With War Horse launching today a chance to revisit the site where some of the film was made. We started at Gutter Tor car park and walked to the top of Gutter Tor (24)
From the top of Gutter Tor this is the view today looking across to Sheepstor with Nator farm below...
...and this was the view on 9th September 2010.
...and again in 2010. Apparently there were 400 people working on these two sites during filming.
From here we walked across to Legis Tor (25)
Next back towards Ditsworthy Warren House
Past this very clever sheep standing on the fence (or was it an illusion?)
Shown here as in the film with the temporary thatched roof made from polystyrene.....
...and during the building of the temporary barn.
Some action shots
We continued the short distance to Eastern Tor (26)
Looking towards Higher Hartor Tor
Then on to Whittenknowles Rocks (27) no real sign of a tor here just lots of rocks amongst the hut circles.
Returning to the car past the scout hut.
Followed by lunch in the Royal Oak at Meavy.
A few more location photos here https://picasaweb.google.com/
And the film.... Brilliant, a lovely story and beautiful shots of Dartmoor
Was the very clever sheep simply a blow up one left behind by Mr Spielberg???
ReplyDeleteMaybe the sheep wanted to be in the film ie WAR SHEEP.
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