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John Farrar | all galleries >> Galleries >> Images of Devon & Cornwall > Bowermans Nose
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24-MAR-2007

Bowermans Nose

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Bowerman's Nose on Hayne Down. The distinctive profile of the
granite pinnacle features widely in the pictures and literature of the Moor.
Perhaps the name arises from an ancient bowman 'bowerman' who, according to legend,
was out hunting one day with his dogs when they spooked a group of witches.
The witches cursed him and, so it is said, turned him and his hounds into the
wierdly shaped rocks we see today.
Map Ref: SX 739806. An easy-to-walk-to place about a mile from Hound Tor.
As the road is narrow and there is limited parking, ideally park and walk from Hound Tor,
or if you're not into hiking you can sometimes park off the gated road on Hayne Down
and walk the 1/4 mile or so up to the pinnacle.

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Polarising filter used to bring out the North sky.

Konica-Minolta Maxxum 5D
1/80s f/11.0 at 28.0mm iso100 full exif

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