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Hot histories

Jun 29, 2017
1 min

Hot histories

No, we don't mean "hawt" like the social media term for attractive, we mean the type of heat that reminds you of the underworld. Toft Gate Lime Kiln, just next to the outdoor sculpture installation Coldstones Cut, is a fairly benign place these days. The grass has grown over the long flue, and soil is beginning to insinuate itself into the kiln itself, just a short walk away. Tasteful placards, however, give you an insight into the area's past. Back in the 1800's, the kiln wa

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Fossil Hunting in Fairyland

Jun 1, 2017
1 min

Fossil Hunting in Fairyland

There is definitely something other-worldly about a visit to Stump Cross Caverns. Driving up onto the moorland, we entered what seemed like a different dimension: misty and cool after the clear of the valley. Beneath the ground, the children could not help reaching out to the shining walls. They noticed the fairy doors, but were more interested in the nooks and crannies of the place., the formations that looked like villages and the tunnels reaching under the ground. We have

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Walking into sculpture

May 24, 2017
1 min

Walking into sculpture

The wind always blows on the 500m walk up to Coldstones Cut. The carpark is nestled into the hillside, in a place you can still hear the birdsong as various species of bird chase each other through the grazing sheep. But as you climb higher, you hear the rush of air over the song until you enter the massive sculpture, which shields you once more. Walking through the massive structure, you have a choice of paths taking you through the right or left wall. Both lead up to turret

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