Daramatic light on the Devil's Chair, Stiperstones, Shropshire.
The Stiperstones
The Stiperstones is noted for its quartzite tors, with the Devil's Chair being the largest and best known. The area has a long history of lead mining reaching back to Roman times, and is rich in myth and folklore.
Evening light on the Stiperstones, with Manstone Rock and Corndon Hill, Shropshire.
Manstone Rock at sunrise on The Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Sunrise over the Long Mynd, seen from Manstone Rock on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Sunrise over the Long Mynd, seen from Saddle Rock on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Evening light on the southern end of the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Evening light on Linley Hill and the Long Mynd, seen from the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Early morning from the Devil's Chair on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Evening light on Cranberry Rock, Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Northern lights over Manstone Rock on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Northern lights shine over Manstone Rock on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Sunset beside Corndon Hill, seen from the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Sunken pathway on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
The Devil's Chair amid the heather at sunrise on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Exmoor ponies grazing on the Stiperstones Nature Reserve, Shropshire.
Rainbow over the Devil's Chair, Stiperstones, Shropshire.
The Rock on the Stiperstones, framed by hawthorn trees, Shropshire.
Evening light on the south Shropshire landscape, seen from the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Storm clouds over the Devil's Chair on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Dramatic sky over the Devil's Chair on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
The view south from The Rock on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
The Stiperstones seen from Hope Valley, Shropshire.
Diamond Rock on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Diamond Rock at sunset on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
The Devil's Chair on the Stiperstones glowing red at sunrise, Shropshire.
Evening light on the Stiperstones, Shropshire
Linley Hill and the Long Mynd seen from the Rock on the Stiperstones ridge, Shropshire.
Sunrise over the Long Mynd, seen from the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Mist swirls around Ratlinghope Hill, seen from the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Diamond Rock on the Stiperstones, Shropshire, with Corndon Hill, Powys.
Diamond Rock on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Nipstone Rock on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
The Devil's Chair surrounded by purple heather on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Three Exmoor ponies brave the bitter wind amid the ice and snow on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Snowy winter morning on the Stiperstones, Shropshire, with the sun highlighting Corndon Hill, Powys.
Evening light steals across Cranberry Rock on the Stiperstones, Shropshire, England.
Manstone Rock on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
The view from Habberley Rocks on the Stiperstones, looking towards Earl's Hill, Shropshire.
Winter on the Stiperstones, Shropshire, England.
Winter sunrise on the Stiperstones, looking to Corndon Hill, Shropshire, England.
The view towards Shrewsbury and Haughmond Hill at dawn, seen from Habberley Rocks on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
The Devil's Chair surrounded by purple heather on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Diamond Rock and Saddle Rock on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
A stormy afternoon on the Stiperstones looking towards Heath Mynd, Shropshire.
An ancient holly tree on the Hollies Nature Reserve, overlooking Earl's Hill and Pontesford Hill, Shropshire.
The view south along the Stiperstones ridge, looking towards Heath Mynd and Linley Hill, Shropshire.
A snow-covered path on the Stiperstones with the Long Mynd seen in the distance, Shropshire.
Purple heather beneath Manstone Rock on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
The village of Snailbeach in Shropshire, overlooked by Resting Hill Chimney.
Saddle Rock and the view south along the Stiperstones Ridge, Shropshire.
Evening light on the Devil's Chair, Stiperstones, Shropshire.
The Milky Way above Diamond Rock on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
The view from Habberley Rocks on the Stiperstones, looking towards the Long Mynd, Shropshire.
An abandoned Ferguson tractor in a field above the village of Snailbeach on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
The interior of a restored miner's cottage on the Stiperstones National Nature Reserve at Blakemoorgate, near Snailbeach, Shropshire.
A roaring fire in a cast iron range at one of the miners' cottages on the Stiperstones National Nature Reserve at Blakemoorgate, near Snailbeach, Shropshire.
A miner's cottage on the Stiperstones National Nature Reserve at Blakemoorgate, near Snailbeach, Shropshire.
A roaring fire in a cast iron range at one of the miners' cottages on the Stiperstones National Nature Reserve at Blakemoorgate, near Snailbeach, Shropshire.
Gatten Valley daffodil field, near the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
A miner's cottage on the Stiperstones National Nature Reserve at Blakemoorgate, near Snailbeach, Shropshire.
Looking through a barn window at Blakemoorgate cottages on the Stiperstones National Nature Reserve, near Snailbeach, Shropshire.
Walkers amid the purple heather on the Stiperstones, with the Long Mynd seen in the distance, Shropshire Hills, Shropshire, England.
Rocky landscape on the Stiperstones, Shropshire, England.
Mist over south Shropshire countryside at sunrise, seen from the Stiperstones National Nature Reserve.
An abandoned Ferguson tractor lies in a field above Snailbeach on the Stiperstones, Shropshire.
Autumn at Crowsnest Dingle, above Snailbeach on the Stiperstones, Shropshire, England.
Moonlight illuminates the Devil's Chair rock formation on the Stiperstones, Shropshire. Overhead is the Plough, part of the Ursa Major constellation.
Quartzite rock and purple heather on the Stiperstones in Shropshire.