Rock Idols: A Guide to Dartmoor in 28 Tors

By Alex Murdin & Sophie Pierce.

Fantastical yet natural, Dartmoor’s 280-million-year-old tors are among the most well known landmarks in Southern Britain. Victorian antiquarians described them as ‘rock idols’, believing them to be stone deities worshipped by the Druids. Thousands of years before that, they inspired our ancestors who built ceremonial stone rows and circles aligned with them. Today, the tors are loved by walkers, climbers and locals, who visit in their thousands every year.

Rock Idols is a hymn to these mysterious monoliths, in which the authors share tales of their trips to 28 of the tors. With stunning original drawings, the book delves into the moor’s archaeology, folklore and geology. It is a meditation on the human relationship with ancient stones and wild places, and the hold they have over our imagination

Signed by the authors

ISBN-13: 9781910636534

Published by Wild Things Publishing, paperback, 190 pages,15.24 x 2.54 x 17.78 cm