Sheep in the shade of a wall near Ingra tor, this week, #dartmoor #Devon #sheepofmastodon #photography
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Violets and hawthorn trunk in a wall, Plasterdown, yesterday, #Dartmoor, #Devon #wildflowers #photography
Blackabrook Cist East, Dartmoor
Easternmost cist in a group of three situated to the north of Blackabrook River at SX 605 738. A fine example dating from early Neolithic to late Bronze Age (4000-701 BC). Capstone missing. May once have been surrounded by a cairn.
Oak and celandines at Ward bridge, Sampford Spiney, #Dartmoor, #Devon today. #nature #mosstodon #photography
Footpath near Tavistock on Monday #Dartmoor #Devon #landscape #photography #spring
Stream near Whitchurch Down last week, #Dartmoor, #Devon #landscape #photography
Farewell March ~ pictures taken this month, #Dartmoor, #Devon #photography
Clockwise, from top left, primroses near Tavistock, footpath near Tavistock, willow katkins Whitchurch Down, door at longhouse, Lettaford, Grenofen woods, Challacombe Down, Lettaford, old trackway at Lettaford, stream near Whitchurch Down.
Trees in a moorland wall near Pew tor last week, #Dartmoor, #Devon #photography
A dog on Dartmoor. Not my dog but a friend's and several of us were walking on Dartmoor yesterday (Saturday).
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Pictures taken this week, footpath near Tavistock, and moorland scenes near Whitchurch Down, #Dartmoor, #Devon #photography #landscape #mosstodon
The Grey Wethers Stone Circles, Dartmoor
Part of a Scheduled Monument that includes three round cairns, two ring cairns and an oval enclosure. The two stone circles, collectively known as The Grey Wethers, are quite similar. One is 31.5m diameter and has 20 upright stones, while the other is 33m and has 29 standing stones. The close proximity of several monuments makes this an important ritual site. 
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And that was the walk. A few bog hops and I'm back at the start.
Hope you enjoyed exploring bronze age Drizzlecombe with me.
Laters.
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It's actually 4 circles inside each other. Beautifully arranged so they seem to ripple out. I spend some time here. It feels special. There was real care and pride in how it was built.
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And then I find the Yellowmead stone circles. They weren't rediscovered until the 1920s, lost in the heather. Now they sit low in the grass so you don't see them till you're near.
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The wind picks up. I follow the ragged boundary line towards yellowmead. There's no one about except for ponies and sheep.
It's a bit disconcerting but almost all the bogs are dry. I can just walk across where I should get very wet. It's only March.
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At the top of Higher hator tor you can look down at the valley. Huge huts and cairns are scattered over both sides of the Plym. The cairn below, to the side of the bone stone is massive. It was raided and no one knows if it held anything.
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Pit stop. Opted for pork pies today.
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I cross the streams and head up the gentle slope of Higher Hator tor, following the path along the stone rows. They are so impressive! Visible from a way off, with huge menhirs at each end. One, the bone stone, over 4 meters tall. It's kinda breathtaking.
