Tag Archives: Bodmin Moor

A Thousand Miles of History XXXX: Second Time Lucky…

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Three days and countless ancient places earlier, our attempts to visit the Cheesewring with Alethea and Larissa had been thwarted by the roiling mists of Bodmin Moor. Mists or not, we were determined to try again on our way home, … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, albion, Ancestors, Ancient sites, archaeology, Books, france and vincent, History, Photography, road trip, travel | Tagged Bodmin Moor, Cheesewring, giants, heritage, Hurlers, Minions, Stowe's Hill, tor enclosure | 3 Comments

A Thousand Miles of History XXXV: The Templars and the Lawless Church…

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Our hotel the previous night had been just off the main highway across Bodmin Moor… a perfectly good modern road that would take us where we wanted to be by a fast and direct route. We were never going to … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Miles of History XXXIII: A Haunt of Ghosts and Smugglers

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Image: ‘Self’ at Wikipedia GNU 1.2 It was dusk when we arrived at our hotel. Between rush hour, such as it is in Cornwall, and my refusal to believe that a sign reading ‘museum’ was really a sign for the … Continue reading →

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Weathering?… Stuart France

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* If Giants… * * Could construct… * * Balance-Stones… * * They would look a little like this… * Continue reading at Stuart France

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Weather! … Stuart France

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Sue Vincent

* Getting to the Hurlers proved easy enough… * * Clustered, as they were, around the extremities of Bodmin Moor… * * But the weather closed in… * * Almost as soon as we set foot to turf… * Continue … Continue reading →