5:15 am in early September 2015, and I was walking along the towpath of the Exeter Ship Canal. First light, almost an hour before sunrise, and I might have been dreaming, except for an unexpected coldness and the calls of birds I couldn’t see. The mist was by turns hiding and revealing details of the… Continue reading Clearing morning mist, Exe Estuary and Ship Canal, September 2015
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Sittaford Stone Circle – the first stone circle to be discovered on Dartmoor for 100 years
There has been considerable interest, not only in Devon, in the announcement this year of a recently discovered stone circle high on Dartmoor. It was actually discovered back in 2007 by Alan Endacott, but the hard work of unearthing the stones (by the Dartmoor Preservation Association volunteers) was carried out in April 2015. I haven’t… Continue reading Sittaford Stone Circle – the first stone circle to be discovered on Dartmoor for 100 years
Almost dawn on the East Dart
Last Monday evening I sat planning a walk on the moor to Sittaford Tor, with the intention of capturing photographs of the recently-discovered stone circle. Whenever I’ve visited this tor previously I’ve parked by Fernworthy reservoir and walked through the forest, across to Grey Wethers and up from there to the tor. But the long… Continue reading Almost dawn on the East Dart
Terry Hurt Photography 