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Horton Camp

Hillfort

Horton Camp (Hillfort) by thesweetcheat The southern rampart. The tower is a recent addition, built to provide roosting for owls and swallows.
thesweetcheat Image Credit: A. Brookes (5.10.2013)
Posted by thesweetcheat
8th December 2013ce
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Comments (2)

That tower is new, first thing to come to mind is the picture of the 'moping' owl;) Love the A46 hill forts....

Save that from yonder ivy-mantled tow'r
The moping owl does to the moon complain
Of such, as wand'ring near her secret bow'r,
Molest her ancient solitary reign.

Thomas Gray
moss Posted by moss
9th December 2013ce
What a great, very apt, quote! Thanks Moss. thesweetcheat Posted by thesweetcheat
9th December 2013ce
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