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A fools gold ammonite - how lovely that would be.

You'll think this ridiculous, but I was driving to work along Lansdown the other morning, and I turned and saw Kelston Round Hill through the bare trees - I was really surprised that I could see it from the road as I thought there was too much land between the slope and the road. Presumably then, when there weren't any trees in the way you would have been able to see the round hill from those barrows near the pub? That would make sense really? as otherwise they're just along a road (which I suppose is fair enough, I suppose a path would always have been along the top there).
I keep meaning to get out to those barrows that look the other way - the Langridge ones - but just haven't got there yet.. it always seems to be misty on my days off, and I want to see the view! (as I read/heard somewhere - missed the view, viewed the mist).

There were less trees in the monumental landscape then, it seems. I guess there were also thick patches of untouched forest elsewhere. Or maybe the views were just enjoyed when the leaves were completely off the trees.

Hi Rhiannon, Yes I think you would see Kelston from the barrows by the pub, theres a lovely view if you walk the footpath from Lansdown Lane skirting the pub...
Started to write up local bits, which are on a blog, same as Littlestone's Meg.poems, mines under Northstoke - Lansdown and its environs.... need to do roman villas - but our library has been shut!! Want to find Peter Davenport's bits and pieces, is it in Past Times or something Rhiannon please? know how good you are finding things, a veritable trove of information.....
Moss

These bits and bobs of ammonites from my beach all have a thin layer of pyrites. Unfortunately I've yet to find an ammonite completely covered in the stuff.
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