“The only convict who really got away from Princetown and was not recaptured was last seen taking a bee-line for Fox Tor Mire.”
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However, it does provide good long-distance views to the west and north. The Terrill Posts, two crosses on the side of the hill, mark the highest part of the Maltern Way.
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Photograph by Glavind Strachan Photography“In the murk of that silent hour, a spirit of thirst seemed to animate the heather and the marshes that oozed out beneath.”
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“The only convict who really got away from Princetown and was not recaptured was last seen taking a bee-line for Fox Tor Mire.”
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