# Rattle Brook

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**Rattle Brook** is a [brook](/source/Stream#brook) in north [Dartmoor](/source/Dartmoor) in [Devon](/source/Devon) in south-west England.[1] It is situated East of [Great Links Tor](/source/Great_Links_Tor),[2] and rises by the Rattlebrook Peatworks on remote [moorland](/source/Moorland) in the western section of [Dartmoor National Park](/source/Dartmoor).[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](/source/Amicombe_Hill) and Rattlebrook Hill to join the [River Tavy](/source/River_Tavy) at the mouth of Tavy Cleave.[5]

## Usage today

[Recreational walkers](/source/Walking) tend to stay west of Rattle Brook with the series of scenic tors stretching from [Great Links Tor](/source/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]

## RattleBrook Peatworks

The Rattlebrook Peatworks was a [railway](/source/Rail_transport) established in the Rattle Brook valley for the [Duchy of Cornwall](/source/Duchy_of_Cornwall) to facilitate the transportation of goods and trade.[6][7] Constructed in 1879 in the era of [horse-drawn carriage transportation](/source/Horse-drawn_vehicle), the line was operated for almost all of its life by horse.[6] The line featured only one [passing place](/source/Single-track_road), just over half way along the line from [Bridestowe](/source/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](/source/Train) was converted to run on rails in [Okehampton](/source/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]

## References

1. john (2015-01-17). ["Rattlebrook Peat Railway, Lydford, Dartmoor, Devon"](https://www.christophersomerville.co.uk/?p=914). *www.christophersomerville.co.uk*. Retrieved 2024-01-14.

1. ["Tors of Dartmoor Database Result: Great Links Tor"](https://www.torsofdartmoor.co.uk/tor-page.php?tor=great-links-tor). *www.torsofdartmoor.co.uk*. Retrieved 2024-01-14.

1. ["Rattlebrook Peat Works"](https://www.richkni.co.uk/dartmoor/rattle.htm). *www.richkni.co.uk*. Retrieved 2024-01-14.

1. ["Heritage Gateway - Results"](https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MDV3174&resourceID=104). *www.heritagegateway.org.uk*. Retrieved 2024-01-14.

1. Dartmoor, Holiday In. ["Rattle Brook, Lydford, Dartmoor National Park"](https://holidayindartmoor.co.uk/lydford/rattle-brook-36181.html). *Holiday In Dartmoor*. Retrieved 2024-01-14.

1. ["Rattlebrook Peat Railway"](https://brucehunt.co.uk/bere%20ferrers%20and%20the%20bere%20peninsula/rattlebrook%20peat%20railway.html). *brucehunt.co.uk*. Retrieved 2024-01-14.

1. ["RATTLEBROOK HEAD PEAT WORKS"](https://dartmoorexplorations.co.uk/rattlebrook-head-peat-works/). Retrieved 2024-01-14.

1. ["Heritage Gateway - Results"](https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MDV3174&resourceID=104). *www.heritagegateway.org.uk*. Retrieved 2024-01-14.

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