On Hergest Ridge

My photobuddy, a very large rock known as The Whetstone and 9 monkey puzzle trees.

We made it to the top!! The 360 degree views were spectacular.

The Whetstone: It is thought that during the plague of 1366 a weekly market was held at the stone, where wheat (whet) was put onto the stone by farmers from the surrounding area, who would then back off to allow the townspeople to collect it and leave their money in exchange…..this was in an effort to avoid infection.

The monkeypuzzle trees: Richard Banks, the current owner of Hergest Croft Estate planted nine monkey puzzles trees on top of the hill, having seen similar trees growing on mountain tops in Chile in the early 1990's.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

fascinating history - I even had to google the trees as I learned my new thing for the day :)

[Jesika]

Don't we learn a lot through the internet?
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[Helen]

Great shot Sue. Interesting historical facts too.

[Valerie Chesney]

Super shot & such interesting info....

[Bep]

Well done! Beautiful shot and interesting info. Had to google the monkey puzzle trees.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Lovely shot of your photobuddy and the large rock ! Thanks for sharing the interesting history !

[Mave]

Great shot. Love that rock.

[Carole Sandford]

Fantastic shot & interesting history.

[Lis Lapthorn]

Great shot. Martha looks very content to have reached the top. Interesting information too.

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful capture and a great story. Wish I had a photobuddy, and if the buddy looks like her it woud be even better, haha. My two former buddies, my son and son-in-law have lost interest in photography and the only buddy I have now is my seven-year old grandson.

[Merrelyn]

Lovely image and interesting info Sue. Thanks for sharing :)

[Jane Morley]

Excellent picture and very interesting story too.

[ROBIN PHOTOMAN]

rock pool??

[Josie Gilbert]

A lovely photo and a very interesting history.