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@scrufftyguy.bsky.social

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Mostly UK wildlife and prehistory. A drinker of real ale, real cider & real coffee. Wolves FC supporter. All 📸 my own.

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Ade @scrufftyguy.bsky.social · Jul 20

There’s just something about Machrie Moor. Machrie Moor 2, Isle of Arran. #StandingStoneSunday #MachrieMoor #Arran @megalithic.bsky.social @stoneclub.bsky.social

Three lichen covered standing stones at Machrie Moor, Arran.

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Ade @scrufftyguy.bsky.social · 14h

Denge sound (acoustic) mirrors. Built in the late 1920s/early 1930s as an experimental early warning system for incoming aircraft but as aircraft speed increased they were superseded by radar. The largest circular dish measures 9m across.
#ScheduledMonument #MilitaryHistory #History #Kent #Dungeness

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Ade @scrufftyguy.bsky.social · 10d

Oast house, Sissinghurst, Kent. Traditionally used for drying hops, oast houses now represent a bygone age of brewing. 🍻 #Beer #Brewing #RealAle #Hops #Kent #Sissinghurst

Ade @scrufftyguy.bsky.social · 12d

Stunner.

Ade @scrufftyguy.bsky.social · 27d

Thanks.

Ade @scrufftyguy.bsky.social · 27d

Pike of Stickle, #Cumbria, the heart of the Langdale axe industry. Langdale (Group VI) axes knapped from volcanic tuff have been found all over the UK notably at several Neolithic monuments. #StandingStoneSunday #GreatLangdale @megalithic.bsky.social @stoneclub.bsky.social @adamibbotson.bsky.social

Looking down the valley of Mickleden with the prominent domed summit of Pike of Stickle rising up in the background.

Unpolished prehistoric stone axe head with a model of a shafted axe below, displayed on a thick blanket of green moss.

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Ade @scrufftyguy.bsky.social · Sep 13

Cracking shots Steve. 👍

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Ade @scrufftyguy.bsky.social · Sep 11

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Ade @scrufftyguy.bsky.social · Sep 11

It’s @peteralanross.bsky.social 👍

Ade @scrufftyguy.bsky.social · Sep 7

Grass of Parnassus, Gowbarrow Fell, Cumbria. The county flower of both Cumbria in England and Sutherland in Scotland. #WildFlowerHour #MacroMonday #LakeDistrict @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social @cumbriabdc.bsky.social

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Ade @scrufftyguy.bsky.social · Sep 6

Might still be worth checking it out then. Thanks.

Ade @scrufftyguy.bsky.social · Sep 6

Somewhat intrigued to read “Guidestones to the Great Langdale Axe Factories” though. Not sure if that’s in the same category.

Ade @scrufftyguy.bsky.social · Sep 1

Common Field Grasshopper near Hexham, Northumberland. #MacroMonday #BugSky #Grasshopper #Hexham #Northumberland @northwildlife.bsky.social
@xercessociety.bsky.social @britishwildlife.bsky.social

Common Field Grasshopper on wooden beam.

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Ade @scrufftyguy.bsky.social · Aug 31

Definitely worth a visit if you ever get the chance. 👍

Ade @scrufftyguy.bsky.social · Aug 31

Chesterholm Milestone next to the Stanegate road near Vindolanda fort. Measuring 1.7m in height, it is the only intact Roman milestone to have remained in its original position. #StandingStoneSunday #Vindolanda #RomanBritain @vindolandatrust.bsky.social @megalithic.bsky.social @stoneclub.bsky.social