50°47′38″N 4°01′19″W / 50.794°N 4.022°W
Rattle Brook is a brook in north Dartmoor in Devon in south-west England. [1] It is situated East of Great Links Tor, [2] and rises by the Rattlebrook Peatworks on remote moorland in the western section of Dartmoor National Park. [3] It flows past Bleak House with Green Tor to the east and Higher and Lower Dunna Goat Tors to the west. [4] It runs between Amicombe Hill and Rattlebrook Hill to join the River Tavy at the mouth of Tavy Cleave. [5]
Recreational walkers tend to stay west of Rattle Brook with the series of scenic tors stretching from Great Links Tor to Hare Tor to Tavy Cleave Tors and Ger Tor. [5] This is largely due to the high amounts of bog, mud, and thick grass to the East of Rattle Brook in the moor East of Rattle Brook. [5]
The Rattlebrook Peatworks was a railway established in the Rattle Brook valley for the Dutchy of Cornwall to facilitate the transportation of goods and trade. [6] [7] Constructed in 1879 in the era of horse-drawn carriage transportation, the line was operated for almost all of its life by horse. [6] The line featured only one passing place, just over half way along the line from Bridestowe where the line reversed direction. [6]
At its peak, the line was seven miles long, and in that distance rose 1000 ft in elevation. [8] Only by the early 20th century did more modern railcars become adopted in the area, when the first petrol powered lorry was converted to run on rails in Okehampton. [6]
The line was discontinued in 1932, with its final job being to remove all the metal as scrap from Rattlebrook and lift the rails. [6]
50°47′38″N 4°01′19″W / 50.794°N 4.022°W
Rattle Brook is a brook in north Dartmoor in Devon in south-west England. [1] It is situated East of Great Links Tor, [2] and rises by the Rattlebrook Peatworks on remote moorland in the western section of Dartmoor National Park. [3] It flows past Bleak House with Green Tor to the east and Higher and Lower Dunna Goat Tors to the west. [4] It runs between Amicombe Hill and Rattlebrook Hill to join the River Tavy at the mouth of Tavy Cleave. [5]
Recreational walkers tend to stay west of Rattle Brook with the series of scenic tors stretching from Great Links Tor to Hare Tor to Tavy Cleave Tors and Ger Tor. [5] This is largely due to the high amounts of bog, mud, and thick grass to the East of Rattle Brook in the moor East of Rattle Brook. [5]
The Rattlebrook Peatworks was a railway established in the Rattle Brook valley for the Dutchy of Cornwall to facilitate the transportation of goods and trade. [6] [7] Constructed in 1879 in the era of horse-drawn carriage transportation, the line was operated for almost all of its life by horse. [6] The line featured only one passing place, just over half way along the line from Bridestowe where the line reversed direction. [6]
At its peak, the line was seven miles long, and in that distance rose 1000 ft in elevation. [8] Only by the early 20th century did more modern railcars become adopted in the area, when the first petrol powered lorry was converted to run on rails in Okehampton. [6]
The line was discontinued in 1932, with its final job being to remove all the metal as scrap from Rattlebrook and lift the rails. [6]