Peat Pass Marker, NW Passage, Cut Hill, Dartmoor, Devon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Brentorboxer
N 50° 37.484 W 003° 58.709
30U E 430788 N 5608551
A Peat pass marker on Dartmoor.
Waymark Code: WM61YW
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/18/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree
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This is one of several peat pass markers in the North West peat pass 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: Granite Post with Plaque.

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