Monday 25th November Blackey Tor

And so back to Dartmoor.  A dull morning but the sky cleared after lunch leaving me with time for a walk from Princetown.  I parked on the edge of the village and followed the wall out to...

...this boundary stone - I couldn't make out the markings.

Across to the track and on to South Hessary Tor...

...continuing along the track to Peat Cott.

A fine view of Fox Tor Mires - now you wouldn't want to go through there would you!

Down past the old little chapel and over to the Strane River - which at this point is more of a stream.

Next to it are these small blocks of granite which are known as Strane Tor.

From here I headed over Royal Hill and down to Blackey Tor.  Not many people will come here because there is no obvious route. By now the sun was getting lower and the colours were changing.

Back past the farm know as Tor Royal as the sun got even lower.

Couldn't resist a final photo with sun just before sunset.

Tuesday 17th September Four Winds

 A wet drizzly morning and this was the view from Four Winds

Up to the last working quarry on Dartmoor, just before the Yellowmead Track

Hollow Tor was next.

 North Hessary Tor...

And there are just six of these to hold the whole thing in place.













Down to the railway track.

Down again around King Tor...

...across the stream

Back to the start.  We didn't see much for the whole walk but the forecast heavy rain didn't materialise and we did of course feel better just for being out there!

Always a warm welcome in The Prince of Wales.  With Roger, Brian, Rosemary and Terry

Tuesday 12th February Four Winds

 A dull cold day and just a touch of frost underfoot.  We set off from Four Winds and up to Hollow Tor.

The view across to Great Mis Tor.

The dominating mast next...

...North Hessary Tor

Then down past Princetown to...

...the railway line.

We cut over to Swelltor Quarry....

...and one of the large holes left behind.

The view across to Foggintor Quarry.

King Tor was our next stop.

Then down to cross the stream and up to the large standing stone...

 ...and over to the stone row before returning to the cars.

Lunch was in the Darmoor Inn which was OK with Amber, Linda and Charlie.

Friday 13th April North Hessary Tor

On a beautiful warm sunny afternoon from the main Tavistock/Princetown Road to Little Mis Tor and nearby this cute new born foal - ahh

Little Mis Tor ( 102)...

...not so little when you are next to it but small in comparison to...

...Great Mis Tor (103)

One of my top four favourite tors - on a day like today from here you get fantisic views across a wide area of the moor...

...looking south to North Hessary Tor...

...north to Great Links Tor and ...

...twelve miles east to Haytor and Rippon Tor

Across Greena Ball to Clay Tor (104) which is on the northern bank of the River Walkham just east of Dead Lake.

Back over Greena Ball towards North Hessary Tor.

Just left off the road up to the transmission station is Herne Hole Tor (105).

Then to North Hessary Tor (106)...

...which is next to and dominated the transmission station and mast.  The transmission station was built by the BBC in 1955 when a transmitter was needed to introduce 405 line television into Devon. It now carries a small UHF TV transmitter which serves Princetown and Dartmoor. FM radio transmissions began in 1956 and covers most of Devon and eastern parts of Cornwall.

Nearby is Rundlestone Tor (107).  By now the bright sunshine had gone it had started raining and I was on the edge of heavy shower.  Far away I could hear thunder.

Another short walk to Hollow Tor (108)...

...with Great Mis Tor in the distance.

Finally over to Billy's Tor (109).  Well there isn't a tor here at all, just lots of boulders (or clitter),  but again it is in Terry Bound's book - so it counts!