Sunday, 22 December 2024

 During the Dartmoor Walking festival this year one of my walking party was bagging 'Dartmoor 365' squares, and Huntingdon Warren was one of them on our 14 mile route.  However, there were two or three more points to be bagged that were slightly off route and too much to add to a long day walk.  So I promised to take them to find these places later in the year.  The first date programmed was cancelled because of Storm Bert, and so this weekend we set off in pouring rain and strong winds to do the 8 mile walk.  So six of us set off for Avon Dam with the wind and rain pelting our backs.  On the way to the dam we visited a Bronze Age settlement before we arrived at Huntingdon Cross, a marker on the ancient Abbot's Way.  We then headed north to look for the Chapel and memorial which we failed to find.  Huntingdon House remains were interesting and we crossed the Western Wella Brook to visit the remains of the mine before heading across rough ground to Hickaton Hill settlement.  We diverted up the Two Moors Way to keep the walking easier, and it was downhill all the way back!