[Stones] 'Thursbitch' megalithic landscape walk

[Paul Morgan]

Ooh - excellent.  In the diary.

Paul

On 10 Dec 2007, at 18:30, Tim P wrote:

> From Andy Roberts: andy at darkstar.fsnet.co.uk
> I'm hosting another walk round the Pennine valley of Thursbitch on  
> Sunday 24th February 2008.
> This is a hill and valley walk in the west Cheshire moorlands,  
> approximately 8 miles, about 2 miles of which are on the road.
> The walk takes in the majority of sites and monuments written about  
> in Alan Garner's novel, Thursbitch. While I thoroughly recommended  
> reading the book prior to the walk (because it's the best pagan  
> novel you'll ever read), it's not essential to have done so. The  
> walk visits standing stones both possible and definite, an old  
> chapel, a well, and various other locations.
> However, it's not for fluffies! Thursbitch can be difficult to get  
> to by car even in good weather because of its location. In bad  
> weather the valley can easily be snowed up, iced over or generally  
> very wet. Add to that the amount of hill and the very wet watershed  
> over which we return and it adds up to a stiff winter's outing  
> unsuitable for brats and creatures. But the dramatic setting, the  
> connections with the book and the sites themselves are well worth  
> the effort. And, of course, in February there will be less gombeens  
> around than usual, which is always a bonus.
> Please feel free to pass this info onto anyone who might be  
> interested.
> I'll post the meeting place and time nearer the day, but if anyone  
> has any questions to ask in the mean time please do so.
> Happy Trails
> Andy
>