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This walk: 2007-3-14 This walk was from the Scout Hut (Nattor) car park to Ditsworthy Settlement, stone rows, River Plym, Shavercombe Falls, Hen Tor, Legis Tor, a leat, River Plym again (wider this time!), Gutter Tor, cairn & cist, and back to the car park.
View of Gutter Tor (SX 57785 66870) from near the start of the walk, beside the trees around the Scout Hut
View of Sheeps Tor (at SX 56535 6824) from the same viewpoint as above
Another view of Gutter Tor from near the Scout Hut
"Long house" feature at approx. SX 58640 67060, or possibly a discrete enclosure within the "Settlement"
Stone Row at SX 59060 66860 running to a large standing stone at the far end with a single stone off to the left and a large cairn to the right
Another view of the row and cairn
The cairn and large end stone seen looking back from the River Plym - an opportunity for wet feet, avoided on this crossing - but not the second crossing later!
Shavercombe Falls (SX 59505 66040), difficult to capture well on camera because of the tree falling across and the shade in the gully
Approaching Hen Tor. NB - this tor is surrounded by a large area of rocks
On the left is Gutter Tor, then Sheep's Tor, the top of Peekhill plantation, the rounded shape of Peek Hill with the trees at the scout hut in front, then Sharpitor with Leather Tor in front, then the Stanlake and Raddick plantations. My thanks to GW who supplied the description by email, 13 May 2009.
Hen Tor, as close as I got, at SX 59338 65300
Hen Tor seen from the route to Legis Tor
Believed Down Tor(?), Sharpitor and Leather Tor (at right) from the same spot at the previous photo. The forestry area around the north end of Burrator reservoir can be seen at the right
Approaching Legis Tor, complete with a fence around enclosed land. The has to be crossed using stiles
Okay - a stile! At SX 57337 65850
En route from Legis Tor to Gutter Tor, looking back at Hen Tor, which is surrounded by bracken and rocks i.e. hard "going"
Sign on another gate on the bridle path (SX 57646 66455)
Close to previous photo
Gutter Tor (SX 57785 66870) - a nice area of short grass, unlike Hen Tor!
Another view of Sheeps Tor, Sharpitor and Leather Tor as seen from among the rocks of Gutter Tor
Rock detail at Gutter Tor
More rock detail at Gutter Tor, looking "south-east'ish" with Hen Tor in the distance
Cist, a stone burial box for cremated ashes from the Neolithic period. The surrounding circular cairn is not easy to distinguish
