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Kammer Jan 10, 2003 17:51:23

Replying to fitzcoraldo

Kemp Howe is well worth a visit, but thermals are always a good idea in Cumbria.

I've got no plans of the area I'm afraid, but the following Web page by someone called Andy Burnham (the name rings a bell) suggests that most of Kemp Howe remains buried under the railway embankment. It also has a good aerial photo of the circle:

http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/aburnham/eng/kemphw.htm

I like the idea that one day we could recover the circle. It's not dead, just restings.

Kammer x

Chris Collyer Jan 10, 2003 18:53:36

Replying to Kammer

or, keeping it in the family, so to speak -

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/browse.php?site_id=328

I remember reading Ironman's fieldnotes and completely disagreeing with the 'dejected' bit. I loved the place - to me the stones are survivers, they were there long before the railway and hopefully will still be there when the rails have rusted away. I got the impression they were giving the modern world an almighty finger and a massive f*ck you.
I must get round to writing my fieldnotes for it...
-Chris