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| HER Number: | MDV4382 |
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| Name: | Peat pass of 90 metres north of Whitehorse Hill, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
A peat pass of 90 metres with memorial stones at each end, providing a drier path through the blanket bog. This was one of a number of passes constructed between 1895-1905 under the direction of William Francis Phillpotts, to provide better access for cattlemen and fox hunters.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 614 850 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/15
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PEAT PASS (XIX to Edwardian - 1895 AD to 1905 AD)
Full description
Le Messurier, B., 1965, The Phillpotts Peat Passes of Northern Dartmoor, 166-7 (Article in Serial). SDV242771.
East Dart Head. Through rough stretch of fen. Two memorial stones mark the way.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 111, Map 34 (Monograph). SDV219155.
One of the Phillpotts (1837-1909) peat passes cut to facilitate huntsmen on the moor. Nine of these passes were dug around the centre of the moor ranging from over a kilometre to a mere 60 metres. They are now marked by small cairns along their length and by short granite posts at each end. A bronze plaque commemorating Phillpotts is attached to each of the posts.
Sandles, T., 2014-2019, Legendary Dartmoor, Accessed 2015 (Website). SDV356498.
East Dart Head peat pass (SX614852 – 613851)
From east - west the cut is around 36 metres long and links with the Whitehorse Hill pass.
Constructed to provide a drier path through the blanket bog at the end of the 19th / beginning of the 20th century, under direction of William Francis Phillpotts. (Citing Le Messurier).
Ordnance Survey, 2015, Ordnance Survey 1:25000 Digital Colour Raster Map (Cartographic). SDV319717.
Peat Pass is depicted on the large scale Ordnance Survey mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 111, Map 34. |
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| SDV242771 | Article in Serial: Le Messurier, B.. 1965. The Phillpotts Peat Passes of Northern Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 97. Unknown. 166-7. |
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| SDV319717 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. Ordnance Survey 1:25000 Digital Colour Raster Map. 1:25,000. Digital. [Mapped feature: #91940 ] |
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| SDV356498 | Website: Sandles, T.. 2014-2019. Legendary Dartmoor. http://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk. Website. Accessed 2015. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV128763 | Related to: Memorial stone on west side of Whitehorse Hill , Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV112886 | Related to: Peat pass marker stone on Whitehorse Hill (Monument) |
| MDV6762 | Related to: Peat Pass of 135 metres south-east of Flat Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV6763 | Related to: Peat pass of 310 metres on Winney's Down, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV112887 | Related to: The Sand Path Peat Pass of 230 metres north-east of Whitehorse Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 21 2023 9:33AM |
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