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This is where the history of Nun's Cross Farm gets spooky - and makes me question my decision to venture up here.

Get the best stories about the things you love most curated by us and delivered to your inbox every day. Choose what you love here Read More Related Articles From Fernworthy Forest to Wistman's Wood, Nun's Cross, The Dewerstone, and many more - Dartmoor really does have some spooky-looking scenes, and some of them are wreathed in legend. I'm excited to partner with History Hit to showcase some of my favourites - just in time for Halloween. Event open to novices and experienced orienteers alike. Dartmoor offers excellent, but challenging terrain, requiring appropriate care as it can become exposed in poor weather. If you are new to the sport, we will be delighted to see you, but you should enter one of our novice courses. What’s the contrast between a nun and a woman taking a bath? One has hope in her heart, while the other has soap in her private parts.Why do nuns always travel in pairs? One to keep an eye on the other and make sure she doesn’t get into any habits. Miscellaneous (Crosses, Bounds, Bridges and Leats)". Dartmoor National Park Authority. 25 November 2005. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008 . Retrieved 4 February 2009.

SX 59 70 NW, 294°, 1.163 km Whiteworks Holed Stone No.6 NE, 49°, 1.165 km Newleycombe Bottom W, 268°, 1.167 km Willabeam W, 273°, 1.168 km Newleycombe Gert Stream W, 273°, 1.168 km Willaby Spring W, 274°, 1.169 km Knighton Lodge (Remains of) NE, 37°, 1.171 km Peat Cot Hill N, 7°, 1.172 km 420 m Contour Ring, Peat Cot Hill N, 7°, 1.175 km Whiteworks Holed Stone No.8 NE, 50°, 1.180 km Goldsmith’s Cross E.3. Cist E, 82°, 1.185 km No. 0301, All runners must be aware that Orienteering can be hazardous, and they compete at own risk. Miscellaneous Childe’s Tomb is another of those Dartmoor locations with a big reputation. Situated on the margin of the Fox Tor ‘Grimpen’ mire, of Conan Doyle fame, this cairn-cist-cross hybrid monument is associated with a legend of gripping and dramatic narrative (HER, undated b). But the farm now belongs to Mount Kelly School, and can be rented with a capacity of up the 27 sleepers and 36 diners. Bunkbeds and log fires help preserve its ancient theme for those who dare spend a night there… Read More Related Articles Nun’s Cross Farm is a well known landmark on the ‘high Moor’ to most of us Dartmoor trekkers. The Dartmoor Rescue Group have used to as a base to co-ordinate call-outs on the Southern Moor and is currently used as a temporary bunk-house and can even be hired out.

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According to Hemery (1983), Nun’s Cross is first recorded with a place name in 1699 as Nannacross, but the farm is a relatively new addition to the landscape. Hemery talks with admiration of the first farmer here, John Hooper who, in 1870 leased the land from the Duchy and … In 2005, the Dartmoor National Park Authority had an ongoing project to microchip the most vulnerable of its granite artifacts, including crosses, to deter theft and aid the recovery of any that might be stolen. [3] Legend [ edit ] Detail of Bennett's Cross

Gover, J. E. B., Mawer, A. & Stenton, F. M. 1992 The Place Names of Devon, English Place-Name Society, Nottingham. In this blog post, we will explore some of the funniest nun jokes and stories that have become part of popular culture. Funny Nun Jokes Clean Nun's or Siward's Cross and other nearby crosses. For example, head east of Nun's Cross Farm to Goldsmith's Cross and Childe's Tomb. Mike had been working on the new map and concentrated on the areas that I was intending on using. By early July the map was complete and I transferred all controls over.

Childe was a wealthy man with land to be bequeathed. Supposedly his will specified that wherever he was buried, then that church would be gifted his lands. In some versions of the story, Childe is even said to have written his will, in his last perishing moments, out of the blood of his dead horse. There was therefore considerable incentive for the local monastic houses, once hearing that Childe was missing, presumed dead, to be the first to find his body.

After speaking with a number of Navy officials, the use of the building does not appear to have been documented. The building is said to have been used by the Royal Navy as a training base in around the 1960s and 70s. The strange aspect of the farm really has no explanation. It has puzzled The Plymouth Herald’s readers since the late 1990s when a reader wrote in asking us to investigate, asking about a stone inscribed with a coat of arms including the letters V and T separated by a sword. SX 60 70 N, 352°, 0.469 km Foxtor Mires West Cist (387 m) NE, 25°, 0.489 km Foxtor Mires Tinners’ Hut E, 95°, 0.495 km No. 0338,Competitors are responsible for their own personal safety and for assessing their own abilities to complete the course. Why are nuns so predictable? Their daily routines and activities are highly structured as part of their religious practice. Funny Jokes About Nuns On the plus side the start team were able to deploy a 4x4 to the start which was extremely useful as it is highly exposed. The weather eased as the day progressed and we had a great showing for control collecting, which allowed us to clear up and close out the event cleanly. On the face of it the minibus hire firm thought we where all very organised which is nice to hear. Why is it inappropriate to touch a nun? Out of respect for her religious vows, touching a nun is not acceptable. The final strange aspect of the farm really has no explanation. It has puzzled The Herald’s readers since the late 1990s when a reader wrote in asking us to investigate, asking about a stone inscribed with a coat of arms including the letters V and T separated by a sword.