Category Archives: Don and Wen

A Thousand Miles of History XXVI: Going in…

Posted on August 17, 2018 by

The church of St Sennen did not disappoint. It has a cosy feel; a still, silent haven from the elements and the constant motion of the sea. I wondered how many women had taken refuge here in prayer over the … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXIV: The ‘first and last’ church

Posted on August 16, 2018 by

We were sorely in need of grounding after our visit to Boscawen Un stone circle and set off in search of breakfast. Okay, second breakfast. Land’s End…now a tourist attraction rather than the end of the land…was full of visitors … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXIII: The mating dance

Posted on August 15, 2018 by

We stood at the gate in hushed awe. For a moment it seemed as if we were looking through a rift in the mists of time, back to an age that has passed beyond memory, when the land was still … Continue reading →

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The Initiate… Stuart France

Posted on August 14, 2018 by

* I dream of light-flowers erupting from hilltops and wake up feeling refreshed and looking forward to our planned trip to the Uffington hill carving and Wayland’s Smithy despite the gloomy weather. I cannot really blame Wen for this one … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXII: Seeking the circle

Posted on August 13, 2018 by

“It’s somebody’s drive.” The neat rows of montbretia made that very clear. Yet, this was at least one of the ways we could, according to the map, get to our first site of the day. We had already driven up … Continue reading →

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Customs… Stuart France

Posted on August 13, 2018 by

* It has become customary, after our adventures, to tie them back into our starting point… * Reblogged from Stuart France

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Avenues… Stuart France

Posted on August 12, 2018 by

* And from Needles of Stone, to Avenues, or at least, what remains of one… The ‘Mary Line’ runs right through the two stones… Continue reading at Stuart France

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A Thousand Miles of History XXI: The land that time forgot

Posted on August 11, 2018 by

We stood on the clifftop just beyond Ballowall Barrow, marvelling at the beauty of the seascape, or what we could see of it through the gathering mist. The bracken was already thigh-high, covering the fractured stone with a green blanket … Continue reading →

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Needles of stone… Stuart France

Posted on August 11, 2018 by

* …And the well, * * And the cross… Continue reading at Stuart France

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A Thousand Miles of History XX: Ghosts in the wildflowers

Posted on August 10, 2018 by

We headed back the way we had come, to take the narrow turning we had missed…a fortuitous misstep which had allowed us to see Cape Cornwall. We were looking for an old tin-mining site where, once upon a time, something … Continue reading →

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