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| Parliamentarian Lines on East Down |
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| View toward Royalist Right Flank |
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| Hinton Lane looking South |
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| Hinton Lane looking North |
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| Broad Lane looking South |
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Broad Lane looking North |
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| Cheriton Wood |
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| Alresford Lane looking South |
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| View toward Parliamentarian Lines |
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| The Battlefield |
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| Monument on Royalist Left |
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| Monument Inscription |
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| The Battlefield Layout |
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| The Royalist Lines from the Parliamentarian position on East Down |
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| Alresford Lane looking North |
We took a circular walk around the battlefield at Cheriton today, which is about fifteen minutes down the road from where we live, in what turned out to be terrible weather complete with rain, sleet and snow. It was a very enjoyable walk nonetheless, even though we got soaked and the dog cut his ear on brambles then electrocuted himself on a fence (he's called Jeff but now goes by the name Sparky). Anyway, here's some photos of the battlefield taken in the half light between sleet and rain showers. It would have been great to finish up by the fire in the local pub, which is owned by a friend of ours, but it's shut due to the pandemic, so we made do with a drive home in a singed wet dog smelling car.
Nice photos a Jim. I driven past Cheriton with my Dad many times but ever visited the battlefield.
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely walking a bit muddy this time of year!
DeletePoor Sparky!! Great photos of the battlefield though.
ReplyDeleteHe's feeling much better now :0)
DeleteI have been there a couple of times once with the Sealed Knot as a reenactor. I have to say that it is an exceptionally well preserved site and walking the ground does give a real feel for the action and ties in well with the period accounta.
ReplyDeleteIt does indeed, speaking as an ex-Knotter myself (Charles Gerard's pike) :O)
DeleteVery atmospheric photos. I can picture the soldiers marching down those lanes. Poor little singed doggy.
ReplyDeleteHe's had a lot of TLC!
DeleteThat is a terrific walk - I did it in Feb of last year. Very atmospheric. I started of from Hinton Ampner House and down from the Parliament side. Great to see the photos.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great way to walk it and you get a real feel for the lie of the land that way round.
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