" HAYTOR "
Have long wanted to go to Dartmoor so when my friend Mike / Opobs mentioned a Quarry he wanted to visit , i jumped at the chance , a long day Sunrise to Sunset , i was so impressed with the Dartmoor prison also just one intimidating place !!!
Thanks for driving Mike , i cannot wait to return !!!
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Haytor and Haytor Rocks together form a typical "avenue" tor, where the granite between the two main outcrops has been eroded away. Its characteristic shape is a notable landmark visible on the skyline from many places between Exeter and Totnes. Haytor is also a climbing venue, especially popular with groups and schools due to its generally easy grades. The granite here is of a particularly high quality and there are several disused quarries near the tor, the rock from which was transported by the Haytor Granite Tramway (built in 1820) to the Stover Canal.
The tramway itself was built out of the granite it would carry, and due to its durable nature much of it remains visible today.
Granite from the quarry was also used in the construction of London Bridge which was built in 1831, however by 1962 the bridge was sinking and had to be replaced. The last rock was quarried here in 1919; it was used for the Exeter war memorial.
During the 19th Century steps were cut into one side on the Tor and a metal handrail fixed to allow tourists easier access to the summit. This was not entirely welcomed and in 1851, a Dr Coker complained about the rock steps that had been cut 'to enable the enervated and pinguitudinous scions of humanity of this wonderful nineteenth century to gain its summit.' It is possible that the steps were cut by John Yabsley, stone mason from Halwell.
"Hey Tor, which derives its name from heah, high, is perhaps, visited more often than any other tor upon Dartmoor. This is due not only to the fact that it is easily accessible - the 'cherrybanks' of Bovey Tracey taking it in their round - but to the gigantic masses of rock which crown its summit, the largest piles, taken as a whole, upon the moor and the most unmistakeable."
Comments and faves
cabe26, jmarshphoto, Bob Cox Photography, D7im Al D7im, and 18 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Wojtek Toman (4 months ago | reply)
Excellent sharpness
Timster1973 (4 months ago | reply)
Nice - wheres the Oast you promised me?
Angelo Bosco (4 months ago | reply)
Fantastic view!
Great colors and texture of the rocks and the grass!
Interesting notes, thank you!
ar.t (4 months ago | reply)
Fantastic coloros and light.
tugboat1952 (4 months ago | reply)
lovely shot, interesting info
Matthew Post (4 months ago | reply)
Stunning shot mate! well done!
Andrew Rolfe (4 months ago | reply)
Great lighting and colors, nice work. Thanks for the in-depth background story too :).
zenman3 (4 months ago | reply)
lovely image, nice contrast between the lush soft green and the cold hard rocks.
I remember coming home from a night in a lonely pub on Dartmoor when I was an apprentice Chef working in Moreton Hampstead in the sixties. We walked a long way that night it was realy foggy and cold. Add to that stories about " The Headless Horseman " that road these moors and my friends and I were a little bit jumpy.
ezkaba@editions (4 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
rumawolf2 Happy 2012! (4 months ago | reply)
cool
WoodWalker#1 (4 months ago | reply)
This photo took my BREATH away
BREATHTAKING
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MD_MC (4 months ago | reply)
Rating: ★★★★★
Excellent shot!
curapajznik (4 months ago | reply)
I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
gabrdanh (4 months ago | reply)
great shot
blue fin art (4 months ago | reply)
Pin sharp and it looks a fab place
siskokid (4 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous image!
Le Kim (4 months ago | reply)
Real good
Alan Coles (4 months ago | reply)
Good
●¤ Ãł-ŵĥѐβ! ¤● (4 months ago | reply)
Excellent shot
opobs (4 months ago | reply)
Feeling my age this morning!
Nice pic, from the sunset I abandoned!
greggys stuff (4 months ago | reply)
Top shot again Dave.
Richard G G (4 months ago | reply)
Very nicely done.
globetraveler2 (4 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!!
Chiraag_Krishna (4 months ago | reply)
Excellent!
Hindsight2011 (4 months ago | reply)
The saturation of color in this is exceptional. Composition is dead on as well. Nice!