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Portwrinkle Sunset

A brief interlude between rain and hail showers at Portwrinkle, Whitsand Bay, south-east Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

Golitha Falls

After several days of heavy rain in Cornwall, the swollen River Fowey cascades down over Golitha Falls. (FujiFilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF 14mm f2.8 R)

Poppies:Wave

Poppies: Wave, the sweeping arch of bright red poppy heads suspended on towering stalks at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Plymouth Naval Memorial on Plymouth Hoe. The memorial commemorates almost 7,300 servicemen and women of the First World War...

Colliford Lake

A fiery sunset over the flooded forest at Cornwall's largest reservoir Colliford Lake on Bodmin Moor. (FujiFilm X Pro 2, Fujinon XF18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS)

The Milky Way

Clear night skies after a day of rain made for a superb view of the Milky Way while watching the Perseid Meteor shower. Light pollution from the rising moon can be seen above the tree line towards the bottom left of the image. (FujiFilm X-Pro 2, Samyang...

Dramatic colour in the sky over local wheat fields near St Germans in Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-Pro 2, Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II)

Before The Harvest #2

Dramatic colour in the sky over local wheat fields near St Germans in Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-Pro 2, Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II)

A stormy sky over a field of wheat in South East Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF 14mm f2.8 R, Hoya Infrared R72 filter, in camera Acros + red filter film simulation)

Before The Harvest

A stormy sky over wheat fields in South East Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF 14mm f2.8 R, Hoya Infrared R72 filter, in camera Acros + red filter film simulation)

An immaculate example of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott's K6 red telephone box under the stars at Portwrinkle on the south Cornwall coast. The K6 kiosk was commissioned by the General Post Office in 1935 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V. (FujiFilm X-Pro 2, Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II)

The Phone Box

An immaculate example of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott's K6 red telephone box under the stars at Portwrinkle on the south Cornwall coast. The K6 kiosk was commissioned by the General Post Office in 1935 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V....

A superb sunset over a wheat field near St Germans in Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-Pro 2, Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II)

Fire in the Sky

A superb sunset over a wheat field near St Germans in Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-Pro 2, Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II)

Porth Joke

Marram grass sways in the wind at Porth Joke beach near Crantock in Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF 14mm f2.8 R)

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

A fabulous carpet of native Common Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) in a Cornish woodland. (FujiFilm X-Pro 2, Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye II)

Royal William Yard

The view towards Mills Bakery over the harbour at Royal William Yard, Plymouth. Formerly the major victualling depot of the Royal Navy, the collection of Grade I and Grade II listed buildings is a now mixture of living, working, retail and leisure space, but no...

Constantine Bay

The slightest hint of a sunset fades into the horizon during a wet windy evening at Constantine Bay near Padstow on the north Cornwall coast. I have often had people wander into my shots before but this time a Jack Russell terrier tried in vain to pull the piece of...

The tide rushes in over the granite causeway on a cold, grey winter’s evening at St Michael’s Mount, Marazion in Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

The Causeway

The tide rushes in over the granite causeway on a cold, grey winter’s evening at St Michael’s Mount, Marazion in Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

Reflections of trees in a Cornish lake. (FujiFilm X-Pro 2, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm)

The Lake

Reflections of trees in a Cornish lake. (FujiFilm X-Pro 2, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm)

Boats stored for the winter lit by the full moon at Portwrinkle in south east Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

Portwrinkle by Moonlight

Boats stored for the winter lit by the full moon at Portwrinkle in south east Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

Early evening at the fishing port of Mevagissey on the south Cornwall coast. (FujiFilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

Mevagissey at Twilight

Early evening at the fishing port of Mevagissey on the south Cornwall coast. (FujiFilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

A freezing cold and very windy afternoon at Charlestown Harbour near St Austell in Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS, no filters, unedited JPEG straight from camera)

Stormy Charlestown

A freezing cold and very windy afternoon at Charlestown Harbour near St Austell in Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS, no filters, unedited JPEG straight from camera)

Moss and fungi covered logs at Draynes Wood, part of the Golitha Falls National Nature Reserve (NNR) near St Cleer in Cornwall. The title was inspired by one of the Scottish band Frightened Rabbit’s best known songs. (FujiFilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS, no filters)

The Woodpile

Moss and fungi covered logs at Draynes Wood, part of the Golitha Falls National Nature Reserve (NNR) near St Cleer in Cornwall. The title was inspired by one of the Scottish band Frightened Rabbit’s best known songs. (FujiFilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM...

