Cothelstone Hill, Somerset: This 'Marilyn' shows signs of the late bronze age, a wartime bunker, and an 18th-century landownerAll the winds of the west gather at the summit of Cothelstone Hill. To the east, cloud shadows chase gleams of light across the Somerset Levels to Glastonbury Tor. North lies the leaden silver of the Bristol Channel, punctuated by the islands of Flat Holm and Steep Holm. West is Exmoor, bulking dark against the sky. Looking south, it would be possible to see coast to coast to the Channel were it not for the long blade of the Blackdown Hills that lies between the seas like a sword.Cothelstone is not the highest point on the Quantocks. That distinction belongs to Will's Neck, the heath-covered ridge nearby. But it is the most dramatic, and its stupendous views have attracted people for millennia. Continue reading...
Country diary: A gem of the Quantocks, rich with drama and history
3. března 2022 10:15
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/03/country-diary-a-gem-of-the-quantocks-rich-with-drama-and-history
Zdroj: The Guardian
