The remote, abandoned and flooded Foggintor Quarry near to Princetown in Dartmoor National Park, Devon, SW England, UK. Clouds are reflected in the flooded quarrys water whilst a breeze stirs part of its surface into ripples. Once a thriving granite mining community of some 400 people with associated settlement. Foggintor was one of the three great Dartmoor granite quarries. It operated from about 1820 until 1938. Granite mined here was used in Nelsons Column, London Bridge and the infamous Dartmoor Prison at nearby Princetown. Dartmoor prison was initially built to re house prisoners of war from old ship hulks due to their appalling conditions and a possible security threat, the hulks being near to Plymouth Royal Naval docks (now Devonport). The POWs came from the Napoleonic Wars, the first arrivals from 1809 and later American prisoners of war from from the War of 1812. Its population reached 6,000 at one stage. Most prisoners were repatriated in 1815. The prison lay empty until rebuilt and reopened in 1851 as a convict gaol. Some of the quarrys associated ruined buildings, foundations and old railway track beds can still be seen on the moor. Rumours of ghostly Shadow Men seen in the area between 1955 and 1980 turned out to be elite forces using the area for training. Further images taken at similar long abandoned industrial sites can be found in the album collection at https://www.clickasnap.com/album/17132 if you are interested. Prints of this image are being made available for sale on different products including photographic prints, wall art framed and canvas photo prints, mugs, key ring fobs, fridge magnets, mouse mats and jigsaws. It can also be purchased as a download. Please click on product categories under the photo to see products available. (Note: click and drag a category image sideways to show more categories). IMAGE COPYRIGHT NOTICE: The downloads offered for sale by me here on Clickasnap are copyright Richard Brookes. Downloads are only available for personal, educational and charitable use and may not be used for commercial use without permission. Should you wish to purchase a licence for commercial or stock use of this image please visit: https://licensing.pixels.com/featured/foggintor-quarry-dartmoor-devon-richard-brookes.html Website gallery: https://richard-brookes.pixels.com/featured/foggintor-quarry-dartmoor-devon-richard-brookes.html 569