Sunday, 12th June 2022.
A purposeful walk to visit an old familiar face — Fur Tor or ‘Far Tor’ — Dartmoor’s remotest Tor.
Also known as ‘The Queen of the Moor’.
🕐 Starting at 13:00 from Lane End car park via the awesome Tavy Cleave. Back at precisely 22:00 🕙
Fur Tor takes a bit of reaching as ‘The Queen’ of Dartmoor’s Tors is fortified by blanket bog and rivers — all of which have to be negotiated.
Needless to say the ‘Queen of the Moor’ enjoyed an audience of only ‘three’ that afternoon!
Emily came along for the ride!
And NO! — I wasn’t even half tempted to take this huge bovine skull home in my rucksack to add to my bone collection. I hope that it will always be left to rest in peace on Cut Hill — where its spirit departed and roams still; it belongs there — with all the other weathered bones that lie scattered about the peat hags.
Cut Hill is a bleak place with it’s own special beauty — and the 360° views it offers over Dartmoor and beyond — are well worth going the extra mile for.
At the heart of Fur Tor’s main rock stack.
Hi
I don’t know that it advances your understanding of the Lost Bonnet drawing any, but I recently purchased and have taken posession of what appears to be an authentic pencil drawing by William Warman of a Lady in a Bonnet. It was only after making the purchase that I came across your blog and reference to William Warman. The graphite drawing (with black watercolur highlighted eyes and lips) is highly detailed and is perhaps a precusor to the painting of a Lady in a Bonnet by William Warman that appears on you website. I am happy to send you an image of the drawing if it is of interest to you.
Best wishes
Michael Barrett
Good evening Dr Barrett,
Yes please, I’d love to see your William Warman Bonnet portrait. I’m always interested in anything bonnety! Thank you for getting in touch. I’ll send you an email…