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The location of the cairn enjoys extensive views to the east.

Exposed stonework in the centre of the cairn.

A small area of exposed stonework in the SE quadrant of the bank.

The remains of the central cairn have almost disappeared under the heather.

From the shade of the nearby oak.

For a short time we had the circle to ourselves, under a wholly unexpected blue sky.

Some of the visible stones in the monument.

Late summer isn’t the ideal time to visit, as bracken obscures much of the site.

The beautiful Wye Valley from Yat Rock, the northern point of the hillfort.

The inner (fourth) rampart.

The impressive third rampart.

The second rampart, looking east.

The outermost rampart.

Artist’s overhead impression from the info board at Symonds Yat.

Looking towards the distant Clee Hills (multiple forts) from the northern rampart.

Inside the southern rampart.

Looking down over multiple lines of ramparts into the southern annexe from the main fort.

Looking east, standing on the southern rampart of the main fort.

Autumn creeps up on the fort interior.

The eastern entrance of the fort.

The interior of lower southern “annexe”.

The very overgrown bank surrounding the lower southern “annexe” of the fort.

Standing here in the rain, maybe the weather will change again.

Sweet suburbia.

With rain splodge.

The sides of the stone have been rubbed smooth by livestock.

There’s hills up there somewhere...

Approaching in the rain.

With Graig Fach goch behind.

Looking east-ish.

‘Neath the green apples of the dead.

The four stones (two in the foreground, two against the headstone).

The flat-topped stone. Note moss-obscured vein cutting through the stone.

Looking west, into the rain.

Looking SW from the outcrop above the stones.

Wide angle, looking east. Note waterlogged state of the track behind.

Looking towards Great Links Tor (right), with High Willhays extreme left.

Slabs in the centre of the cairn.

Even in ruin, the cairn is impressive.

Panorama, looking north from the west cairn over the fertile farmland around Okehampton.

The west cairn.

The western cairn, seen from the summit of Yes Tor.

The ruined summit cairn on Yes Tor, looking north.

Yes Tor from High Willhays. The large ruined cairn is on the shoulder of the hill, to the left of the rocky outcrops that form the summit.

The flattened interior of the possible cairn has become a pond, the water being retained by the revetting on the south side.

Looking towards Great Links Tor (left). Note bogginess of the ground adjacent to the cairn.