The Old Wife’s Neck revisited – John Cross Rigg, Fylingdales
Prologue In August 2025, a fire in Langdale forest (on the North York Moors) spread onto the nearby moorland called John Cross Rigg, and the whole area burned for several weeks. The land was closed off for months afterwards, and when it was finally safe to visit the area, it was just an expanse […]
More Treasures from Denmark
The previous post highlighted some of the archaeological treasures in the National Museum in Copenhagen, which holds an amazing collection of gold, silver and bronze objects from Denmark’s ancient past. These were just a fraction of the items on display, so here is another selection.
Denmark’s Golden Age
A recent stay in Copenhagen provided the opportunity to visit the National Museum in that “Wonderful” city. I had not done any research beforehand so i was not really expecting much – i only knew that there was a Viking section, and some Bog bodies, which might be of interest. But how wrong i […]
Nine Standards Rigg Cairns – Cumbria
(This post is a bit of a ‘Filler’ as i have been unable to visit any sites for the last 3 months. This has been due to a leg injury which has been very slow to heal, and has stopped me driving or walking any distance. However things are finally improving and i am […]
Addleback – the Giant of Addlebrough Hill
Addlebrough is a prominent, flat topped hill in upper Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, 30 miles to the north west of Harrogate. Back in the 1870’s, the folklore collector Richard Blakeborough transcribed part of an old manuscript written by David Naitby – a shoemaker in the market town of Bedale. Naitby had himself gathered […]
The Devil’s Breeches – Staithes
The village of Staithes is located on the Yorkshire coast, 8 miles to the north of Whitby. The first edition OS map of 1856 marks a place called the ‘Devil’s Breeches’ near the head of a stream valley on the south side of the village. There appears to be nothing written down in the […]