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Demon of Dartmoor: Mystery beast seen at hell hound's haunt
by REBECCA CAMBER - More by this author » Last updated at 21:31pm on 29th
July 2007
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Legend has it that a four-legged fiend with glowing eyes and a
blood-curdling howl stalks this very spot.
Which makes these pictures of a mystery creature taken near Hound Tor on
Dartmoor more intriguing than ever.
Seen only yards away from a party of schoolchildren, the animal has a
thick, shaggy coat, rounded ears and large front limbs which would be
powerful enough to tear human flesh.
Some say it is a wild dog or cat. More fanciful theories include wolverine
or bear.
Whatever its identity, the Beast of Dartmoor is giving some farmers
sleepless nights because they fear it will prey on their stock.
Falconer Martin Whitley, who photographed the creature, said: "It was
walking along a path about 200 yards away from me.
"It was black and grey and comparable in size to a miniature pony. It had
very thick shoulders, a long, thick tail with a blunt end and small round
ears.
"Its movements appeared feline, then bear-like sprang to mind. There was a
party climbing on the tor opposite making a racket but it ignored them
completely."
A pack of spectral dogs known as the Whist Hounds or Hounds of Hell is
said to roam the area according to local folklore, which inspired Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle to write the Sherlock Holmes mystery The Hound of the
Baskervilles.
The author is said to have been inspired by the legend of Squire Richard
Cabell, a keen hunter from Brook Manor, Buckfastleigh.
The squire was rumoured to have sold his soul to the Devil and after he
died on July 5, 1677, a phantom pack of black hunting dogs with glowing
red eyes is said to have raced across Dartmoor on the night of his
interment, breathing fire and howling at his tomb.
According to local legend, the demonic hounds have roamed the moor ever
since and can often be seen around the anniversary of his death prowling
around the grave trying to get the promised soul for the Devil.
The founder of the national research network Big Cats in Britain, Mark
Fraser, said: "It looks like a wolverine or a bear in some shots and a big
wild dog in others. It is a very strange animal."
Mr Whitley is adamant that the creature is not a wild dog.
He added: "I have worked with dogs all my life and it was definitely not
that.
"I have seen a collie-sized black cat in the area about ten years ago and
it was not that - this was a lot bigger.
"You would be surprised at the number of people who have seen black big
cats and something resembling a small bear in the area over the course of
the years."
Disappointingly for those who possess a vivid imagination, the most likely
explanation yesterday was that the Beast is nothing more supernatural than
a large and hairy wild boar.
North Devon farmer Al Dedames lost more than 100 of his stock of boar in
December 2005 when animal rights activists raided his farm and destroyed
fencing.
Since then, more than half are thought to have died in road traffic
accidents or been shot by farmers or hunters.
But those which survived have bred and up to 175 are said to be roaming
the wilds of Devon and Somerset.
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| User: "JTEM" |
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| Title: Re: To Werewolfy: Make Room For Another Demon Beast !! |
31 Jul 2007 05:44:27 AM |
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"Docrodile" <swampth...@hellsbayou.net> wrote:
[---burp---]
Hey, Mr. Left Hand, isn't this cool? I'm on the
internet! People can see the stuff I type!!!!
Yes, Mr. Right Hand, it is cool. It's almost like
being a normal kid & being able to go outside
and play with friends & stuff.
Yeah, Mr. Left Hand, and nobody has to know
about daddy and his drinking, or about any of
those awful lies the counselors keep telling about
me.
Counselors are stooooopid!
Yes, Mr. Left Hand, councelors are the stupidest
most people on earth!
We don't need medication, do we, Mr. Right Hand?
<Twitch> No! <Twitch> No we <Twitch> don't, Mr.
Left Hand.
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| User: "Werewolfy" |
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| Title: Re: To Werewolfy: Make Room For Another Demon Beast !! |
31 Jul 2007 06:23:22 AM |
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On Jul 31, 11:32?am, "Docrodile" <swampth...@hellsbayou.net> wrote:
"....roaming the wilds of Devon and Somerset."
I've been....discovered. I didn't think anyone had seen me.
Dartmoor is a favourite place Doc, it's only about an hour from here,
I go there quite a lot. The Devon border with Somerset is 10 minutes
away from here.
I must be more...careful!
Werewolfy
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| User: "Docrodile" |
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| Title: Re: To Werewolfy: Make Room For Another Demon Beast !! |
31 Jul 2007 10:52:06 AM |
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"Werewolfy" <Werewolfy1@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1185881002.279988.145950@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
On Jul 31, 11:32?am, "Docrodile" <swampth...@hellsbayou.net> wrote:
"....roaming the wilds of Devon and Somerset."
I've been....discovered. I didn't think anyone had seen me.
Dartmoor is a favourite place Doc, it's only about an hour from here,
I go there quite a lot. The Devon border with Somerset is 10 minutes
away from here.
I must be more...careful!
Werewolfy
You'll have to be more stealthy lest a silver bullet finds your hide. This
story appeared during the full moon phase.
Doc ;)
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| User: "John Lemke" |
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| Title: Re: To Werewolfy: Make Room For Another Demon Beast !! |
31 Jul 2007 05:51:27 PM |
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On Jul 31, 11:52 am, "Docrodile" <swampth...@hellsbayou.net> wrote:
"Werewolfy" <Werewol...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1185881002.279988.145950@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
On Jul 31, 11:32?am, "Docrodile" <swampth...@hellsbayou.net> wrote:
"....roaming the wilds of Devon and Somerset."
I've been....discovered. I didn't think anyone had seen me.
Dartmoor is a favourite place Doc, it's only about an hour from here,
I go there quite a lot. The Devon border with Somerset is 10 minutes
away from here.
I must be more...careful!
Werewolfy
You'll have to be more stealthy lest a silver bullet finds your hide. This
story appeared during the full moon phase.
Doc ;)
You guys are spoooooooooooooky.
It's the same Hounds of the Apocalypse they've been seeing in Iraq.
Remember?
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