Lone tree – Black Down hills Somerset.

David A Lockwood Black & White., Information. 27/02/201927/02/2019

Black Down, the highest point in the Mendip Hills Somerset.

According to that well-known online Encyclopedia, which agrees with a book I have: the name Black Down comes from the Saxon word ‘Blac’ or ‘Bloec’ meaning bleak or dark and ‘Dun’ meaning down or fort. There are several Bronze Age round barrow earth covered burial tombs & a nearby Iron Age hill fort in the area.

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Published 27/02/201927/02/2019

4 thoughts on “Lone tree – Black Down hills Somerset.”

Shminke says:

01/03/2019 at 09:58

Really cool shot, David!

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1. David A Lockwood says:
  
  01/03/2019 at 13:56
  
  I have my moments 🙂
  Thanks very much.
  
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enmanscamera says:

28/02/2019 at 04:13

I sure like your photo and the mood you created with this one David.

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1. David A Lockwood says:
  
  28/02/2019 at 07:29
  
  Many thanks, inspired by the name of the area. It was a lovely big open space with a lot of history, but very bleak in the winter months.
  
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