Category Archives: Don and Wen

Table-top-Mountain… Stuart France

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* “Strange how these, now hollow, structures always appear to be associated with a hill.” * Continue reading at Stuart France

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Descriptions … Stuart France

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Two singular stones, And one duality… * Yet, tantalisingly, there are lots of other stones, seemingly strewn, and lumps, and bumps, and cavaties, Continue reading at Stuart France

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Playing Place… Stuart France

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Well, it didn’t take us long to get there did it? But let’s ponder a moment what this structure could mean… Continue reading at Stuart France

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Circle of Stone… Stuart France

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* If ever there was a monument that ought to be regarded as fake. This is surely it. So far as we know it is unique, although there are many holed stones. The others are usually uprights, stand alone, and … Continue reading →

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Across moorland… Stuart France

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* These strange, narrow tracks betoken something, processional, perhaps… exhaling us where they do with little work to accomplish. * Continue reading at Stuart France

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Yet another disappearing stone… Stuart France

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* “It’s got a ‘wen’ in it!” * And if we had not already twigged that really should have clinched it! * Continue reading at Stuart France

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Morrow… Stuart France

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* …Well, if they did, they also intended us to work for it. * Part of our problem proved to be scale. What we call a lay-by is large and well marked. What they call a lay-by is more of … Continue reading →

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A visit to spiral castle… Stuart France

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Although we didn’t know it at the time, Ballowal Barrow is a ‘Faery-Fort’. It is situated close to a now disused tin-mine and miners, during the late nineteenth century, upon finishing their night shift, are said to have seen … Continue reading →

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Hill-of-the-Buried-Sun… Stuart France

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* …It was, after all, rather disconcerting to be so accosted by a total stranger. “Does this count?” He demanded, ferociously, and pushed an admittedly intriguing photograph across the bar at me. “Does that count as what?” “One of them … Continue reading →

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Reach for the stars… Stuart France

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* “‘Black’ is an abundant place-name element and occurs both in the ‘high places’ and at all track points. The New English Dictionary describes it as, ‘a word of complicated history.’ It seems to derive from ‘blake’ and ‘blac’ which … Continue reading →

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