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I have to admit to being fairly disappointed by all the Shovel Down sites except for the Longstone when I visited on a wet and windy October 10th 2004.
Most of the sites have been well demolished, probably by wall builders in the 18/19th century. Just look at the walls around Batworthy Corner, and you will see that an awful lot of stone, both large and small, was used to build them, and it would all have to have been sourced from somewhere. Where better than a nicely laid out row of ready made building material just a few yards away on the moor.
And of the remaining stones, many are very small indeed, and have become overgrown very easily by the grass, and indeed buried in the turf.
But still, it was a nice afternoon out exploring, much better for me than sitting here at the pooter ! And its always nice to get out for a walk on the moor, even in the wet. In three and a half hours of walking, I only saw another 3 people all afternoon (and one dog).
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