Viewing Glastonbury Tor from the Garth | Forum

Bikers666 Dec 1, 2017 18:39:34

An interesting thing that the mound on the Garth with the trig point on resembles Glastonbury Tor. I was on the Garth today with a binocular and I'm fairly sure that I was able to view the Tor from the Garth with the tower just discernible.
Just checked Google maps and it seems I was looking along the correct orientation.
I'm going to return with a higher mag. bin to check it out.
I've thought I'd seen the Tor from Nash Point but couldn't make out the tower. I think the higher elevation from the Garth above the haze of the Severn makes the view clearer.
Has anyone else spotted the Tor from the Garth?

thelonious Dec 1, 2017 18:56:56

Replying to Bikers666

About 60 km as the crow flies. Looks like the tor should be possible to see.

https://tinyurl.com/yccxctqc (Generated panorama from Garth Hill)

https://tinyurl.com/y8yo6bxl (Zoom view in direction of Glastonbury Tor)

Rhiannon Dec 1, 2017 21:10:31

Replying to Bikers666

That sounds fun!

You certainly get a good view of the tor from the M5, and that's low lying on the Somerset levels. So if you're raised up although further away - hey why not, it's such a distinctive shape isn't it.

The second picture on this page shows Brean Down and Steep Holm - with South Wales behind. That'd be the right direction for where you were looking from.

http://www.glastonburytor.org.uk/panorama.html