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| I have never been to Yorkshire, an omission I must rectify - especially now I'm reading a fascinating book by someone new to me called Benjamin Myers who, although originally from the north east, moves from London with his partner to Mytholmroyd in the Upper Calder Valley - under the shadow of Scout Rock. Among many other things he has a deep interest in the poet Ted Hughes who was brought up in Mytholmroyd and who references the 'dark rock' in many of his poems. Myers likes to make lists, in his chapter Wood he makes a list under the heading of "Stones, Ruins, Cairns, Boulders, and Geological Curios of the Upper Calder Valley" ... The Devil's Rock Rudstoop Monolith Robin's Hood Penny Stone Robin Hood Rocks Churn Milk Joan Miller's Grave Great Rock Midgley Moor Standing Stone or Greenwood B Two Lads Roms Hill Stone New Edge Chalybeate Scout Rock Bridestones Slack Bottom Stone Turley Hole Stones Turvin Stone Stones Farm Standing Stone Hill King Common Rough Rocking Stone "The soil is rich with stories to pique the interest of the curious. It is the Yorkshire way to mythologise, and the only thing that spoils a good story is the truth." Under the Rock - The Poetry of a Place by Benjamin Myers https://www.amazon.co.uk/Under[...]amin-Myers-ebook/dp/B077FPX3YL Reply | with quote |  23rd July 2018ce 21:11 |
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