Wednesday 10th April Staple Tor

Another gloomy day as we set off from the car park below Lower Staple Tor.  Just in front of us was a new foal -  the first one I have seen this year.

We walked across to the...

....disused quarry at Merrivale.

Up the hill to one of the sett makers banker and Keith demonstrates how they were used.

Then up the Walkham Valley...

...across the leat..

...and down to the old Blowing House which was used for smelting tin.  The wheel pit can be seen. The water wheel was used to operate the bellows.  Just right of centre is the mould stone - used to cast the tin ingots.

Nearby is a broken mould stone

Great Mis Tor behind

 The Walkham valley

Next up to the  Bronze Age settlement and the remains of a hut circle.

Up further to the Stone Circle before...

...heading back to Roos Tor.

Near Roos Tor we stopped at the boundary stone and John pointed the original stone in the ground just to the right of the later addtion.

Looking across to the Pew Tor from Middle Staple Tor

With John, Pete, Kath, Keith, Sue and Tom in the pub.