Mists descend on Dartmoor

Impenetrable blankets of mist can descend quickly on Dartmoor’s high granite plateau. No wonder Sir Arthur Conan Doyle set his most famous Sherlock Holmes book, The Hound of the Baskervilles, here in south Devon. When the mist sets in, Dartmoor can take on an eerie appearance and some say mischievous piskies summon the mist to confuse the unwary. They may get a little help from the high altitude and cooler temperatures but, either way, walkers are warned to be wary of changing conditions at all times.
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