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Yours truly
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We did 8.19 miles in 4 hours over some pretty challenging ground.
Last hour we had sun, cloud, rain, hail, rain, cloud and then sun again !
Last hour we had sun, cloud, rain, hail, rain, cloud and then sun again !
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Dude that is the remains of the actual Hadrians wall !
I've been there myself on a school trip, it does look a bit like a dry stone wall but bigger, built on a natural geological fault called the Whin Sill Ridge Whin Sill - WikipediaDude that is the remains of the actual Hadrians wall !
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Yes, in the later pics you can see it from the North side of the wall.
Viking1066
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Amazing pictures. I love seeing this and thinking of all the history. Wow! That was fantastic! The hike, I can't even imagine. That's some tough terrain.
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A very sad sight.
MiTasol
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There was a suggestion recently that the stump had sprouted new growth. Was that correct or just wishful thinking?
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Thank you.
My Daughter and I were chatting about history v ancient history and imagine a Roman soldiers thoughts on being posted to the wall and wondered if it had a small influence on Game of Thrones ?
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Cawthorne Camp - Wikipedia As a kid my uncle used to take me here before anyone knew about it, like a bracken covered adventure playground, worth a visit.
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Didn't know about that one, thanks
Is that the stub of the tree starring in Kevin Costner's Robin Hood: movie?
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The very same one
Airframes
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Great stuff. Done the Wall quite a few times, back in the last century. These days, I wouldn't even reach it from the main road !
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The Vet and I are now thinking of walking the whole thing from west to east !
