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Here be ‘Hobbits’… Stuart France

Posted on November 28, 2018 by

* ‘Grey Hobbits’ are still often to be seen in these parts for those with an eye and copious amounts of patience. * * They have developed a penchant for photographing light anomalies in the atmosphere… Reblogged from Stuart France

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Found Mounds…

Posted on November 25, 2018 by

* ‘…We didn’t go to High Bradfield to look for a mound we went to High Bradfield for the church there but we found a mound anyway. It was hidden behind the church and was purporting to be a disused … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog: IndieAni Jones II

Posted on October 6, 2018 by

If I thought the first part of the adventure had taken ages, the next bit seemed to take even longer. She says it didn’t, and that I was just getting a bit excited… but I don’t know so much. The … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXXXVII: Somewhere old, something new…

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

Instead of driving to the Red Lion as is our ‘tradition’ when coming back from these research trips via Avebury, we decided, for a change, to stop at the pub on the outskirts of the great monument. There was no … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXXXVI: The knights come down to drink…

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

We had already been sidetracked by St Edwold’s tiny church, but we were definitely on our way home now. Except, we thought that as we were passing, it would be a pity not to visit the little village of Sutton … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XII: Hirvedh Treguhyon

Posted on July 28, 2018 by

We left the Merry Maidens, still buzzing with the magic of the stone circle in the mist. Distracted by the profusion of wildflowers in the hedgerows, we might have driven blithely by, but… “Whoa…” “What’s that…” we said in unison … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History IX: Legends on the rocks

Posted on July 25, 2018 by

The morning after the workshop, with Alethea and Larissa squeezed into the back of the car, we headed back along the road towards Tavistock, in search of the next site of our day’s explorations. We were going to have a … Continue reading →

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Living Lore reblog: Processional Pathways of Ancient Ireland ~ Ali Isaac

Posted on July 18, 2018 by

Reblogged from Ali Isaac Storyteller: In October 2015, I had a very strange experience at Tlachtga, the Hill of Ward. As I walked the site, I became increasingly dizzy and developed a powerful headache. Half an hour after driving away … Continue reading →

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A thousand miles of history III – A ring of life and death

Posted on June 26, 2018 by

We arrived in Dorchester with time enough for a coffee and a short wander before Helen’s train was due to arrive, after which we would be heading north a few miles to meet our companions for the workshop weekend. Window-shopping … Continue reading →

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On the road again…

Posted on May 9, 2018 by

How much can you really manage to do on a warm, sunny weekend? It is surprising how obliging time can be when it is limited. We do not rush, we are never hurried, but we do seem to manage to … Continue reading →

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