A talk by David Stone “Exploring East Dartmoor in the Age of the Black Death”. David Stone is a economic and social historian and has taught medieval and early modern history at the universities...
A talk ‘The Conchies 1917–1918 – the Conscientious Objectors at Dartmoor Prison during WW1’ by Simon Dell.
Our winter season of monthly meetings continued in February with a talk by Ainsley Cocks on The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape: a World Heritage Site on a cultural par with Stonehenge or...
Day field trip with Dr Richard Scrivener to Blackingstone Quarry and Birch Tor/Vitifer. Please book by 4th July.
Meet at the car park to the right of Ringmoor Cottage OS Reference SX55809 66600 at 10.00 am for a circular walk of 3-4 miles around Ringmoor Down and Gutter Tor. Please note that...
A visit to the Mary Tavy Hydroelectric Power Station which is owned and operated by South West Water, where they produce power from water flowing off the western side of Dartmoor. The station, built...
Annual General Meeting, followed by an illustrated talk by John Morgan BA FRIN on “Bronze Age Astronomy on Dartmoor”.