with the greatest frequency in the churches of the West Country of England. The motif appears in architectural wood carving, stone carving, window tracery and stained glass. In South Western England there are nearly thirty recorded examples of the Three Hares appearing on 'roof bosses' (carved wooden knobs) on the ceilings in medieval churches in Devon, (particularly Dartmoor). There is a good example of a roof boss of the Three hares at Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Dartmoor, with another in the town of Tavistock on the edge of the moor. Tinners' Rabbits is the name of a dance of many forms involving use of sticks and rotation of three, six or nine dancers. See also Buddle pit Hydraulic mining Hushing Tin sources and trade in ancient times Notes References Sources Dartmoor Tin mines in England Mining in Devon History of mining in the United Kingdom