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Howburn Digger 986 posts |
Jan 01, 2015, 18:01
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spencer wrote: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT YOUTUBE VID. I'm a railway buff too, walked over Big Water of Fleet viaduct in September, must get my pics uploaded to Flickr. Closure of the Port Line was madness, even evil. (bye the bye, my late Dad was one of the Mulberry boffins.. I went to Garlieston for a look) The Big Water Of Fleet is a magnificent bit of structure and a regular autumn walk for me (despite rumours - it never featured in Hitchcock's 39 Steps). There are Golden Eagles on the Clints of Dromore above the railtrack there. The Mulberry remains were full and upstanding until eight or nine years back. Still some stumps visible at very low tide. It is still on Bing's Satellite imaging of the area. http://binged.it/17647m0 I always found the Big Mulberry structure in Rigg Bay a strange (almost timeless) feature. It could be seen from across Wigtown Bay on Cambret Hill (at the masts). The remains of other Mulberry structures such as Beetles and Bouys are still scattered along the coastline. Back in October we had a barbecue on one of the Beetles. For me the magic of Galloway is its well preserved Stones, tombs and RA, its strange remoteness AND its secret WWII work (the massive port near Cairnryan with its huge railway station and junction, buildings etc have simply sank back into the landscape and been reclaimed by Nature). There is hardly a bend in any road there where there isn't something to stop and have a look at.
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spencer 3071 posts |
Jan 01, 2015, 19:15
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I certainly want to return to Big Water of Fleet...and will look upwards more next time. I have been curious about the military line to Cairnryan and intend to potter. It is difficult to stay schtum about Galloway, as am entranced. As for the youtube/ KLF, after delving I think this is an edit from a half hour colour film called The Port line, available to watch here: http://ssa.nls.uk/film/3696
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postman 848 posts |
Jan 02, 2015, 00:53
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2014 started a bit slow, extreme Sciatica saw to that, but I still managed a couple of good hill forts Craig Rhiwarth http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/8649/craig_rhiwarth.html and Cerrig Gwynion http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/13536/cerrig_gwynion.html I finally managed to find this stone circle, http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/13039/cerrig_cynant.html with thesweetcheats help, which assuaged the pain in my leg, which was, whilst driving, intolerable. Mayburgh henge equinox sunrise was very good. http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/327/mayburgh_henge.html Getting to the Broomrigg complex http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/574/broomrigg.html was a long time and finally soothed that itch you can get. But not quite as soothing as the Carn Menyn chambered tomb with the stone river http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/3877/carn_menyn_chambered_cairn.html, and on the same day http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/2103/carn_goch_hill_fort.html . Then in June an epic road trip to the isle of Skye culminating at the Old man of Storr not far from this stone circle http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1699/na_clachan_bhreige.html a place I'd wanted to re visit for nearly a decade. Summer solstice at Gamelands, brilliant. http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/72/gamelands_stone_circle.html On the way home we had a surprisingly charming visit to here http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1683/bleasedale_circle.html Also finally managed to grab a few hours with Meuryn isaf and Garreg Fawr http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/2409/meuryn_isaf.html http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/14325/garreg_fawr.html not perfect weather but you cant put a price on a dream coming true. But by faaaar !!! the best was a week in Brittany, major stars being http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/9929/alignements_de_kerzerho.html http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/12499/ty_ar_boudiged.html http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/10163/kerloas.html http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/12486/ty_ar_chorriket.html Sadly only one mountain this year http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/12409/mynydd_mawr.html Autumn equinox at Robin hoods stride http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/330/robin_hoods_stride.html A soggy but wish fulfilling trip to White cairn and environs http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/2486/white_cairn.html not to mention the three Barn owls I had a close encounter with in November. My favourite of them all was this place in France http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/9902/les_pierres_plats.html I had it all to my self-ish, my kids playing on the beach just yards away, a beautiful warm evening after a long and over eventful trip down there, goose bumps and giddiness by the beach. Ace.
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Evergreen Dazed 1881 posts |
Jan 02, 2015, 12:40
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postman wrote: On the way home we had a surprisingly charming visit to here http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1683/bleasedale_circle.html Have always liked the look of this place.
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postman 848 posts |
Jan 02, 2015, 20:40
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Evergreen Dazed wrote: postman wrote: On the way home we had a surprisingly charming visit to here http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/1683/bleasedale_circle.html Have always liked the look of this place. A very lovely and much under appreciated site.
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