Winter Solstice 2003
Wet Withens, Derbyshire
(Main picture is not ours - small pic taken on Dave's watch-camera!) We arrived at the site after midnight, and walked around the moors in the darkness for several hours, finding rocks we thought were it but weren't, and nearly walking off a sheer drop (dad's torchlight caught the top of a small tree growing out of the side of the rocks!). We also kept an eye out for the 'Fairy Lights' which are rumoured to appear on the moor at night - we noticed little dots of light which were reflections of distant streetlights in the puddles on the moor, but nothing that could be confused with fairy activity!
As with nine ladies, it wasn't until it was nearly light that we found the place. I saw a person off in the distance, and said 'I bet its over there'. Again, we got to the middle of the circle just before sunrise which again was obstructed from our view (this time by a large hill).
Vic
(Main picture is not ours - small pic taken on Dave's watch-camera!) We arrived at the site after midnight, and walked around the moors in the darkness for several hours, finding rocks we thought were it but weren't, and nearly walking off a sheer drop (dad's torchlight caught the top of a small tree growing out of the side of the rocks!). We also kept an eye out for the 'Fairy Lights' which are rumoured to appear on the moor at night - we noticed little dots of light which were reflections of distant streetlights in the puddles on the moor, but nothing that could be confused with fairy activity!
As with nine ladies, it wasn't until it was nearly light that we found the place. I saw a person off in the distance, and said 'I bet its over there'. Again, we got to the middle of the circle just before sunrise which again was obstructed from our view (this time by a large hill).Vic
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