The ditches and banks of the hill fort harbour frost in the early morning November mists.
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It’s difficult to give an idea of the scale of the place*. This zoom view (taken from the western slopes of Pinnacle Hill) gives an idea of the once awesome task to construct the defences. Now we have concrete steps to the summit.
*Note human figure.
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View North towards the visible defences of British Camp. Taken from Midsummer Hill.
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View from British Camp looking Southwards over Millenium Hill. The old defences juxtapose eerily with the light pollution from Tewkesbury and Gloucester on the horizon. Moonlight 11/11/04. 11:39pm.
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View of Woodbury Hill from the South West.
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The outer NW banks of the fort are just visible at the edge of the pine tree-line.
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The Lawley (right) captured in a sunspot and The Wrekin (left) clearly visible in the distance.
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A fairly clear view of Bodbury taken from the southern slopes of Cardingmill Valley. Bodbury Ring is a univallate promontory fort of I think indeterminate age. Behind and to the left, illuminated by a sunspot, can be seen The Lawley where there is evidence of settlements/enclosures.
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Caer Caradoc (right), Bodbury Ring (centre) , the Lawley (left)
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Sunset over Whimble and Bache Hill (Badlands Hill). A recumbent Ma in all her beauty.
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Good overview of site types and distribution. Some interesting photographs including the large barrow atop Bache Hill.
Aerial photograph of Hindwell area.
A striking aerial view of the Whimble, barrow and cairn.
South west view towards the Whimble (centre) from Offa’s Dyke (foreground). November 2002.
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South West view of banks and ditches with walkers for scale. The entire fort is one gigantic sculpted wonder that encompasses two large hill tops and one smaller one.
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Study of contours and scale. Note human figures at top left.
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Early evening, looking north from southern ramparts.
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Figures shown for scale. Note sunken situ.
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Looking Westwards towards the Whimble and Bache Hill skyline from the Kinnerton Court Stone. Three tumuli are clearly visible (highlighted)
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Like a Mother and daughter; The Kinnerton stone, and (in the background) the fecund, regal, and curiously named ‘Whimble’. The area immediately around the stone has/is sunken.
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Panoramic view looking Westwards. March 2004.
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The two indicator stones sighted on the horizon notch/tumuli (Bache Hill). The Whimble is also clearly visible through the bare branches of a small tree (middle right).
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This angle clearly shows the possibility of two notched stones forming a sightline/alignment to a notch in the landscape between the Whimble and Bache hill.
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Diagram of a possible calendar alignment from 4 stones to Bache Hill Tumulus 1
A view SW over The Whimble (centre) and Bache Hill (right). Fecundity where the sun sets over Radnor.
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The Green Man makes his ceremonial procession from the bridge across Clun Castle mound, down into the fayre. May 5th 2003.
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The Green Man Festival. A couple of miles from Bury Ditches lies the village of Clun. It’s a wonder to behold the dual-imaged Horned God and the Green Man challenging Winter on the old bridge, to make way for the May Queen. It is hard to put into words quite WHAT it is that strikes one so deeply about the Green Man, yet this man is so grateful to the people of Clun for keeping him alive. Russell Hoban in his novel ‘Riddley Walker’ captures the essence: “The look o’ that face saying so many different things only no words to say ‘em with. Never seen that face befor yet it wer a face I knowit....“.
U-Knowit!
Looking out from near the centre of the hillfort over the Shropshire Hills.
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Imbolc Feb 2nd 2003. Two persons finding another use for a stone! The rain was horizontal and cold, yet I couldn’t help sneaking this pic, it’s kind of heartwarming. Apologies/congratulations to the candid couple :-)
This *isn’t* the megalithic standing stone, but a later addition, situated in the dining room. And very nice it is.
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A photographic record of the ‘No War’ slogan, appearing atop Silbury regarding the imminence of a Western strike on Iraq. Taken at Imbolc, Feb 2nd 2003 CE.
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