tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post4035310435235012298..comments2024-03-29T11:46:45.772+00:00Comments on North Stoke: Three Hills Tumulithelmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-58667843355568255022013-07-16T07:16:43.695+01:002013-07-16T07:16:43.695+01:00Hi Jennie, What I need is a NEW camera, thinking o...Hi Jennie, What I need is a NEW camera, thinking of getting a bridging one, we will see. But I need to take close ups like EM, but nothing to complicated.....<br />Inside the burial chamber, there seems to be an altar in one of them, and plenty of Roman goods, so conspicuous consumption but with the British pagan touch of going to a better place, you need food and wine.....thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-57329238669936391652013-07-15T09:57:47.274+01:002013-07-15T09:57:47.274+01:00I could give a more positive ID with a close-up - ...I could give a more positive ID with a close-up - could be Ragwort. The St John's wort has two main types - square stemmed (you can feel this) or Perforate - hold a leaf up to the light and you will see holes in it.<br /><br />What a fascinating spot - and that last one is a HUGE tumulus. Reminds me of a motte, from the size. Interesting that the church was built close by. I wonder who is buried under the tumuli? Is there any local folk memory?Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-74583399682196416252013-07-15T07:04:11.026+01:002013-07-15T07:04:11.026+01:00Thank you both for identification, and yes we are ...Thank you both for identification, and yes we are a few miles from Thaxted. Forgotten how picturesque it is with its jettied medieval houses, Dick Turpin lived here as well....thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-27350206665532974362013-07-14T09:42:28.636+01:002013-07-14T09:42:28.636+01:00It all looks so lovely.
yes I agree it's ragwo...It all looks so lovely.<br />yes I agree it's ragwort. Poisonous to live stock but food for the stunning Cinnabar moth.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-69098019950483266722013-07-14T09:09:35.612+01:002013-07-14T09:09:35.612+01:00Loved this tour. Yellow flower - it isn't ra...Loved this tour. Yellow flower - it isn't ragwort is it?<br />Didn't realise you lived somewhere quite near to Thaxted - we love it. We have friends who farm just outside Thaxted so know the area.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com