Along with the Mesolithic Hut that I showed you in my previous post the Maelmin Heritage Trail also displays a reconstructed henge monument and a Dark Age house.
In the first picture you can see where the henge is in relation to the Mesolithic hut. The henge is based on the ground plan of the Milfield [...]
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The Maelmin Heritage Trail
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 25th 2009
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PhotoHunt – Tied
This Mesolithic hut is part of the Maelmin Heritage Trail at Millfield. The roof has been damaged by the weather, hence the ragged look. As you can see the supports are tied together.
Maelmin was the name of a royal township that existing near the modern day village of Milfield in Anglo-Saxon times. Today [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Oct 23rd 2009
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Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part 3
After destroying Norham Castle the Scottish Army moved on to Etal castle which fell easily and was therefore left intact.
The castle was built in the early fourteenth century by Robert Manners, in a strategic position by a ford over the River Till. As a border stronghold, Etal was vulnerable to attack from Scottish raiders, and [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Oct 22nd 2009
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Flodden Field Battle Trail – Part 2
The Scottish Army crossed the border into England at Coldstream, where they razed Wark Castle before moving onto Norham. They laid siege to Norham Castle for 6 days before destroying it and moving on.
A castle was first built at Norham in the twelfth century by a Bishop of Durham. The huge bulk of this building [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 21st 2009
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Nelly’s Moss Lake at Cragside
How very remiss of me, I nearly left the Cragside Estate before showing you Nelly’s Moss Lake:
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 13th 2009
The orchard house is a very fine structure and is quite a distinctive landmark in the surrounding district. It is thought to have been designed by Lord Armstrong in the 1870’s. It has a timber base and cast-iron glazing bars in the roof. It was built to for hardy and tender fruits [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 12th 2009
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.
David Viscott
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 11th 2009
