Ancient Trackways of Dartmoor

From the collection of

The Box
Established in 1992, the South West Film & Television Archive collection spans from 1893 to the present day containing more than 250,000 items. Formed from a variety of depositors, including broadcast news and programmes material from the Westward and TSW archive. In 2018 the archive collection transferred to The Box in Plymouth.

Ancient Trackways of Dartmoor


A member of The Ramblers’ Association (now known simply as The Ramblers) and reporter Sally Jones follow a route on the map of Sundry Ancient Trackways on Dartmoor starting near Gidleigh Parish Church in West Devon on the Mariners’ Way. Trackways or green ways may date to prehistoric times and started as paths formed by people or animals. In bog areas impressions or fossilised imprints attest to the pathways having been in use for thousands of years.


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