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Wistman's Wood

Near Two Bridges, Dartmoor

Twisted dwarf oaks on mossy boulders, home of the Wisht Hounds.

Wistman's Wood is one of the highest oak woods in Britain. Its stunted trees grow out of a jumble of moss-covered granite boulders, giving it a fairy-tale look.

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When
Legend
Where
50.5780, -3.9600
Group
Unexplained

Visiting

A 30-minute walk from Two Bridges. Stay on the path.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Artifacts and Civilizations by Cale Mills
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The Ledger of Lost Artifacts and Civilizations

Not every mystery needs a lost continent. This book investigates fifty-nine real and often overlooked puzzles from the ancient and modern world: a temple older than farming itself, astonishing structures, out-of-place artifacts, and technologies lost to time. Each case is weighed honestly, with a clear ledger of the case for and against, so you can make up your own mind. Some cases collapse under scrutiny. Others remain genuinely unexplained. All of them are stranger than Atlantis.

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