Summer Solstice 2004
Aston Cursus, Derby
Another trip that was close to home because of work commitments. We were interested to find out that one of the largest cursuses known lies under fields in Aston, and we went wandering through the fields trying to see if we could make it out. It's very overgrown, and not easily noticeable (apparently it can only really be made out from the air!), but we were amazed to see in the twilight a stone circle. As we walked towards it, we realised it was fenced off, and wondered why we'd not heard of it, but as we approached the fence, we realised they weren't stones, but clumps of bushes growing up from the long grass! We speculated over whether these bushes might have grown over the site of a stone circle - and didn't see a sunrise because of clouds!
Vic
Another trip that was close to home because of work commitments. We were interested to find out that one of the largest cursuses known lies under fields in Aston, and we went wandering through the fields trying to see if we could make it out. It's very overgrown, and not easily noticeable (apparently it can only really be made out from the air!), but we were amazed to see in the twilight a stone circle. As we walked towards it, we realised it was fenced off, and wondered why we'd not heard of it, but as we approached the fence, we realised they weren't stones, but clumps of bushes growing up from the long grass! We speculated over whether these bushes might have grown over the site of a stone circle - and didn't see a sunrise because of clouds!Vic
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