A Post Scrip (or addition) to my earlier post.
I cannot remember when we last enjoyed a sunset, it must have been some time last year. But this evening we very nearly achieved that magical moment. It was all the more unexpected as this morning, after a bight start had turned into yet another grey, cold day. But come the afternoon and the skies started to clear, the sun shone and you could have been fooled into thinking spring had arrived. As the afternoon progressed and the sun slowly sank towards the horizon it cast a warm glow, throwing the hills and moors into relief…….
But cloud soon built up along the horizon and killed off any chance of the hoped for sunset.
The location is Arbor Low high above the Derbyshire Peak District. This is the regions most important Neolithic monument. Arbor Low is a stone Henge within a circular raised ditch. The stone circle itself consist of 50 Limestone slabs (now all lying flat) surrounding a central stone cove – a major prehistoric sacred site. Within the area there are numerous other Lows (burial grounds) and Stone Circles.
30th March (2)
© David Oakes 2013
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