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Castlerigg / Image by rockartwolf |
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| Simply stunning. |
Posted by CARL 06 Feb 12ce |
Caynham Camp / Image by thesweetcheat |
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| We are in agreement, very wish I was there, what with all the snow and slush with added ice. |
Posted by postman06 Feb 12ce |
Caynham Camp / Image by thesweetcheat |
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Thanks both, the beautiful light made for a very enjoyable visit. Normally trees on the banks might seem intrusive, but here they added greatly to the ambience of the site. It's a very decent fort, and about 5 miles from where I grew up but I don't think I've ever been there before. |
Posted by thesweetcheat05 Feb 12ce |
Caynham Camp / Image by thesweetcheat |
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| agreed, lovely colours |
Posted by thelonious05 Feb 12ce |
Caynham Camp / Image by thesweetcheat |
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| Yeah, those are really nice colours on what looks an excellent hillfort |
Posted by GLADMAN05 Feb 12ce |
Wittenham Clumps and Castle Hill / Folklore by Rhiannon |
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I met your Raven, Rhiannon. Black as the night he was and as silent as the grave. He followed me as I walked through Wittenham Wood towards the sacred spring. I blessed the spirits that dwelt there and threw a 10p piece (Two Bob!) into the pond. He flew down and stood beside me on the path. For a second I thought he would shape shift but he just looked at me intently and seemed to approve. A big black Labrador bounded up to us and he flew up into one of a pine tree by the pond, wagging his tail feathers like a Magpie. I made a fuss of the dog until a whistle called it away. When I looked up, the Raven was gone too. If you ever visit the clumps, go to this spot (SU 57116 92728), for it still holds the magic and sacredness of the Celts and who knows, maybe their treasure too!. |
Posted by Chance05 Feb 12ce |
Nash Point / Image by GLADMAN |
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Sound advice as ever. My main difficulty is that my walks start from the nearest bus stop, so to get to the tops usually takes a pretty lengthy run-in to even get to the "start" of most ascent routes. I took Bladup's recent comments to heart about what's on your doorstep and am filling in some overdue gaps closer to home in any case. :-) |
Posted by thesweetcheat 05 Feb 12ce |
Nash Point / Image by GLADMAN |
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Reminds me very much of Yorkshire, although in an entirely different context. The b/w was an accident, gloved hands mucking up the controls on my dad's compact digital I use when the weather's too bad for the DSLR.... but thought the results acceptable. I think colour is vital in conveying mood, but when there virtually is no colour due to mist/rain, b/w seems to give better definition? Not sure what the pros have to say about that.... Sites like this prove that not all routes lead to the hills, SC. Far from it. Work around injuries etc and when you do go high just spend the same time over less distance.... chill out and take more in. I've been doing that for years now due to my own problems. |
Posted by GLADMAN 05 Feb 12ce |
Nash Point / Image by GLADMAN |
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| What a place. Love that, the B&W works very well there. |
Posted by thesweetcheat 05 Feb 12ce |
Crug Hywel Camp / Image by GLADMAN |
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Lots of lovely pics from you from this trip out Mr G, excellent stuff. Sadly haven't been up in the Welsh mountains for too long, money and dodgy leg combining to keep me lower down/closer to home at the moment. Rockhopper: here's a fairly recent example of possible scree alteration I came across on the Stiperstones ridge in Shropshire. This is not recognised as a cairn and has some fairly large boulders interspersed, but the overall shape seemed too regular to not be created/augmented by people: http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/103119/stiperstones.html |
Posted by thesweetcheat 05 Feb 12ce |
Duloe Stone Circle / Fieldnotes by Jane |
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| I visited Duloe circle on the 2nd of February 2012 and shot some hi def vid of it and whilst doing so also noticed the pinky/brown 'staining' to the lower sections of the stones as mentioned by Jane. Having my own sheep I firstly assumed it was rubbing marks but on closer inspection realised it wasn't. Now I don't know a great deal about quartz but is it very porous as I was wondering if it was drawing it up through the ground? If not then I really have no idea what it is because it goes right into the cracks/fishures/depressions where an animal rub wouldn't reach. An interesting point is that the very small stone that is laid on the surface and therefore not earthfast and has been there for some years now remains unstained. |
