Wednesday Evening 13th July Smeardon Down

A bright sunny evening but with a cool and fresh breeze.

This was the view from the car park looking across to Cox Tor, Sharp Tor and Great Coombe Tor.

We walked back down the road before looping around and back up onto Smeardon Down. This is looking across towards Great Links Tor.

Along the ridge with Boulters Tor in the foreground and Great Mis Tor in the distance.

We took the track down to wards Cudlipptown but decided to take a closer look at the remains of Twist Farm which we have walked past previously but not explored.

Most of the roof has now fallen in except foe this part of an attached outbuilding. An ash tree is growing out from within the building.

The remains of an old cooker in what must of been the kitchen

The floor from the upstairs rooms has collapsed into the living area.

Outside the remains of a horse-drawn farming implement. Difficult to know how long it was since the farm was abandoned but I would estimate it to be in the region of approximately 70 - 100 years ago.

We continued down the track before coming back up again....

...on to the open more due west of White Tor as the sun was getting lower in the sky.

This final shot was taken just before the sun set, there is a stone circle in the foreground.

We looped around to the track which runs past Lower Godsworthy. It isn't marked as a footpath but we didn't encounter any problem as we went past the farmhouse.

On to the Peter Tavy Inn. With Terry, Brenda and Anne.