The delights of Wiltshire

a very relaxing view!

Thank you Elena ~ I'm glad that you have enjoyed it ~~~

Lovely vista; well captured Nick.

Thank you too Jaap for your kind compliments ~

Hey dear Nick, this is a lovely capture! the countryside resembles a patch work quilted piece of fabric! a fabulous POV and composition. like it aaaaa lot. best wishes, Sarah

Wow what praise indeed ~ Thank you so much dear Sarah ~ I'm so pleased that you like it ~ Hugs ~ Nick

Very lovely countryside.

Thank ou ~~ I love the curves and contrasting colours too

A gorgeous composition!!

Best wishes
Füsun

Thank you dear Füsun ~ Warm wishes ~ Nick

Beautiful Wiltshire - Love it!

Me too Rosa :~)

What a lovely rural scene here Nick and one most certainly like by me also

Best wishes ... Steve

A very pleasing scene and shot, Nick. Where is it please? Cranborne Chase perhaps?

North East of Mere off the B3095 near the Deverills, but I cannot quite remember the exact spot I the shot

Thanks Nick. So I was totally wrong.
I went exploring in the churchyard of Kingston Deverill once. I was looking for Ecgbright's Stone, (Egbert's Stone), where King Alfred secretly met the Hampshire levies before going on to defeat the Danes at the Battle of Ethandun. The theory is that the large stone here was once a capstone of a dolmen, originally on the top of the hill behind the village. As such it may have had significant meaning and would be well known to the locals but not perhaps to any recently arrived Northmen, so a good place for a secret meeting place in a secluded valley. Made sense to me when I saw it!

Here is a link to more info Andy
sites.google.com/site/maidenbradley/maiden-bradley-times/egbert-s-stone

Hi Nick,

Nice rolling country! I am not sure, is that the remains of some hill carving on the right, or just co incidence?

Best wishes, and a good weekend.
Peter

Just coincidence I think Peter, of course we do have quite a few hill carvings within Wiltshire ~ so maybe you're right ~ All the best ~ Nick

I like Peter's suggestion and wonder if he might not perhaps have a point.
Shall we all go on a dig???

The trouble is Andy if we have a dig we will be creating a carving of some sort or other ~ So do we dig in a horsey sort of way, a regimental badge sort of way or be daring and try for a giant shape :~)

How i remember it as well from summer time in 82'.