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Muir O' Fauld could not sound any less Roman, yet it is the name of the site of one of Rome’s Scottish signal stations which guarded its road through modern-day Perthshire. Visible is the circular mound, ditch, outer bank and causeway; this tower was apparently defensible as well as a means by which the Roman road, on which we walked to access it (below), could be monitored.
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This double-flowered clematis cultivar is a multi-layered, deep pink flower. I found it growing in a rather lovely Winchester garden and it was thriving in the well-drained soils and full sun against a rough, medieval wall. I find all clematises agreeable but the double-flowered is twice as good.
Elisha begs Elijah in 2 Kings 2:9:
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At Durham Cathedral is the shrine of St Cuthbert. Somehow managing to survive the Reformation, that transition from Romanism to Protestantism certainly left it plainer than it once was. Cuthbert lived 634-687 and was a generally good egg, bringing gospel light to pagan Northumbria.
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Warrior Blue Pour Homme Eau de Parfum comes in a plain but attractive bottle manufactured, inevitably, in blue glass. The fragrance’s top notes are mint, green apple and lemon, lending it a sense of freshness. I sometimes wonder if the aroma of perfumes conjure images entirely made from the written descriptions and advertising slogans rather than the power of my nose.
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