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Higger Tor seen at sunrise from the ancient Carl Wark Fort, on Hathersage Moor.
The name Carl Wark is thought to derive from 'Carl's Work'. Carl being an old name for the Devil. This in itself could derive from the time when the area fell under the control of the Germanic Angles of Northumbria, following the battle of Win Hill in 626AD. The Northumbrians beat the Mercians by rolling boulders down the hillside.
When the fort was excavated in the 1950's, Stuart Piggott remarked that the construction of the wall and supporting earthen bank was reminiscent of Scottish Dark Age forts.
It is likely that Carl Wark is a multi-period site. Probably first used during the Neolithic period and through pre-history.
Been very busy and not had much time for getting out and about over the summer. However, managed to squeeze in a sunrise on Higger Tor this Sunday morning... although the sun didn't seem quite as keen to show up as I was!
The heavy clouds make for a nice, heavy late summer scene however and the diffused light more suitable to black and white.
Higger Tor, Peak District
A combination of snow and frost on Higger Tor yesterday morning, largely clear skies, but with some subtle cloud made it worthwhile posting. Spent a good while up here, so will hopefully have some more shots to share.
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Another shot I just remembered from my snowy Peak District trip! Looking from Burbage South Edge to Higger Tor.
The chair-shaped standing stone of Wet Withens. In the background can be seen Higger Tor which the stone appears to mimic in its shape. It is from behind Higger Tor that the midsummer sun rises when seen from the circle.
A 6 shot panoramic from Higger Tor on Sunday morning, over looking the ever changing mists over Millstone Edge and beyond, whilst having a natter to Paul Newcombe.
Not sure a pan looks it's best on here, but the full size version looks pretty good (to me anyway!)
Looks better in Lightbox I reckon.
A fellow photographer shooting the sunset from the top of Higger Tor.
An HDR image taken with a Nikon D300 and 18-105mm lens.
© Steve Bark
By this point it was full on snowing, meaning I barely dared take my camera out of the bag! But I had to just to snap a shot from Carl Wark towards Higger Tor
Heathers, Rocks and Light towards Higger Tor and Carl Wark. I nearly got blown off taking this shot, as the winds were buffeting, and I could feel my body being pushed to oneside as I braced the tripod to take this.
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Out for the day walking along the ridge top yesterday. Lovely sunshine and cloudy skies, but very windy on top!
Making the best of a bad job!
I originally arrived at Higger Tor at 6.30am for sunrise, to find it shrouded in low cloud. It quickly became apparent that it wasn't going to budge, so I decided to try to drop below the cloud and see if that presented any opportunities.
After sitting at Hook's Car, below Stanage Edge for a while, I parked at Dennis Knoll and took the Long Causeway up to the edge, to the bottom of the cloud base.
The strong winds opened up the occassional window, so I managed a few shots which weren't a total white-out!
Looking across Winyard's Nick (a scar left on the landscape by an old packhorse route), to Higger Tor on Hathersage Moor.
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Finally got my lens back yesterday so had to get out and try it, a bit of an overcast evening but the sun did try to squeeze through the clouds at one point. Looking over the Hope Valley from Higger Tor. (1/160 f8 @ 17mm 0.9 ND grad filter)
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Snowy, windy and really cold... the snow flattened out the valley so it's hard to get an idea of the height..
View from Over Owler Tor, across Hathersage Moor to Higger Tor. Odd shaped outcrops and remains of prehistoric occupation, litter Hathersage Moor.
A quick dash to Higger Tor on Saturday morning following a forecast for a much less cloudy morning and a frost on the ground! No frost, and mucho cloud put paid to the actual sunrise, but the sun did make an appearance, and this was about 25 mins after sun up. Some lovely light on the far side of Hope Valley. Taken using the 24-105 at 105mm, and a 6 shot stitch. Looks much better at full size.
Stanage Edge and Higger Tor seen from Over Owler Tor.
Taken with an Olympus μ(mju) zoom wide 80 camera on Agfaphoto Vista 200 film.
A sunrise trip to Carl Wark which over looks the very distinctive shape of Higger Tor. It was extremely windy on this trip
The sunrise catching the summit rocks of Higger Tor near Hathersage. In the background can be seen the eastern end of Stanage Edge.
Moonrise, shot from the top of Higger Tor, North Derbyshire, UK.
An HDR image, shot with a Nikon D90.
© Steve Bark
looking at Carl Walk from Higger Tor in the Peak District, its taken just before the sun goes into the haze on the horizon, and the last of the good light is gone.
© 2011 Paul Newcombe. Don't use without permission.
Carl Wark sunrise, Peak District, UK.
Heavy mist at sunrise clears to reveal the unmistakable profile of Higger Tor.
The Derbyshire Peak District. The heather is just about to turn.
Processed this one with some kind advice from James Grant who has some amazing landscape work. Thanks James.
5 pic HDR , Photomatix , Photoshop , Topaz...
Was out with platzy on our usual walking/photography trip :D