Tuesday 20 November 2012

PEKOE'S GRAVE

One of the Spyway walks was to Pekoe's Grave on the heath beyond Nine Barrow Down.
But why was it called this?
Theories so far are that Pekoe was a racehorse or a dog.
Does anybody know the full story?
If so, please leave details in a comment (below) or email eye2eye222@aol.com
Thanks to Douglas Ryder for his contribution. All others are welcome.

1 comment:

Douglas Ryder said...

Peko's Grave (only Warners name!) Locally known as "Hill Cut in Two" or "Devils Dyke" and is part of the Purbeck Golf Course.

Peko was the grave of a dog.

Ben Ryder from 1941 to 1947, 4th from the right in 1941 photo.