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Mick Garratt

Colmán’s Legacy: From Lindisfarne to Inishbofin (Possibly via Commondale?)

Today marks the anniversary of the death of Colmán of Lindisfarne in the year 675. A fine excuse, I thought, to wander over to Commondale, a place supposedly named after the saint. At least, that is what Tom Scott Burns claimed in The Walker’s Guide to the Cleveland Hills. But, as with most things, it is n ...

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#Commondale#NorthYorkMoors#EarlyMedieval
ArchaeoWeaver

Lots of little dragon heads: This tablet woven trim is inspired by a 10th century textile fragment from Dublin. It is not a faithful reconstruction of the original. While the original is woven in brocade technique, this trim has been woven with 2 threads per tablet. It resembles the motive pretty well, though: double dragon heads, hence called Dublin Dragons.
#tabletweaving #brettchenweben #Wikinger #viking #mittelalter #medieval #reenactment #weben #weaving #earlymedieval #livinghistory #dragon

Mick Garratt

Temperature Inversions and Timetable Errors

A glorious morning on the hills south of Guisborough, the so-called top of Belmangate. While the town wallowed in cold and damp misery, those above the temperature inversion were treated to the breathtaking sight of Eston Nab and Airy Hill rising like islands from the clouds, with a diffused Brocken spectre thrown in for good measure.

Dr. ...

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#Guisborough#NorthYorkMoors#EarlyMedieval
Mick Garratt

A Slog up Roseberry Topping and a Nod to Pagan Roots

I could claim it was a brisk dash up Roseberry Topping this morning, but in truth, it was more of a plodding trudge. Perhaps it only felt that way because I foolishly dressed for winter, not realising it would be unseasonably warm for Christmas Eve. This is the view from the summit, looking down on Aireyholme ...

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#Aireyholme#ClevelandHills#NorthYorkMoors
Assoc for Scottish Literature

‘The Chief Relic of the Western World’: Columcille & the Book of Kells
28 March, free online (booking essential)

Created two centuries after St Columba’s death, The Book of Kells is one of the great treasures of Western religious art. Dr Rosemary Power’s talk will give an introduction to the artistry & theology that shaped it.

#Scottish #Irish #literature #CelticStudies #BookofKells #medieval #earlymedieval #art #theology #religion

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Mick Garratt

Beyond the Mist — The Battle of Stokesley

This morning, the air on Great Ayton Moor was crystal clear, but away in the south-west, a low mist crept up the Vale of Cleveland, making the wind turbines at Seamer look like they're levitating.

That white house yonder caught my eye. Turns out, it's Howe Hill. Now, I can therefore take a brief detour into a tale about the Saxon Battle of Stokesl ...

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#GreatAytonMoor#Stokesley#AngloSaxon
Mick Garratt

Easby Moor from Roseberry Topping

The names Easby and Roseberry both derive from Old Scandinavian, but what did the Deiri tribe, nestled snugly between the Humber and the Tees rivers, call these places? Picture Deira as the precursor to Yorkshire, holding court in York.

But Deira wasn't a territorial area. It seems more like a robust dynasty. The exact genesis of this lineage has been lost ...

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#Aireyholme#EasbyMoor#NorthYorkMoors
Ogham in 3D

📢Applications now open for a fully-funded 4-year PhD scholarship in early Irish epigraphy! ⚠️Deadline 27 October⚠️
Full details available here: maynoothuniversity.ie/early-ir
#PhD #EarlyIrish #CelticStudies #EarlyMedieval #InscribedStones #DigitalEpigraphy

maynoothuniversity.ieFully funded PhD scholarship in the Department of Early Irish, Maynooth University | Maynooth UniversityThe Department of Early Irish at Maynooth University is pleased to invite applications for a 4-year PhD scholarship fully funded by the Irish Research Council on an SFI-IRC Pathway Award project, EMISoS: Early Medieval Irish Scripts on Stone - the origins and early development of Irish epigraphic culture (2023–2027), led by Dr Nora White.   Deadline: 27th October 2023 Start
Mick Garratt

Lilla Cross – A Tale of Loyalty and Bravery

On a day that turned out so dreich that even a duck would not be happy, a journey to Lilla Cross on Fylingdales Moor might have seemed a good idea when we set off. No wind whistled across the heather, but instead there were faint echoes of woeful cries that must have reverberated through the centuries. From a time when Lilla, a devoted minister-cum-serva ...

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#FylingdalesMoor#NorthYorkMoors#EarlyMedieval
Mick Garratt

Aireyholme Lane — A trade route of the past?

Descending Aireyholme Lane to the farm was like being part of a time-honoured ritual, with the sheep gracefully separating like the biblical Moses parting the Red Sea. The scene held an air of timelessness, as if this track had been used since the dawn of time. But one couldn't help but wonder, when exactly was that?

It appears likely that thi ...

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#Aireyholme#GreatAyton#NorthYorkMoors
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