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Calling greywether — Access?

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Moth M
Moth Apr 8, 2005 01:37:39

You say in your fieldnotes: "If I'd prepared better, I'd have known from Burl's guide that access is from Wardend to the S. I asked at the farm to the N who were happy to let me go over and even let me park in their yard."

I'm confused now. In my copy of the 'little' Burl he says the circle is "quarter of a mile S of Yonder Bognie farm", or am I misunderstanding? It certainly 'felt' to me more like it's on their land.

I parked there too, tho both times I've been there was nobody there. I did drive round past the one to the S the first time I went, but I thought it's a lot further to the circle & you'd haveta cross more fields & fences etc wouldn't you?

Pleasant little site, but the first time I went it had a trailer parked right in the middle & the second time it was siling (sp?) it down & nearly dark!!! (Hence absence of photies from me!)

love

Moth

G greywether
greywether Apr 8, 2005 11:01:04
Replying to Moth

Yes... perhaps not the clearest of notes I've written.

The circle definitely sits on Wardend's land - or that's what the lady at the farm I parked at told me. My reference to Burl is because he calls it Yonder Bognie Wardend.

Yonder Bognie Farm is on the W of the A97 so it cannot be on their land. The farm I parked at on the E had a different name which I can't remember (short name - four letters probably - should have written it down). I agree access is or looks easier from here but I still try to go in via the owning farm if there's not much of a difference.

I'll try and rewrite the notes a bit to make them clearer. Thanks for the tip.

Nearing the end of the Aberdeenshire postings. Two to go. 30 RSCs plus 15 others. It was a great trip.

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