Posted by Sanctuary 05 Feb 12ce |
Cwm Bach Enclosure / Image by GLADMAN |
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| The southern coastline would appear a very much underated part of the UK... not least by myself until Carl stared his local posts... |
Posted by GLADMAN 05 Feb 12ce |
Cwm Bach Enclosure / Image by GLADMAN |
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| Lovely photo makes one heartsick for Wales and its jutting cliffs and rocks. |
Posted by moss05 Feb 12ce |
Glengorm / Image by summerlands |
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Lewis? Lucky you.... intrigued to see the results. Whether that will entail pristine blue sky or glowering black is up to Lewis. The gneiss is of course famed for its intricate grain, but assume you'll be more interested in mood than detail? As for myself, it's great if someone sees an image and thinks 'that's interesting... might just go there one day'. Or even 'I could do better than that, think I'll have a go'. I've tried to put what I think in my profile, for better or worse. Unfortunately Nature has determined I'll never be strong enough to lug the sort of tripod - that would be required to eliminate camera shake up to Ken, Brian or Mr Cane's standards - up to the high places, so reckon I'll just keep on doing what I do until I can do it no more. |
Posted by GLADMAN 05 Feb 12ce |
Coldrum / Fieldnotes by A R Cane |
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| Don't forget to pop up to Kit's Coty when you are there & complete the set of standing tombs. |
Posted by juamei05 Feb 12ce |
Castlerigg / Image by rockartwolf |
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| Amazing shot... |
Posted by juamei 05 Feb 12ce |
Proleek / Link by scubi63 |
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| I really enjoyed watching the Dundalk section of this programme. Thanks for posting it. |
Posted by tjj04 Feb 12ce |
Glengorm / Image by summerlands |
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That is genuinely the nicest compliment you could have sent my way - it's what I *try* so very hard to do (and like you, sit about in the flippin' rain, wind, etc) so if even one person see's that I feel like I've achieved something - so THANK YOU! I'm on Lewis in a couple of weeks taking what Feb' wants to throw at me, so shall think on this when I get tired and fed up! And for what it's worth, I get that about your photo's - always appreciate seeing them as I do feel I get a huge 'sense' of certain places just from what you post here, having never been myself. So keep freezing your own backside too, please! :-D |
Posted by summerlands04 Feb 12ce |
The Spinsters' Rock / Image by charlotte |
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| Oh that's so awesome, to come back and find a pic of yourself years later! :-D |
Posted by summerlands 04 Feb 12ce |
The Spinsters' Rock / Image by charlotte |
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Cool, I look sooooooo amazing and cute! Elliott |
Posted by ehighmore 04 Feb 12ce |
Membury Camp / Image by GLADMAN |
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| Strange, isn't it? Considering the name.... duh!! I had no inkling either until a few years back, having stopped at the services for more or less 30 years... think I first came across it on TMA. Shame about access issues, though. |
Posted by GLADMAN 04 Feb 12ce |
Pen Cerrig-Calch / Image by GLADMAN |
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| Why thank you. I'll let Jeeves know his efforts lugging that snow up were not in vain. |
Posted by GLADMAN 04 Feb 12ce |
Henbury / Fieldnotes by postman |
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I might ever so hopefully, snow permitting, be able to get out for a bit Sunday afternoon, possibly not to the Murder stone, but to some barrows and a cairn south of Macclesfield. Moving to Doveholes ? you lucky beeeeeep!!! |
Posted by postman 04 Feb 12ce |
Membury Camp / Image by GLADMAN |
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| How fascinating! I worked part-time at Membury Services for a year when I was at college and had absolutely no idea this was here. Interesting set of pictures! |
Posted by A R Cane04 Feb 12ce |
Pen Cerrig-Calch / Image by GLADMAN |
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Very very good, beautiful colours, clouds, and just the right amount of snow. Very good. |
Posted by postman 04 Feb 12ce |
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