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Sites Anne T has logged on trip number: 63 (View all trips) View these posts as a blog
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Sites Anne T has logged on trip number: 63 (View all trips) View these posts as a blog
Click here to view the sites Anne T would like to visit or view the most recent logs from everyone
| Site Name (A/D) |
Site Type | Country (A/D) |
County/ Region | Visited? (A/D) |
Date (A/D) |
Cond | Amb | Acc | Comments | Trip Number (A/D) |
Trip Order |
| Mill Knock Settlement (Birtley) | Ancient Village or Settlement | England | Northumberland | Visited | 7th Jan 2018 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Mill Knock Enclosure, Birtley: We didn't realise this settlement was here until we pulled up at the quarry entrance and I studied the OS map more closely. At first, it looked like just outcrops of limestone rock, but as I walked up the gentle slope, the outer banks and ditches became more obvious.
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| Mill Knock Chalybeate Well (Birtley) | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Northumberland | Visited | 7th Jan 2018 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Mill Knock Holy Well: The skies may have been blue and tempting to put on walking boots, but the temperatures were just on freezing and the minor roads around here were just like skating rinks! This well is not marked on the map, but my husband had come across an article on it, and being not too fa... Read More |
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| Carry House Enclosure (Birtley Shields) | Ancient Village or Settlement | England | Northumberland | Visited | 7th Jan 2018 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Carry House Settlement, Birtley Shields: Cut by two stone walls and ploughed away at its northern end, but this was a stunning spot, tucked below a hill and with a steep slope down to the River North Tyne Valley below.
In the distance I could hear the farmer on his tractor running animal feed t... Read More |
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| Piper Lane Standing Stone (Birtley) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | England | Northumberland | Visited | 7th Jan 2018 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Piper Lane Stone, Birtley Shields: Spotted this on the way back from Birtley Shields, standing in the middle of the field. There was no easy access into the field and the ground was waterlogged, so passed up on climbing over the stone wall to get a closer look.
It's location is intriguing, as it... Read More |
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