Aspects of Avalon

  Nyland hill viewed from Draycott Sleights Most of the time I've seen Nyland Hill from the Levels rather than this eagle's eye view, I like this string of low hills in the Levels just before the rise of the Mendips proper - Worminster, Launcherley, Arthur's Seat and this lovely conical half-wooded hill, Nyland Hill (link: streetmap )  The obvious route as you pass through the gate from the south I parked south of the hill and took the obvious route, which was steep and tough going as it neared the top, not one to take when it's been raining a lot. I didn't really fancy taking that way back ;) At the top I was graced with great views over the Levels and some of those other low hills Looking back over the Levels at some of the low hills Glastonbury Tor from the trig point Reaching the trig point was the chance to have a well-deserved swig of coffee from the flask, no point in dragging the extra weight up the hill if I don't use it!  Looking towards Cheddar from t

  Bride's Well isn't where the stone is, and it was never a particularly significant well in recent times, after the monks of Glastonbury Abbey diverted the River Brue. The Ordnance Survey never listed it. However, from the topology of the land and where the stone originally stood you can see a faint depression. After a fairly wet start to 2023 I looked where the stone used to be, and water does collect there. The erstwhile location of Bride's Well, April 2023 This was the most likely original position of the commemorative stone before it got co-opted by Wellesley Tudor Pole to indicate the place where the Blue Bowl was found in the early years of the 20th century. It was moved a little bit again when the Brue embankments were raised mid-20th century. in the distance you can see the slight raise in the ground that John Goodchild fancifully termed the salmon at Beckery, it extended further than he showed it and may have been the best fording point for pilgrims coming to Be