Dartmoor, Devon, England
Dartmoor National Park Park landscape Information in the following paragraph has been sourced from Google: Dartmoor National Park is a vast moorland in the county of Devon, in southwest England. Dartmoor ponies roam its craggy landscape, defined by forests, rivers, wetlands and tors (rock formations). Trails wind through valleys with Neolithic tombs, Bronze Age stone circles and abandoned medieval farmhouses. The area is dotted with villages, including Princetown, home to Dartmoor Prison used during the Napoleonic Wars. The famous Sherlock Holmes crime story The Hound of the Baskervilles by Conon Doyle is set on Dartmoor. Clapper Bridge at Postbridge Dartmoor Ponies The following information has been sourced from the Visit Dartmoor website. There are herds of beautiful pedigree Dartmoor ponies living out on the commons all year-round. They have the genetics to thrive in the harshest of conditions, with their dense, thick coats and thick manes & tails. Dark coats give ...