Peat Pass Marker, NW Passage, Cut Hill, Dartmoor, Devon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Brentorboxer
N 50° 37.545 W 003° 59.016
30U E 430428 N 5608669
A peat pass marker on Dartmoor.
Waymark Code: WM61YR
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/18/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree
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This peat pass marker is the most north westerly of the markers in the North West Passage on Cut Hill.
These peat passes were cut by a team of men between 1895 and 1905 under the direction of William Francis Phillpotts. 1837 – 1909. They were cut simply to make travelling easier in very difficult terrain.
Type of Historic Marker: Plaque on Granite Post

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