Can you spot the climber?
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Looking down from the clifftops at East Soar onto Starehole Bay, near Salcombe on the South Devon coast. The jagged rock formations fall steeply into the turquoise water below, a striking example of the rugged South Hams shoreline. Can you spot the climber amongst the rocks? Photograph taken at East Soar (National Trust), along the South West Coast Path..
Dramatic cliffs, hidden coves, and sweeping sea views define East Soar, a rugged stretch of the South Devon coast managed by the National Trust. Secluded Starehole Bay, between Bolt Head and Bolt Tail, carries layers of history: linked to Viking landings, smuggling tales, and the wreck of the Herzogin Cecilie in 1936.
Archaeological surveys reveal prehistoric fields, medieval earthworks, and 20th-century military sites tied to RAF Bolt Head.
Barrett, Roger. Salcombe and the Smuggling Trade. Salcombe Maritime History Paper 8. Salcombe: Salcombe Maritime Museum, Salcombe History Society, 2018. salcombemuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8.Salcom....
Bowden, M, and H Winton. ‘East Soar, Devon: Assessment and Survey from Aerial Photographs’. Historic England, 3 July 2009. historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/50-2009.
National Trust. ‘East Soar’. National Trust. Accessed 2 October 2025. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/east-soar.
Can you spot the climber?
IMG_2240
Looking down from the clifftops at East Soar onto Starehole Bay, near Salcombe on the South Devon coast. The jagged rock formations fall steeply into the turquoise water below, a striking example of the rugged South Hams shoreline. Can you spot the climber amongst the rocks? Photograph taken at East Soar (National Trust), along the South West Coast Path..
Dramatic cliffs, hidden coves, and sweeping sea views define East Soar, a rugged stretch of the South Devon coast managed by the National Trust. Secluded Starehole Bay, between Bolt Head and Bolt Tail, carries layers of history: linked to Viking landings, smuggling tales, and the wreck of the Herzogin Cecilie in 1936.
Archaeological surveys reveal prehistoric fields, medieval earthworks, and 20th-century military sites tied to RAF Bolt Head.
Barrett, Roger. Salcombe and the Smuggling Trade. Salcombe Maritime History Paper 8. Salcombe: Salcombe Maritime Museum, Salcombe History Society, 2018. salcombemuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8.Salcom....
Bowden, M, and H Winton. ‘East Soar, Devon: Assessment and Survey from Aerial Photographs’. Historic England, 3 July 2009. historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/50-2009.
National Trust. ‘East Soar’. National Trust. Accessed 2 October 2025. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/east-soar.