Dusk in the ancient woods as the river Fowey flows towards Golitha Falls in Cornwall. A 6 x 12 panorama of 3 landscape format images made using the photo merge feature in Adobe Lightroom. (FujiFilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS, no filters)

River Fowey at Golitha

Dusk in the ancient woods as the river Fowey flows towards Golitha Falls in Cornwall. A 6 x 12 panorama of 3 landscape format images made using the photo merge feature in Adobe Lightroom. (FujiFilm X-Pro2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS, no...

Crackington Haven

Sea foam ‘spume’ is blown up over Black Rock and onto Pencannow Point at Crackington Haven on the north Cornwall coast. The contorted shapes in the rocks known as the ‘Crackington formation’ were formed in the Carboniferous sandstones and grey shales by the earth’s...

I could have written chapter and verse about how I walked for miles to make this image…. ….but in reality I went upstairs and opened the window as the last light of the day silhouetted the winter trees on a nearby hillside. (FujiFilm X-E2, 1986 Tamron 70-210mm F/3.8-4 Model 46A at 210mm)

From The Window

I could have written chapter and verse about how I walked for miles to make this image…. ….but in reality I went upstairs and opened the window as the last light of the day silhouetted the winter trees on a nearby hillside. (FujiFilm X-E2, 1986 Tamron 70-210mm...

Gale force winds, huge waves from the Atlantic Ocean and a massive amount of ‘Quatermass-esque’ spume at Trebarwith Strand on the north Cornwall coast. It was a massive challenge to make this image, virtually impossible to keep the front element of the lens spray free as well as multiple instances of battery, camera and memory card failure due to the bitingly cold wind and moisture, all while trying to stay upright and making sure I didn’t get caught out by a rogue wave. (FujiFilm X-E2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

The Stormy Strand

Gale force winds, huge waves from the Atlantic Ocean and a massive amount of ‘Quatermass-esque’ spume at Trebarwith Strand on the north Cornwall coast. It was a massive challenge to make this image, virtually impossible to keep the front element of the lens spray...

Trethow

The decaying wooden boat ‘Trethow’ at Millbrook Lake, Anderton, Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-E2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

Whirlpools

Whirlpools on the West Dart River near Wistman’s Wood, Dartmoor, Devon. (FujiFilm X-E2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

Wheal Jenkin Stamps Engine House

The remains of the Wheal Jenkin Stamps Engine House at Marke Valley Mine on Caradon Hill, near Minions, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. (1950 Rolleiflex K4/50 Automat, Rollei Retro 400S film)

A large colony of Grey Seals (Halichoerus grypus) on the beach at Mutton Cove on the north Cornish Coast. (FujiFilm X-E2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

Mutton Cove Seals

A large colony of Grey Seals (Halichoerus grypus) on the beach at Mutton Cove on the north Cornish Coast. (FujiFilm X-E2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

A bitterly cold winter morning on the River Stour in Dorset. Sturminster Newton Mill is viewed over “Mark Bauer’s teasels”. (FujiFilm X-E2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

Frosty Stur Mill

A bitterly cold winter morning on the River Stour in Dorset. Sturminster Newton Mill is viewed over “Mark Bauer’s teasels”. (FujiFilm X-E2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

Late afternoon winter sun on a footpath stile at Colliford Lake, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-E2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

The Stile

Late afternoon winter sun on a footpath stile at Colliford Lake, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-E2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

1000 feet of separation over Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. The aircraft involved are N850GT, Boeing 747-87UF of Panalpina/Atlas Air on flight 5Y605, Huntsville (HSV) – Luxembourg (LUX) & EI-DEJ, Airbus A320-214 of Aer Lingus on flight EI583, Malaga (AGP) – Dublin (DUB). (FujiFilm X-E2, Tamron 70-210mm F/3.8-4 Model 46A at 210mm)

Rule of Thirds

1000 feet of separation over Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. The aircraft involved are N850GT, Boeing 747-87UF of Panalpina/Atlas Air on flight 5Y605, Huntsville (HSV) – Luxembourg (LUX) & EI-DEJ, Airbus A320-214 of Aer Lingus on flight EI583, Malaga (AGP) – Dublin...

