PugJesusThe Bridestones, neolithic cairn in Cheshire, England
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Mick GarrattBridestones Moor: The Burden of an Ancient Earthwork
A return to Bridestones Moor for the annual task of clearing the Scheduled Ancient Monument — the prehistoric dyke — of bracken and self-seeded saplings. Without this, roots and undergrowth would soon begin to damage what little remains of it.
The dyke, a double bank and d ...
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The Battle for the Barrows
In a tide of encroaching bracken, a few exposed stones on a low rise suggest something hidden just beneath the heather. I am standing on a Round Barrow—one of four, perhaps five—in what was once a Bronze Age cemetery. These circular burial mounds, called barrows or cairns when built of stone, are the most common Bronze Age monu ...
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Bridestone Griff
Ah, what a scene of unparalleled magnificence. Majestic sandstone columns and rock outcrops, shaped over millennia by wind and rain, now somewhat overwhelmed by a verdant sea of bracken, rippling across the landscape like an oversized duvet. Deep wooded valleys, or "griffs," carve into the moor, a National Trust property a few miles south of Whitby. In the photograph is Bridestone Griff ...
A Chance Encounter with the Great Crested Newt
Shakespeare’s witches in Macbeth famously required "Eye of newt, and toe of frog" for their cauldron. Debate lingers over whether this references the amphibian’s body part or a herbalist’s term for mustard seeds.
In our garden pond, we have plenty of common newts, but today at the National Trust’s Bridestones property, I encountered my first great c ...
Dovedale Griff
On the weather front, a rather dreary day unfolded with the National Trust at Bridestones. Nevertheless, a new view for me as I stood atop one of the High Bridestones, gazing down upon the narrow upper stretch of Dove Dale, also known as Dovedale Griff.
Beneath me, the valley slopes will, in a few months, be infested with bracken, although pockets of remnant semi-natural wo ...
High Bride Stone Dyke, Bridestones
On a pleasant morning at Bridestone Moor, near Dalby Forest, soaking in the apricity, and enjoying the azure sky. Regrettably, clouds gathered post-lunch. However, an opportunity presented itself to inspect an ancient dyke delineating the boundary between National Trust property and the Forestry Commission.
Over several winters, we en ...
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Graeme’s Legacy — The history of Grime Moor
On a dull overcast day, I found myself volunteering with the National Trust at their Bridestones property. The sun, playing hide and seek in the clouds, occasionally showered the moor with some spectacular lighting.
Our task was on Grime Moor, supposedly named after Graeme, a onetime local landowner. We were making habitat piles from felled tre ...
Wind, Rain, and the ever-changing Bridestones
The geological makeup of the North York Moors primarily comprises strata of sedimentary rock, deposited beneath the waters during the Jurassic Age. As the Jurassic sea level rose and fell, rocks of various densities were left. Over time, wind and rain tirelessly eroded away at these rocks, reshaping the landscape. Here at the Bridestones, the sof ...
