High Willhays

Signed archival quality A 4 print in a limited edition of 500.

High Willhays is the pinnacle of Devon’s secret mountain range, mountains which have long disguised themselves as hills. At 621 metres, it conforms to the legal UK definition of a mountain which requires the summit to be at least 600 metres above sea level. Right at the centre of the ridge, a ring cairn consists of a 20m wide circle of loose stones incorporating an arc of the natural granite outcrop, now filled with black peaty water. It creates a raised circle that joins with the mountain granite on this highest point, creating a sense of the threads that tie humans, stone and sky together.