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Childe's Tomb

Childe's Tomb is a granite cross on Dartmoor, Devon, England. Although not in its original form, it is more elaborate than most of the… Read more…

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Walk · 6 min
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Childe's Tomb is a granite cross on Dartmoor, Devon, England. Although not in its original form, it is more elaborate than most of the crosses on Dartmoor, being raised upon a constructed base, and it is known that a kistvaen is underneath.

A well-known legend attached to the site, first recorded in 1630 by Tristram Risdon, concerns a wealthy hunter, Childe, who became lost in a snow storm and supposedly died there despite disembowelling his horse and climbing into its body for protection. The legend relates that Childe left a note of some sort saying that whoever found and buried his body would inherit his lands at Plymstock. After a race between the monks of Tavistock Abbey and the men of Plymstock, the Abbey won.

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Address PL20 6, United Kingdom
Coordinates 50°30'58.432" N, 3°56'23.269" W
Riverside Hotel
Taxi · 8 min
Childe's Tomb
2h
Walk · 6 min
Corner Café
45 min
Walk · 18 min
Riverside Hotel

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