A fiery sky over Looe Bay viewed from Millendreath in Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-E2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

Looe Bay Sunset

A fiery sky over Looe Bay viewed from Millendreath in Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-E2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

A wonderful carpet of golden beech tree leaves at Draynes Wood in Cornwall. There are still enough leaves on the trees to provide a verdant canopy over the River Fowey. (FujiFilm X-E2, Fujinon XF 14mm f2.8 R)

Autumn in Draynes Wood

A wonderful carpet of golden beech tree leaves at Draynes Wood in Cornwall. There are still enough leaves on the trees to provide a verdant canopy over the River Fowey. (FujiFilm X-E2, Fujinon XF 14mm f2.8 R)

Delabole Slate Quarry in North Cornwall. The largest and oldest slate quarry in England, today just 5 quarrymen use diamond wire saws to produce the same amount of slate as 1000 men did in the 1850s. (FujiFilm X-E1, Fujinon XF55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS)

‘City’ of Slate

Delabole Slate Quarry in North Cornwall. The largest and oldest slate quarry in England, today just 5 quarrymen use diamond wire saws to produce the same amount of slate as 1000 men did in the 1850s. (FujiFilm X-E1, Fujinon XF55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM...

Fallen beech tree leaves line the path through semi-ancient woodland at Seaton Valley Countryside Park and Nature Reserve in Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-E2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS + Heliopan Polariser)

The Golden Path

Fallen beech tree leaves line the path through semi-ancient woodland at Seaton Valley Countryside Park and Nature Reserve in Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-E2, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS + Heliopan Polariser)

The last rays of early evening sun fall on West Quay at Mevagissey’s inner harbour. I resisted the urge to remove the white Ford Transit van from the right hand side of the image as it was from Mevagissey Wet Fish and therefore an authentic part of the scene. (FujiFilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 14mm f2.8 R)

Mevagissey Harbour

The last rays of early evening sun fall on West Quay at Mevagissey’s inner harbour. I resisted the urge to remove the white Ford Transit van from the right hand side of the image as it was from Mevagissey Wet Fish and therefore an authentic part of the scene....

Some fabulous clouds and colour in the sky over Pulpit Rock at Portland Bill in Dorset. An image made on one of my Portland Bill Summer Evening Workshops. If you would like to join me on one of these courses you can find full details here. (FujiFilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 14mm f2.8 R + 6 stop (1.8) ND filter, no other filters used.)

Portland Bill Sunset

Some fabulous clouds and colour in the sky over Pulpit Rock at Portland Bill in Dorset. An image made on one of my Portland Bill Summer Evening Workshops. If you would like to join me on one of these courses you can find full details here. (FujiFilm X-T1,...

Golitha Falls

A still summer’s evening at Golitha Falls National Nature Reserve in Cornwall. One of the few waterfalls on the River Fowey at Golitha that isn’t spoiled by fallen trees. (FujiFilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 14mm f2.8 R)

British Firework Championships

Gala Fireworks of Northampton won the British Firework Championships at Plymouth Hoe in Devon. Part of Gala’s winning display is seen here from Cremyll in Cornwall over The Narrows towards Devil’s Point and Royal William Yard. (FujiFilm X-T1, Fujinon XF18-55mm...

Man Engine

The Man Engine is the largest mechanical puppet ever to be built in Britain and is seen here at Minions on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. After being unveiled in Tavistock, Devon yesterday the Man Engine will visit all 10 Cornish Mining World Heritage Site areas on its...

A wonderful carpet of pink Opium Poppies (Papaver somniferum) growing in a Dorset field. The crop will be allowed to die off and then harvested to produce medical morphine and codeine for pain relief in the pharmaceutical industry. (FujiFilm X-T1, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS, no filters)

The Opium Den

A wonderful carpet of pink Opium Poppies (Papaver somniferum) growing in a Dorset field. The crop will be allowed to die off and then harvested to produce medical morphine and codeine for pain relief in the pharmaceutical industry. (FujiFilm X-T1, Fujinon XF18-55mm...

