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The weather is clearly topsy turvy again. We're "soggen", as my son used to say, down south. No beer gardens for us!

However we did go to Sissinghurst Castle for lunch and a walk this afternoon. Both these "castles" are fortified farms rather than proper castles

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Carpets of bluebells in the woods :)
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this is on top of the hill, i don't know what the function was/is... View attachment 206452
It's a "trig point"... Or triangulation point

They were originally installed all over the country at high points by surveyors from the Ordnance Survey (national map making agency) as markers and equipment supports to help them calculate map contouring and work out heights of mountains and hills. At lower altitudes you might find a benchmark that looks like the photo on a bridge or other structure unlikely to be demolished.

Surveyors for roads and the like still use them today as starting points when working out road slopes and things.

I only know all this because, aged about 14, a friend of my Dad's borrowed me to help survey a river valley in Yorkshire to work out if it was suitable for a canoe slalom course... and we started and ended at benchmarks. He was a bit cross that he was 1 metre (3 feet) out at the end... Which given we had walked about 5 miles I thought was amazing. Probably not good enough if you're building a bridge though :D
 

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high met with a low, a wee auld wuman fell and had a bust up face on way home :(. i did my bit, raided my bag and made a 'seat' to cushion her from the cold, sat and cuddled her while using my patter to keep her laughing... a lad fresh of the train from italy (i think) was doing the same, 40mins... no abulance!

we loaded her into a car, emotional day for me, but glad that i have seen humanity, not once but twice :)
 

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Daughter has a graduate job offer! And it's the one she wants too :) :) :)

It looks like she's moving to Southampton :)
Congratulations to Joe's sis!
Hope she'll be very happy in Southampton.
One of my nephews is there at the college for the next 10 weeks.
He is a 3rd Engineer in the merchant navy and is there to hopefully pass his next 'ticket' and become a 2nd.
(I think that's how it works).
 

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Afternoon all! I just spent four days walking in the Lake District mountains, legs are killing me now! I hope your son is suitably recovered Linda, my son is 21 on Saturday, we planned well so that their 21sts would be on a Saturday!!!
Welcome back Jane.
How lovely!
My sister used to live in Greysouthen near Cockermouth and I used to love the area.
Happy birthday to your son too, hope his hangover isn't too bad!
 

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Congratulations to Joe's sis!
Hope she'll be very happy in Southampton.
One of my nephews is there at the college for the next 10 weeks.
He is a 3rd Engineer in the merchant navy and is there to hopefully pass his next 'ticket' and become a 2nd.
(I think that's how it works).
Just to complicate matters. She got another job offer today. The other interview last week! So she needs to decide between Hampshire and Oxfordshire:D
 

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