Hats, shorts, water and sunscreen the order of the day.
Down past Yennadon Cross to Welltown and a quick swerve left to cross the beautiful flowery meadows. Soon down to the village and on to Knowle Down where beautiful ponies graze.
High bracken thwarted visual identification of reave but a lower track and boundary stone marked KD and FD soon found. It's counterpart up in the high bracken also sought. KD Knowle Down and FD for Fillace Down. Presumably grazing rights divided between the neighbouring villages.
Leisurely coffee stop taken at the stepping stones and then a squelchy lane to find Huckworthy. Two chaps on a bench told us they had seen a kingfisher!!
Over the bridge to see the county stone opposite the Parlby Arms and returning back over the beautiful Walkham to not conclusively find the other county stone.
A steep hike up to the churchyard past the reconstructed cross and a quick study of George Gray's gravestone, the 8 year old's death in 1843 happened due to being lost for 2 days on Dartmoor whilst looking after horses and it being misty. Horror on several levels !
Back down to Welltown and through to find another cross opposite the lane to Peek Hill Farm. Tummies rumbling well, a sweaty march to reach the droving track past Horseyatt and lunch in the shade of the tall bank and laden sloe bushes.
Such a hot walk !!
Anne