Mask-Making: Field Trip around Castle Hill
MASK ARCHAELOLOGY I've signed up for my 2nd Mask-Making course run by Graham. We began with a PowerPoint presentation, including film and notes from Graham's recent funded research project in Bhutan, and the opportunity to choose the half-log we'd be carving over the next few weeks; 2nd session in the program was a field trip to Castle Hill. learning about the history & formation of the chalky ground beneath our feet, with evide nce of use by farm vehicles and animals as well as walkers. A busy terrain. And the site of an undocumented structure that may have been a look-out post or communications point during the 2nd World War - who knows? Partially shrouded by overgrown bushes and ground cover, I was drawn to taking a picture of the 'spigot' that may once have housed a communication mast. A circular journey - ending where we began. And the site where life ended as evidenced by the burial mounds, or (bowl) barrows we were shown, and which farmers are carefu...