The huge 99.1% waning gibbous moon rises over Horton Tower (or Sturt’s folly) near Chalbury in Dorset. The five storey gothic red brick tower was built in 1750 by Dorset MP, architect and Lord of Horton Manor, Humphrey Sturt allegedly so that he could observe the local hunt after he became unfit to ride himself. One of the most subtle mobile phone masts you will see anywhere, Vodafone paid for the roof to be restored in return for housing their aerials. (FujiFilm X-T1, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

Horton Moonrise

The huge 99.1% waning gibbous moon rises over Horton Tower (or Sturt’s folly) near Chalbury in Dorset. The five storey gothic red brick tower was built in 1750 by Dorset MP, architect and Lord of Horton Manor, Humphrey Sturt allegedly so that he could observe the...

Last night’s full moon rising over a sea defence groyne ‘lampshade’ marker at Calshot in Hampshire’s New Forest National Park. Calshot Spit is one of the featured locations in my New Forest Waterscapes & Coast Landscape Photography Workshop, full details here. (FujiFilm X-T1, Samyang 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS)

The Lampshade

Last night’s full moon rising over a sea defence groyne ‘lampshade’ marker at Calshot in Hampshire’s New Forest National Park. Calshot Spit is one of the featured locations in my New Forest Waterscapes & Coast Landscape Photography Workshop, full details here....

The Avenue

The avenue of beech trees at Moor Crichel on Cranborne Chase in Dorset. This is a featured location on my Dorset & Wiltshire landscape photography workshop course, full details here. (FujiFilm X-T1, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM...

Dozmary Pool

A brief few seconds of sunlight at Dozmary Pool on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. Various tales and legends exist about Dozmary Pool including one where King Arthur rowed out to the Lady of the Lake and received the sword Excalibur. (FujiFilm X-T1, Fujinon XF18-55mm...

Houseman’s Engine House

The Minions Heritage Centre within Houseman’s Engine House on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. Part of the former South Wheal Phoenix copper and tin mine it housed a 50-inch pumping engine built in 1881. (FujiFilm X-T1, Carl Zeiss Contax 35mm f2.8 Distagon, Velvia film...

A dramatic sky over the New Forest last night resembling a Cokin Tobacco Grad Filter. I had gone out to shoot the sunset but as a storm rapidly approached the dark clouds were illuminated by a strange orange glow. No filters used on the lens, just very slight processing to lighten the foreground shadows plus white and black level optimisation. (FujiFilm X-T1, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS, no filters)

Nature’s Tobacco Grad

A dramatic sky over the New Forest last night resembling a Cokin Tobacco Grad Filter. I had gone out to shoot the sunset but as a storm rapidly approached the dark clouds were illuminated by a strange orange glow. No filters used on the lens, just very slight...

A perfectly still June evening in Stara Woods, Cornwall. Constructed in 2013, the suspension bridge over the River Lynher consists of four cables supporting a timber deck running between two towers. It replaced the ‘Fairy Bridge’, a rather challenging to cross, makeshift bridge formed from a fallen chestnut tree. (FujiFilm X-T1, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS, Monochrome + Red filter film simulation, JPEG image straight from camera, no filters)

Suspended in Stara

A perfectly still June evening in Stara Woods, Cornwall. Constructed in 2013, the suspension bridge over the River Lynher consists of four cables each side supporting a timber deck running between two towers. It replaced the ‘Fairy Bridge’, a rather challenging to...

Ferny Knap

A small group of silver birch trees at the entrance to Ferny Knap Inclosure in Hampshire’s New Forest National Park. (Bronica SQ-A, PS Zenzanon 80mm F/2.8, Kodak Portra 400 film)

A single common poppy flower (Papaver rhoeas) amongst a field of flax (Linum usitatissimum) in Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-T1, Fujinon XF55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS lens)

The Lone Poppy

A single common poppy flower (Papaver rhoeas) amongst a field of flax (Linum usitatissimum) in Cornwall. (FujiFilm X-T1, Fujinon XF55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS lens)

Cutcrew Mills

An infrared image of Cutcrew Mills in Cornwall. The Fujinon XF55-200mm F3.5-4.8 R LM OIS lens is one of the few in the range that works well for infrared images without producing a hot spot or a bright area in the centre of the frame. (FujiFilm X-T1, Fujinon...

A fiery sky over Holy Island in Northumberland as the sun rises behind Lindisfarne Castle. The upturned boats now used as storage sheds by the local fishermen were originally part of the massive east coast herring fishing fleet. (FujiFilm X-T1, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

Holy Island Sunrise

A fiery sky over Holy Island in Northumberland as the sun rises behind Lindisfarne Castle. The upturned boats now used as storage sheds by the local fishermen were originally part of the massive east coast herring fishing fleet. (FujiFilm X-T1, Fujinon XF18-55mm...

