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Big boulder of a stone on the western side of the circle.

Looking north. The Aran mountains can be seen in the distance on the left skyline.

Looking southwest towards Yr Allor. Pumlumon is on the very lefthand edge of the shot, the Tarren Hills over on the right skyline.

The eastern arc, looking southeast towards Trannon Moor.

Stone like a cloven hoof, appropriately for this circle.

The other quartz-veined stone.

Two of the remaining stones in the circle have exposed quartz seams on their edges.

Looking soutwest. Yr Allor with its superb cairn is far right. I think the big hills on the centre skyline are part of the Pumlumon massif.

Looking WNW across the circle, towards the superb backdrop of the Tarren Hills and Cadair Idris.

Looking east across the circle, the best attempt I could make to get four stones in a shot.

Moel Eiddew is the long hill in the centre, rising above Llanbrynmair and the Laen valley. Carneddgerrig cairn is on the prominent summit at the left-hand end. Cadair Idris is far left, Aran Fawddwy distant on the right.

Pebbles.

...and looking towards the far end.

The main passage, looking towards the entrance.

In the creep, difficult to persuade my camera to focus in the dark.

This is the way...

Getting a little more overgrown than on our last visit.

Looking towards Carn Galva.

The stone encroached by the barrow to the south.

Looking towards Men Scrya, visible on the skyline.

You shall not pass!

Small upright stone on Truthwall Common, between Carn Kenidjack and the barrows.

We came across this little upright stone in an area where the gorse has been burned off, on the slopes between Carn Kenidjack and the barrows.

The large recumbent stone that sits just outside the arc of the circle.

We didn’t go to look for the Giant’s Grave, but we did come across this interesting slab propped up next to the entrance of Merthyr Farm, Morvah. It has a central basin, which might suggest an intention to use it in a press or as a millstone.

The cist slab, being swallowed by the gorse.

Looking east towards Watch Croft. The vegetation burned off in 2010 is making a strong comeback.

Inside the rab-cut chamber, bigger than I was expecting once through the entrance.

Natural light enough to see by.

Thankfully less muddy after a dry spell, the fogou invites us in.

I do like to be beside the seaside.

The creep.

Lower Boscaswell fogou.

The holy well in its beautifully constructed chamber.

The entrance to Lower Boscaswell holy well.

The holy well about 200m south of the fogou.

This large broken slab is in the narrow band of trees immediately to the NW of the circle.

General view looking NNW.

Northeastern arc.

No Bodmin Moor circle seems complete without a triangular stone.

A bit more overgrown than in previous photos.

General view from the northwest.