Boy did they try... but they couldn't destroy the 'sense of place' of this one....
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Pretty ironic that perhaps the largest monument in the area is the one no one can see... or almost no one.
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Seek and ye shall find, as they say
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Sometimes you just can't see the monument for the trees.........
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Certainly a 'long barrow', to be fair
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If the midges don't get ya... the vibe will.
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Not marked upon the map... and all the better for it
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Tiptoe through the bluebells. No hang on, that's not right. But it'll do.
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Didn't think I'll like it - but I did
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Recommended should one perhaps fancy a respite from this 'brave new world'...
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Not many Wombles up here on Frensham Common... but plenty of wombats. Nevertheless, four impressive round barrows, together with some nice views.
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There are - at least - some people in Surrey who give a damn.
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Sadly the landowner would appear not to believe Surrey's heritage should be shared and celebrated. Whatever.
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Summit cairns... and, well... see for yourself.
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A masterclass in how to ascend Rhinog Fawr... and walk right past some rock art, oblivious...
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The rather unexpected highlight of Gyrn Ddu's monuments....
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Yet another reason to go walkabout on The Rhinogs
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Q: Why shouldn't farmers be entrusted with our heritage? A: See Mynydd Llanaber
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Hi, I'm Robert ... with a passion for attempting to understand the lives of the pioneering prehistoric inhabitants of these British Isles, seeking out the remains they left behind in order to ask myself "why here ... why did it matter so... why such commitment?".. Needless to say, I'm still pondering such intangibles. Just as an empty house appears to retain echoes of past humanity... so does the stone circle, the chambered cairn, the long barrow and the mountain-top funerary cairn. Visiting them, I think, helps engender a certain 'connection' with this land of ours, with ourselves - our past, our present and our future; a reference point for those of us perhaps struggling to make sense of this so-called 'computer world' Kraftwerk warned us was a'coming in 1981.... danke, mein herren. And thanks also to those who picked up their gauntlet and ran with it.
Should my posts provide inspiration for others to venture into the Great Outdoors, please bear in mind the hills and mountains of these Isles are unpredictable, potentially dangerous places. Ensure you have map/compass/waterproofs... and learn how to use them. It could save your life. Weather conditions can change bewilderingly quickly - even in high summer - so don't get caught out. Please engage with landowners wherever possible... being a cartoon 'class warrior' might be jolly good fun for the narcissistic 'rebel'... but not for those who may choose to follow.
Joni Mitchell - 'Don't it always seem to go; That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone?'
George Orwell - 'The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.'
Martin Gore - 'Like a pawn
On the eternal board
Who’s never quite sure
What he’s moved towards
I walk blindly on'...
Truman Capote - 'Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavour.'
Oscar Wilde - 'The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.'
John Lydon - 'It is a reward to be chastised by the ignorant.'
Winston Churchill - '“The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” [Perhaps one day people may finally grasp the reality that, for all his many faults, Churchill is the reason we are currently able to proffer personal views today that are not dictated by a totalitarian state.]
Charles Bukowski - “The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.”
Ultravox - 'Taking shelter by the standing stones
Miles from all that moves....'
Catch site videos from the Citizen Cairn at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFk6mRD0QCGTnUXRBlSJ44w
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