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| Here's what Stan Beckensall has to say about the stone. "At Homildon Hill, below the Cheviots, on the way to Coldstream from Wooler is the site of a lesser battle in 1402 between the old enemies Percy and Douglas, traditionally marked by a standing stone to the east of the road that in fact marks the site of a prehistoric burial. Shakespear begins the first part of Henry IV with this battle where the protagonists 'did spend a sad and bloody hour'." Taken from Northumberland, The Power of Place Stan Beckensall Tempus Books 2001 |
Posted by fitzcoraldo9th April 2003ce Edited 9th April 2003ce
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I took a new photo of this the other day. You can see it at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borderglider/2330236767/ Incidentally the nearest town is Wooler - 2 miles away. Coldstream is a good 12 miles away. |
Posted by border-glider 15th March 2008ce |
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