Most walks in this area will provide you with a good chance of seeing human’s history on the moor. In this case it was going back as far as 5000 years ago and the settlements at Drizzlecombe, alongside the 19th century mining at Eylesbarrow and finally the 17th century rabbit warren house at Ditsworthy. There are plenty of tors in this area as well, particularly around the Plym Ford area, so it was 3 new tors for me as well today. Once off the main path past Eylesbarrow up to Nun’s Cross, you hit a area of peace and quiet and apart from a few cows and sheep you will rarely see anyone until you get to Drizzlecombe, it’s a lovely place.
Starting out with sun shining on Down Tor with the Princetown mast behindLooking back to the car park on the left by the trees, with Sheeps Tor up on the rightThe wheel house at Eylesbarrow Tin Mine, Sheeps Tor far rightSome of the walls and buildings of the tin mineEylesbarrow summit, looking northAnd the summit cairn, with a rain storm passing over Hen Tor and Shell Top in the distanceDartmoor ponies!Wheal Katherine, the other part of the tin mine complex, with the Plym valley and Calverslake Tor in shotCrossing Plym Ford, fairly easy after a dry spellOn Calverslake Tor looking across to EylesbarrowPlym valley and the River Plym left with Lower Hartor and Higher Hartor on the other sideFirst to Little Gnats Head and a view to Eylesbarrow with Calverslake Tor the rocks which are down on the rightThe River Plym at Plym Steps, not so much a set of steps more a crossing pointOn Lower Hartor Tor looking to the source of the Plym at Plym Head, Calverslake Tor on the right of pictureAnother view along the Plym valley looking downstreamOn Higher Hartor Tor now and looking to Sheeps Tor on the left and Peek Hill rightLower Hartor Tor can just be seen down the hill, Plym Steps is on the right edge of this picture in the valleyThe sun comes out as I make my way down to DrizzlecombeThis menhir is the largest standing stone on Dartmoor at 4.5metres tallOn Eastern Tor now, with Gutter Tor on the left and the scout hut in the trees on the right. Sheeps Tor , Leather Tor and Peek Hill inbetweenDog kennels in the walls at Ditsworthy Warren HouseOn the final tor, Gutter Tor, looking westwardsEylesbarrow high above the trees around the scout hutLooking back to Ditsworthy from Gutter Tor, Hen Tor on the hill behind the warren houseA field of buttercups to finish with Sheepstor church and Sheeps Tor in view
Dartmoor never fails to surprise me, the walking can be as hard or easy as you want. Plus there are places such as Tavy Cleave which is as good as anywhere in this country
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So much interesting stuff on Dartmoor, I really need to get down here and dod some serious walking and exploration
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Dartmoor never fails to surprise me, the walking can be as hard or easy as you want. Plus there are places such as Tavy Cleave which is as good as anywhere in this country
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