Dunsford is a lovely village on the hill above the Teign River. It contains many dwellings of whitewashed cob and hatch and some 16-17th century granite buildings.
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| Cob House - Dunsford |
Cob is a semi-wet mix of stiff clay and chopped straw. Walls were made vertical by the eye of the waller – often giving a characteristic and pleasing irregularity. Apparently, the walls can vary in thickness between 1-2 metres. Thatch roofs were and still are the natural covering of many of the houses.
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| Dunsford |
Cob is a semi-wet mix of stiff clay and chopped straw. Walls were made vertical by the eye of the waller – often giving a characteristic and pleasing irregularity. Apparently, the walls can vary in thickness between 1-2 metres. Thatch roofs were and still are the natural covering of many of the houses.
The parish church of St Mary dominates the village, with the present building dating from the 14th-15th century. The bells are often rung and can be heard from Roger and Shirley’s.
Back to have Shirley’s delicious 'left over' salad and ham from yesterday. We ate out in the pergola as the weather is quite warm again today.
Jill went to bed for a rest while Jennie, Richard and I went for a walk in Dunsford Wood (part of Dartmoor National Park). Started at Steps Bridge (granite bridge built in 1816) then along beside the Teign River. The wood was mainly Beech and Oak trees with quite a lot of holly and blackberry as an understory. No blackberries ripe yet but there should be plenty in a few weeks. Didn’t see any animals apart from some small fish in the river. It was a very pleasant walk and took about 2 hours up and back.
Jill went to bed for a rest while Jennie, Richard and I went for a walk in Dunsford Wood (part of Dartmoor National Park). Started at Steps Bridge (granite bridge built in 1816) then along beside the Teign River. The wood was mainly Beech and Oak trees with quite a lot of holly and blackberry as an understory. No blackberries ripe yet but there should be plenty in a few weeks. Didn’t see any animals apart from some small fish in the river. It was a very pleasant walk and took about 2 hours up and back.
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| Dunsford Wood |
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| Steps Bridge |
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| Dunsford Wood and the Teign River |
Got back to find Jill watering the garden – a raised vegetable patch and lots of flowers in pots – very pretty.
Dinner was a barbecue chicken and the remainder of the salad/potatoes and some 'left over' cheesecake - all yummy.
