by Paul Read | Oct 9, 2023 | England, Locations
The Hurlers Stone Circles The Hurlers Cheesewring The Hurlers The Hurlers is the name for an arrangement of three stone circles on the edge of Bodmin Moor, according to various sources, although only two of these are obvious to my untrained eye. Legend has it that the...
by Paul Read | Oct 9, 2023 | England, Locations
Yellowmead Stone Circles Yellowmead Stone Circle Concentric Rings Yellowmead is a farm on the slopes of Sheeps Tor on southern Dartmoor, and is semi-famous for its unusual concentric stone circles. The circles were not uncovered until relatively recently: the 1920s,...
by Paul Read | Oct 9, 2023 | China, Travel
Hua Shan May, 2023 Taoist Shrines and Sheer Drops Hua Shan East Peak May, 2023 Even though I’d been told it was no longer necessary to visit the five sacred mountains of China, having been to Huang Shan, I knew I had to visit Hua Shan as soon as I saw photos of it....
by Paul Read | Sep 25, 2023 | England
Foxtor Mires Foxtor Mires Foxtor Childe's Tomb Foxtor Mires: The Inspiration for the Grimpen Mire The Sherlock Holmes novel The Hound of the Baskervilles contains many vivid descriptions of the “Great Grimpen Mire”, a virtually impenetrable expanse of bog on Dartmoor....
by Paul Read | Sep 19, 2023 | England
Down Tor Stone Circle & Row Down Tor Stone Circle Are you the type of person who has a favourite stone circle on Dartmoor? I suppose you might be, if you ended up here. I certainly am, and this one is mine, for many reasons. Firstly, it’s a convenient walking...
