Day 48: Salcombe to Aveton Gifford – Tor & Semaphore

by Quintin Lake
March 10, 2016
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Devon - South, England
South West Coast Path below Sharp Tor, Devon.

South West Coast Path below Sharp Tor, Devon.

Gorse blossom, Bolt Head, Devon.

Gorse blossom, Bolt Head, Devon.

Sharp Tor, Devon.

Sharp Tor, Devon.

Horses, Bolt Head, Devon.

Horses, Bolt Head, Devon.

The Warren, Devon.

The Warren, Devon.

Former Admiralty flag signalling station, Soar, Devon. About 300 years old, it is a rare survivor of a chain of signal stations built to look out for a French invasion fleet and to pass a rapid alert the British naval bases at Portsmouth, Chatham and Plymouth.

Former Admiralty semaphore flag signalling station, Soar, Devon. About 300 years old, it is a rare survivor of a chain of signal stations built to look out for a French invasion fleet and to pass a rapid alert the British naval bases at Portsmouth, Chatham and Plymouth.

South West Coast Path to Cathole Point, Devon.

South West Coast Path to Cathole Point, Devon.

Highland Cow, Cathole Cliff, Devon.

Highland Cow, Cathole Cliff, Devon.

Priest and Clerk, Soar Mill Cove, Devon.

Priest and Clerk, Soar Mill Cove, Devon.

Number 23, Bolberry Down, Devon.

Number 23, Bolberry Down, Devon.

Holy Trinity Church, South Huish, Devon.

Holy Trinity Church, South Huish, Devon.

Rock palette, Bolt Tail, Devon.

Rock palette, Bolt Tail, Devon.

Burgh Island Hotel, Devon.

Burgh Island Hotel, Devon.

Thatched Cottage, Inner Hope, Devon.

Thatched Cottage, Inner Hope, Devon.

Reedbeds near Thurlestone Sand, Devon.

Reedbeds near Thurlestone Sand, Devon.

Neighbours, Outer Hope, Devon.

Neighbours, Outer Hope, Devon.

Seascape, Bigbury Bay, Devon.

Seascape, Bigbury Bay, Devon.

Surfer, Bantham Beach, Devon.

Surfer, Bantham Beach, Devon.

River Avon and Burgh Island, Devon.

River Avon and Burgh Island, Devon.

Tanker from the River Avon valley Devon.

Tanker from the River Avon valley Devon.

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