West Woods

The glorious carpet of bluebells at West Woods near Marlborough in Wiltshire bathed in late afternoon sunlight. It is interesting to see how film renders the colours of the flowers compared to digital. (Mamiya 645 Pro TL, Mamiya 645 150mm f3.5N lens and a circular...

Dunstanburgh Castle

Late afternoon sun illuminates the remains of the 14th century Dunstanburgh Castle near Embleton in Northumberland. A strong wind was blowing over the nearby golf course creating some nice movement in the marram grass during the 0.7 second exposure. (FujiFilm X-T1,...

Lovely early evening light illuminates the almost bare canopy of beech trees above the glorious carpet of bluebells at Micheldever Wood in Hampshire. Proof that it pays to look up as well as down when photographing a woodland scene. (FujiFilm X-E1, Samyang 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS)

Above The Bluebells

Lovely early evening light illuminates the almost bare canopy of beech trees above the glorious carpet of bluebells at Micheldever Wood in Hampshire. Proof that it pays to look up as well as down when photographing a woodland scene. (FujiFilm X-E1, Samyang 12mm...

The Crowns Engine Houses at Botallack Head near St. Just in Cornwall. Tin and Copper were mined here from the 1720s until 1914 with the ‘Boscawen Diagonal Shaft’ extending a third of a mile under the Atlantic Ocean. I have visited this location many times before but have never witnessed such clean and clear light, a huge amount of ‘toning down’ of contrast and saturation was necessary when processing this image. (FujiFilm X-T1, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS + 10 stop neutral density filter)

Botallack Crowns Mine

The Crowns Engine Houses at Botallack Head near St. Just in Cornwall. Tin and Copper were mined here from the 1720s until 1914 with the ‘Boscawen Diagonal Shaft’ extending a third of a mile under the Atlantic Ocean. I have visited this location many times before...

Golitha Falls

Golitha Falls National Nature Reserve is a long gorge, lined with ancient oak woodland, with the River Fowey flowing through it in a series of spectacular cascades that drop 90 metres in altitude. There are currently plenty of fallen trees blocking most of the...

The Bronze Age stone circle at Duloe near Looe in southeast Cornwall. Consisting of eight bright white quartzite stones placed in an oval shape it is Cornwall’s smallest stone circle. (FujiFilm X-T1, Samyang 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS, polariser + 10 stop neutral density filters)

Duloe Stone Circle

The Bronze Age stone circle at Duloe near Looe in southeast Cornwall. Consisting of eight bright white quartzite stones placed in an oval shape it is Cornwall’s smallest stone circle. (FujiFilm X-T1, Samyang 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS, polariser + 10 stop neutral density...

A panorama of a daffodil field near Rame Head in Cornwall looking towards the Great Mew Stone and Gara Point in the South Hams District of Devon over the entrance to Plymouth Sound. Although the wind was thankfully less than the gale force 9 when I was last here, it is a location where the weather can change in an instant and I got soaked through walking back to the car! (FujiFilm X-T1, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

Rame Head Daffodils

A panorama of a daffodil field near Rame Head in Cornwall looking towards the Great Mew Stone and Gara Point in the South Hams District of Devon over the entrance to Plymouth Sound. Although the wind was thankfully less than the gale force 9 when I was last here,...

The Cheesewring

The huge granite slabs of the Cheesewring Tor on Bodmin Moor near Minions in Cornwall is a natural geological formation created by weathering and erosion over many thousands of years. The lone figure atop one of the stacks adds scale to the scene and as if by magic...

Trethevy Quoit near St Cleer in Cornwall is a “portal dolmen”, a burial chamber, from the late Neolithic period thought to have been built around 3500BC. Known locally as ‘The Giant’s House’, it stands 2.7 metres (8.8 feet) high and consists of overlapping granite slabs that form the sides of the chamber, surmounted by a huge capstone. (FujiFilm X-T1, Fujinon XF18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS)

The Giant’s House

Trethevy Quoit near St Cleer in Cornwall is a “portal dolmen”, a burial chamber, from the late Neolithic period thought to have been built around 3500BC. Known locally as ‘The Giant’s House’, it stands 2.7 metres (8.8 feet) high and consists of overlapping granite...