Sovmorgons söndag

Söndag morgon och det fick bli sovmorgon!

Minusgrader ute och lite snö i luften.

Jörgen Larsen var först ute kl. 07:57 och avverkade 4,2 km runt Limhamns kyrkogård.

Magnus Ryberg begav sig ut kl. 09:01 på en sträcka av 6,5 km.

Detta innebär att vi efter denna veckan avverkat totalt 42,4 km av de 144,8 vi skall göra.

Vi har ytterligare 233-dagar på oss, så vad ska vi göra om 5-veckor? 😉

Ytterligare ett vykort kom med posten ikväll!

As you make your way to Chollerford, you will pass the roadside cross erected in commemoration of the 633-4AD Battle of Heavenfield, a war waged by an invading Welsh army against a Northumbrian army.
The battle was heavily favoured towards the Welsh with its larger troop, until they were ”hemmed in and unable to outflank the Northumbrians”. Sensing their loss, the Welsh fled south with the Northumbrians hot on their heels.

A little further down the road you’ll come across the Planetrees Roman Wall. Named after a nearby farm, what remains now is a result of William Hutton’s intervention back in 1801 when he witnessed a local removing the Wall stones in order to build a farmhouse.
When William visited Planetrees, he expected to see 204m (672ft) of the Wall. Unfortunately, by the time he arrived and intervened a mere 35m (114m) was left which survives today.

The village of Chollerford is accessed via an 18th century multi-arched stone bridge where at Chester Roman Fort, you will experience the most complete Roman cavalry fort with views over the River Tyne. Chester Fort held a garrison of up to 500 cavalry troops that lasted nearly 300 years.

The nearby Clayton Museum exhibits a collection of Roman artifacts that was discovered and excavated by antiquarian John Clayton during the 19th century. The museum first opened in 1896 and although recently updated, it continues to use many of the original Edwardian display cabinets.