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Shiver #midnighthaiku

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* Snow-heavy clouds loom The shivering mountain sighs Assuming her name * Mam Tor, an ancient hillfort above Castleton in Derbyshire, is also known as the Shivering Mountain, due to the landslides that happen on her valley-ward face.

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Brood #midnighthaiku

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Mam Tor, which means ‘mother hill’, is surrounded by her children, where the underlying layers of shale have caused landslips to form smaller hills at her base. The instability of the hill gave her the name of ‘shivering mountain’. The … Continue reading →