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I don't know how many pictures of hills in southern england I looked at but it finally dawned on my Watership Down, Hampshire.
Watership Down is a hill, or down, at Ecchinswell in the civil parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green in the English county of Hampshire. It rises fairly steeply on its northern flank, but to the south the slope is much gentler (an escarpment). grid reference SU497570.
The Down is best known as the setting for Richard Adams' 1972 novel about rabbits, also called Watership Down. The area is popular with walkers and cyclists[citation needed] — a bridleway runs along the ridge of the Down — and it lies at the south-eastern edge of the North Wessex Downs Area of Natural Beauty. Other nearby features include ancient tumuli and earthworks, including Beacon Hill.
Watership Down is a hill, or down, at Ecchinswell in the civil parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green in the English county of Hampshire. It rises fairly steeply on its northern flank, but to the south the slope is much gentler (an escarpment). grid reference SU497570.
The Down is best known as the setting for Richard Adams' 1972 novel about rabbits, also called Watership Down. The area is popular with walkers and cyclists[citation needed] — a bridleway runs along the ridge of the Down — and it lies at the south-eastern edge of the North Wessex Downs Area of Natural Beauty. Other nearby features include ancient tumuli and earthworks, including Beacon Hill.
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Wow... good catch... I would have needed several more clues to get therewhitetail1985 wrote:I don't know how many pictures of hills in southern england I looked at but it finally dawned on my Watership Down, Hampshire.
Watership Down is a hill, or down, at Ecchinswell in the civil parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green in the English county of Hampshire. It rises fairly steeply on its northern flank, but to the south the slope is much gentler (an escarpment). grid reference SU497570.
The Down is best known as the setting for Richard Adams' 1972 novel about rabbits, also called Watership Down. The area is popular with walkers and cyclists[citation needed] — a bridleway runs along the ridge of the Down — and it lies at the south-eastern edge of the North Wessex Downs Area of Natural Beauty. Other nearby features include ancient tumuli and earthworks, including Beacon Hill.
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yup for some reason I'm not getting any e-mails from the forum right now, so if I take awhile to get back to anybody, its because I've forgotten to checkwhitetail1985 wrote:I don't know how many pictures of hills in southern england I looked at but it finally dawned on my Watership Down, Hampshire.
Watership Down is a hill, or down, at Ecchinswell in the civil parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green in the English county of Hampshire. It rises fairly steeply on its northern flank, but to the south the slope is much gentler (an escarpment). grid reference SU497570.
The Down is best known as the setting for Richard Adams' 1972 novel about rabbits, also called Watership Down. The area is popular with walkers and cyclists[citation needed] — a bridleway runs along the ridge of the Down — and it lies at the south-eastern edge of the North Wessex Downs Area of Natural Beauty. Other nearby features include ancient tumuli and earthworks, including Beacon Hill.
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Correct, well done Yorkie.... this is the Baha'i gardens in Haifa, Israel. I have visited this city 4 -5 times now and really like it. It is very picturesque. As you can see the gardens are expertly manicured and are on the side of Mount Carmel over looking the city. I tried to get into the gardens the last time I was there but got kicked out because I am not a member of the Baha'i faith .... oh well !Yorkie wrote:Israel was not where I was expecting to look - that golden dome is the Shrine of the Bab.
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Urquhart Castle near Loch Ness.
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Nope, afraid not.tcliffy wrote:Urquhart Castle near Loch Ness.
Ever seen the Wallace and Gromit films? They have an affinity for a certain type of cheese and that castle is located in the dale that the cheese is named after.
An understanding of English history would help - start at Richard III and work backwards to find the King Maker.......
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Correct, Middleham it is.whitetail1985 wrote:Not 100% sure but my best guess would have to be
Middleham Castle in Wensleydale, in the county of North Yorkshire
Wonderful clues in the last hour I've learned a lot about English history
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This one should be easy
A prince and princess met midway to mark my completion
A prince and princess met midway to mark my completion
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