Things I have picked up at the beginning of the day. Firstly, the Side of the Dark Moor small video on Mankinholes. Yes you read it right. Now the young lad has translated it as 'man in hole' which goes back to the Celtic nature of the word. This literal almost modern translation doesn't seem to me to hold water but I love his enthusiasm and especially the bravery of the two men to go out up on the moors in this cold weather.
You will also notice that they start at the Shepherd's Rest Inn which has a good restaurant. I remember that pub well, when I first moved here, my daughter said we will walk up to it for a meal. It was a long, long uphill walk but surprisingly I live to tell the tale. So to get back to the historic tale of Mankinholes there is not much of it left and there is some query as to whether it became a DMV (deserted medieval village) in a nearby field but you will see how difficult it was to live up on the moors, which was the only area for the farms around here.
The other thing I found on this morning was some auditory music in my profile. It turns out to be Pete Gabriel and Solsbury Hill, a favourite piece of music for its dancing and song. Solsbury Hill is just outside of Bath, a steep climb up the lane to the hill fort at the top.
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| On top of Solsbury Hill, where sadly the eagles do not fly. This happy music should be played as my ashes are scattered not above but somewhere in a field in North Yorkshire (that is as far as I am going as to destination). |
I've always assumed it was Salisbury Hill. I liked the song when it was originally released.
ReplyDeleteNo Gabriel lived up the road from Solsbury in the village of Box Andrew.
DeleteSo many interesting stories, Thelma. Here DMV stands for Department of Motor Vehicles where we go for our driving licenses! :)
ReplyDeleteSometimes Ellen I think we will run out of abbreviations for long titles.
DeleteA lovely choice of music.
ReplyDeleteYes Jennie and happy as well.
ReplyDeleteGees! You surprised me. This is 'my' pick for my own releasing.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I went off to have a read about him, although he was already known to me. I loved what he said about this song: 'It's about being prepared to lose what you have for what you might get. It is about letting go,' and I have to say that those words took me aback, because it perfectly describes where I am at this point in my life.
DeleteGlad you enjoyed the music Debby, it is a good final song;) I also like another, very early, song of Gabriel's, sung with Youssou Y'Dour song 'Shaking the Tree'. It is very naive in its rendering but speaks of good intent.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JduG0nT1Q3s
We stayed in the Youth hostel at Mankinholes when we walked part of the Pennine Way in our pre-children days. I'm not sure if it was there or another hostel where the lady warden roused everyone from their bunks by playing an LP of the 1812 at full volume. She was quite fierce.
ReplyDeleteWell it work you up Ruta. It looks a solid building, think the scouts used to use it as well.
ReplyDeleteOr wake you up, write too quickly....
DeleteTom and his mate picked a horrid day to explore Mankinholes but I like their passion about history. A field in North Yorkshire for your ashes? I suspect that the holy ground is at Normanby.
ReplyDeleteDown by the river, as it is a flood meadow ;)
ReplyDeleteI stayed at the Youth Hostel at Mankinholes, a few years ago. In fact I have stayed there twice, 2009 and 2016. I remember the climb up to Studley Pike. A smashing area for walking.
ReplyDeleteHi iIona, Everyone seems to have stayed at the youth centre in Mankinhole. Did you see Gaddings Dam with its inland beach. The cows also like the soft sand of the so-called beach which apparently makes sun-bathing a bit messy.
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