Quantock Land & Lore
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Exploring the landscape & folklore of the Quantock Hills for a future publication.
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#quantocks #dragons #holywells #folklore #murder #history #books #ancient #woodland #toponym #somerset #cartography #maps #bibliophile #heritage #author #explorer
Haha cheers.. I know you live opposite, but wasn't sure which place. If you saw a trio, older man, young boy, and handsome inbetween guy (lol) pass by, that was us :-)
It's the first church I've seen that wasn't left open for visitors.
It's the first church I've seen that wasn't left open for visitors.
March 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Haha cheers.. I know you live opposite, but wasn't sure which place. If you saw a trio, older man, young boy, and handsome inbetween guy (lol) pass by, that was us :-)
It's the first church I've seen that wasn't left open for visitors.
It's the first church I've seen that wasn't left open for visitors.
4/4 and hidden history in every corner
February 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
4/4 and hidden history in every corner
2/4 including some intricately carved #stonework
February 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
2/4 including some intricately carved #stonework
Thanks for the tag :-)
Hard to place, but my first hunch it's the Trig point above Staple Plain car park?
Hard to place, but my first hunch it's the Trig point above Staple Plain car park?
February 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Thanks for the tag :-)
Hard to place, but my first hunch it's the Trig point above Staple Plain car park?
Hard to place, but my first hunch it's the Trig point above Staple Plain car park?
Not shocked. I remember a statistic about minorities having a high risk of drowning due to that kind of disparity. They should *cough* officially all get a certain amount by 11.
But yes, my Son has had weekly private lessons for approx. 4 years now, and have bumped into many school mates there.
But yes, my Son has had weekly private lessons for approx. 4 years now, and have bumped into many school mates there.
January 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Not shocked. I remember a statistic about minorities having a high risk of drowning due to that kind of disparity. They should *cough* officially all get a certain amount by 11.
But yes, my Son has had weekly private lessons for approx. 4 years now, and have bumped into many school mates there.
But yes, my Son has had weekly private lessons for approx. 4 years now, and have bumped into many school mates there.
Swimming lessons are already compulsory in the U.K. for children in Key Stage 1 or 2. So much younger.
January 22, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Swimming lessons are already compulsory in the U.K. for children in Key Stage 1 or 2. So much younger.
I forgot the Dragonflies! Inherited some Water Iris with the first pond which I think helped there.
No expert, but I think once you have Newts the Frogs are done for as they eat the tadpoles.
Son loves to raise some wild spawn to mini frogs in a tank to add. Anything smaller and the newts eat em!
No expert, but I think once you have Newts the Frogs are done for as they eat the tadpoles.
Son loves to raise some wild spawn to mini frogs in a tank to add. Anything smaller and the newts eat em!
January 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I forgot the Dragonflies! Inherited some Water Iris with the first pond which I think helped there.
No expert, but I think once you have Newts the Frogs are done for as they eat the tadpoles.
Son loves to raise some wild spawn to mini frogs in a tank to add. Anything smaller and the newts eat em!
No expert, but I think once you have Newts the Frogs are done for as they eat the tadpoles.
Son loves to raise some wild spawn to mini frogs in a tank to add. Anything smaller and the newts eat em!
Good luck! Perfect time to do it. We had a resident frog when we moved into our house > 10 years ago. It's been a pain keeping the pond clean from leaves + deadfall as it was moved to under an apple tree. I added another small pond next to it. Have a few toads hanging about & lots of newts now too.
January 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Good luck! Perfect time to do it. We had a resident frog when we moved into our house > 10 years ago. It's been a pain keeping the pond clean from leaves + deadfall as it was moved to under an apple tree. I added another small pond next to it. Have a few toads hanging about & lots of newts now too.
Riding up top takes me to the best Quantock views, first across from Higher Hare Knap across to Dowsborough Hill Fort, which I was in the shadows of an hour prior and after interacting with the locals, views from the Cairn across to the Holford Memorial Trees & to each side many northern Combes
January 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Riding up top takes me to the best Quantock views, first across from Higher Hare Knap across to Dowsborough Hill Fort, which I was in the shadows of an hour prior and after interacting with the locals, views from the Cairn across to the Holford Memorial Trees & to each side many northern Combes
Retracing my steps back up to the Quantock Greenway leads to Five Lord’s Bench
January 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Retracing my steps back up to the Quantock Greenway leads to Five Lord’s Bench
These boundary banks are a named meeting point of three parish boundaries.
January 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
These boundary banks are a named meeting point of three parish boundaries.
Next stop after climbing Holford Edge was Knackers Hole. A spring that starts as a soggy area in high ground below Dowsborough Hillfort which loses and issues building to a stream that is culverted under the A39 near No Man’s Land.
January 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Next stop after climbing Holford Edge was Knackers Hole. A spring that starts as a soggy area in high ground below Dowsborough Hillfort which loses and issues building to a stream that is culverted under the A39 near No Man’s Land.
Lovely pic! I was hoping for some of the Tor from the usual suspects when I looked across towards it and saw the sky this colour but this trumps that idea.
January 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Lovely pic! I was hoping for some of the Tor from the usual suspects when I looked across towards it and saw the sky this colour but this trumps that idea.
January 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A few more.
January 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A few more.
I'd not be shocked if they'd done one along the lines of Celtic myths. Resisting the urge to Google it.
My £2 score was a couple years ago via a rotary club charity book shop. I'd paid about £40 for the other only months prior, which I thought was decent. The going price online was approx £50 then.
My £2 score was a couple years ago via a rotary club charity book shop. I'd paid about £40 for the other only months prior, which I thought was decent. The going price online was approx £50 then.
January 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I'd not be shocked if they'd done one along the lines of Celtic myths. Resisting the urge to Google it.
My £2 score was a couple years ago via a rotary club charity book shop. I'd paid about £40 for the other only months prior, which I thought was decent. The going price online was approx £50 then.
My £2 score was a couple years ago via a rotary club charity book shop. I'd paid about £40 for the other only months prior, which I thought was decent. The going price online was approx £50 then.
I have this one, as well as two copies of the RD one, including a 1st Ed. I got for £2.
My copy of AF&L must be in the loft & must have been deemed off topic, for now - I'm getting low on bookshelf space! 📚
Not aware of any other RD folklore works.. So this post might hit me in the pocket.💸💸
My copy of AF&L must be in the loft & must have been deemed off topic, for now - I'm getting low on bookshelf space! 📚
Not aware of any other RD folklore works.. So this post might hit me in the pocket.💸💸
January 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I have this one, as well as two copies of the RD one, including a 1st Ed. I got for £2.
My copy of AF&L must be in the loft & must have been deemed off topic, for now - I'm getting low on bookshelf space! 📚
Not aware of any other RD folklore works.. So this post might hit me in the pocket.💸💸
My copy of AF&L must be in the loft & must have been deemed off topic, for now - I'm getting low on bookshelf space! 📚
Not aware of any other RD folklore works.. So this post might hit me in the pocket.💸💸
Agree 100% - keep seeing references to the orange one and fromage too. Despite not following or engaging with anything outside my wheelhouse. Even refusing to follow back profiles that post politics
January 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Agree 100% - keep seeing references to the orange one and fromage too. Despite not following or engaging with anything outside my wheelhouse. Even refusing to follow back profiles that post politics