Black Hill and Bat's Castle, Exmoor

Saturday 6 August 2016

This is well known ground for me, as I grew up around here. We walked from Carhampton on the edge of Exmoor National Park, up over Black Hill. On a clear day you can see for miles from here, over the Bristol Channel to the Brecon Beacons and when it's exceptionally clear to the two Severn bridges. We didn't see that far today, but it was good to get out and get some miles in. From Black Hill, we dropped back down and over Bat's Castle, an old iron age hill fort, then finished by crossing Dunster deer park.

A patchwork of summer fields, climbing up to Black Hill

A patchwork of summer fields, climbing up to Black Hill

Looking over toward Wootton Courtney from Bat's Castle

Looking over toward Wootton Courtney from Bat's Castle

Distant Dunkery Beacon (left) and Grabbist (right), with the heather and gorse of Bat's Castle

Distant Dunkery Beacon (left) and Grabbist (right), with the heather and gorse of Bat's Castle

Dunster Castle and Conygar Tower, from Dunster deer park

Dunster Castle and Conygar Tower, from Dunster deer park

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