The real Grimpen Mire

[PM2K]

Check this out. Details the swampland which inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle when he wrote "Hound of the Baskervilles."


http://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/grim_mire.htm

[General Woundwort]

Nice find PM2K, quite interesting. Thank you.

[PM2K]

You're welcome. I thought it was quite interesting, too...

[nachtjaeger]

Wow! It meets every requirement for the Grimpen Mire- the ancient stone huts, the nearby prison, the "lost" track across the mire, the tin mines- all of it!

Thanks!

[quagmire_uk]

What's cool is that site also has a page on bogs and mires in general, including details of various types: http://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/bogs_moor.htm

[bart1997]

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[Boggy Man]

Now that is some excellent website,
lots of detailed descriptions of sinking spots, lots of advice not to become an unsuspecting victim and funny to read.

If i would live anywhere in the UK i would probe that area at once.

I also like that cartoon on the bottom of the page. The tentacle is a nice touch.

[newtothis2]

That is a great site, I learn something new every time I log into this forum, thanks for sharing!!

[YerKiddin]

I want to travel to this mire!

[jack c]

I have read the entire Sherlock Holmes collection by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Naturally, Hound of the Baskervilles is my favorite. I have gone on line an read at length about the real Grimpen Mire (actually named Dartmoor as related above). This is one I missed. Thanks for filling in some blanks. Hard to believe anyone really sinks under, but it is a good legend.