Rock Idols: A New Vision of Dartmoor’s Tors

Join artist Alex Murdin and writer Sophie Pierce for an evening exploring the magic and mystery of Dartmoor’s 280-million-year-old tors.  Their new book, Rock Idols, is thought to be the first illustrated guide to Dartmoor in about a century, with new, original drawings. It shares tales of the authors’ adventures to these ancient stones, and delves into the moor’s archaeology, folklore and geology, telling the story of Dartmoor through the lens of its tors. The book is also a meditation on the human relationship with wild places, and the hold they have over our imagination.

Alex Murdin is an artist who has lived on Dartmoor for over 25 years. Inspired by the moor’s granite landscape, he writes and draws to reconnect human and non-human worlds. Sophie Pierce is a writer drawn to the wild landscapes and ancient history of Dartmoor. She is author of The Green Hill: Letters to a son, a memoir about love, loss and the Devon landscape, as well as five wild swimming guides.

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