Dolmens

28Aug10

Deep in the cork oak forests of Catalonia we ran across a series of Neolithic grave stones.  Dolmens are found across Europe and their characteristic ‘pi’ shape belie the fact that once they would have been covered with earth to form barrows.  The chamber below would have been a grave.  These stones are almost 5,000 […]

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Ironbridge

23Aug10

The world’s first iron bridge was constructed in … Ironbridge!  Although now a pleasantly rural area in a deep valley with the River Severn running through it, it was a hive of industry and the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution in the eighteenth century, thanks in part to the raw materials of the area. Since […]

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