ANOTHER TOR.....ANOTHER SHAPE.... |
A photographic view in monochrome.... I use various techniques to enhance and give atmosphere to the images....... I enjoy breaking the so called photographic rules. I have a special interest in the genre of mystical landscapes,gothic buildings and graveyards, crumbling castles,haunted houses,ruins, grotesques and gargoyles. (Please click/tap the image to improve and enlarge)
Monday 30 July 2012
ANOTHER TOR.....ANOTHER SHAPE.....
Thursday 26 July 2012
THE RINGASTAN
THE RINGASTAN - DARTMOOR |
This stone circle is situated just twenty metres from a small road and it dates from the Bronze Age. The circle consists of 22 visible stones with a diameter of 8.6 metres.
There has been talk of recent witchcraft activities taking place at this site, but whether or not that is true, it is a truly magical site to visit.....
Sunday 22 July 2012
HUNTINGDON WARREN CLAPPER BRIDGE
CLAPPER BRIDGE AT HUNTINGDON WARREN |
According to the Dartmoor National Park Authority the word 'clapper' derives from an Anglo-Saxon word (cleaca) meaning 'bridging the stepping stones'.
The definition of a clapper bridge is flat stones held in place only by their own weight. Some of them have only one slab but they can have up to nine.
Some of the bridges have pillars consisting of stones, some are just laid directly onto the banks.
The one shown in the above photograph crosses the Western Wella Brook and is often used by walkers making their way along the 'Two Moors Way' National trail.
Sunday 15 July 2012
DARK WOODS........
DARK WOODS..... |
Most of the Dartmoor woodland areas tend to be a mix of overgrown trees and moss covered rocks............almost Tolkein-esque in their appearance....... dark gloomy and eerily quiet.
Wednesday 11 July 2012
LONGSTONE...
THE SHOVEL DOWN LONGSTONE |
This standing stone is about three metres in height and it is thought to be over 3,500 years old.
In the year 1240 it was recorded as a boundary stone mentioned in the Perambulation of the Forest Bounds.
Shovel Down is a good place to visit for those who are interested in these structures....As well as the Longstone, a Stone Circle, Bronze age Stone Rows and a Cairn can all be found here as well.
Sunday 8 July 2012
WHITE MOOR DOWN
WHITE MOOR DOWN STONE CIRCLE |
Wednesday 4 July 2012
Sunday 1 July 2012
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