Cothelstone Hill
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KP0002
“Cothelstone Tower” stood on the summit of Cothelstone Hill until it was destroyed in 1910. It was built on top of a bowl barrow which is now a scheduled monument. The stone foundations of the tower…
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Aerial view looking north over Cothelstone Hill, with Lydeards Hill visible left of centre. The pale square near the middle of the photo is where beech saplings have been planted to replace the declining ‘seven sisters’.…
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KP0006
An aerial view of the top of Cothelstone Hill, looking south west. The Seven Sisters were/are a group of trees forming a popular landmark. The remains of the original group are immediately behind the large puddle.…
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KP0007
An aerial view towards Cothelstone Hill (with the remaining ‘Seven Sisters’ trees on the skyline) and Paradise Combe to the right. The road coming in at the bottom right corner is from Bishops Lydeard.
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On top of Cothelstone Hill, looking east. The trees were the last survivors of the Seven Sisters group which were a landmark visible over a large area. A replacement group of trees had been planted to…
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KP0012
On the left are the remains of an early group of trees called the Seven Sisters. To the right is a replacement group.
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A view looking west up Merridge Hill between the Cothelstone Hill car park and Park End. Taken in September before all the ash trees were felled due to Ash Dyeback Disease.
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A view down Merridge Hill looking east between Park End and the Cothelstone Hill car park. Taken in September 2020, before all the ash trees were felled due to Ash Dyeback Disease.
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A view looking east down Merridge Hill between the Park End and Cothelstone Hill car park. Taken in September, before all the ash trees were felled due to Ash Dyeback Disease.
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LN0005
A view looking east along Merridge Hill between Park End and the Cothelstone Hill car park. Taken in October, during the felling of all the ash trees which had died due to Ash Dyeback Disease.
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LN0006
A view looking east along Merridge Hill between Park End and the Cothelstone Hill car park. Taken during the felling of all the ash trees which had died due to Ash Dyeback Disease.
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LP0001
The entrance to a WW II bunker built by a Home Guard Auxillary Unit on Cothelstone Hill. This would have contained food and water, weapons and explosives for use in sabotage operations if the country had…
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LP0002
Looking towards the north east, over the sheep on the top of Gibb Hill.
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LP0003
A view north from Cothelstone Hill, towards Bishpool Farm. The sheep on the left are on Gibb Hill.
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MP0004
A view looking east along Merridge Hill taken by Cothelstone Hill car park (just behind and to the right of the photographer), during the felling of all the ash trees which had died due to Ash…