RINGINGLAWE by GARAGELAND
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Description
Historically, the Limb Brook marked the boundary between the Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria. This remained the boundary between Yorkshire and Derbyshire into the 20th century. A report dating from 1574 detailed a tour by George Talbot, the 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, then lord of the manor of Sheffield, of the boundaries of the manor, in which they visited 'a great heape of stones called Ringinglawe' that was used as one of the boundary markers.
Sheffield historian S. O. Addy, writing in 1888, noted that the Old English word hlaw is almost always used to refer to a burial mound, and speculated that this 'great heap of stones' may have been an ancient barrow. He further suggested that the etymology of the name Ringinglow suggests that 'originally the heap may have been a round burial mound, or mound surrounded by a circle' Addy additionally noted that there existed a 'folk etymology' for the name Ringinglow a story also recounted by local historian J. Edward Vickers that the village got its name after a man lost on the moors in bad weather was saved when he heard the bells of Sheffield parish church 'ringing low' over the moors. Both authors state that this story is a myth.
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Comments (11)
mairekas
Great compo and POV!
jayfar
Lovely shot and a super POV Steve.
durleybeachbum
A wonderful photo of this charismatic place.
Juliette.Gribnau
fantastic and intriguing capture of the fascinating rocks
alanwilliams
lovely shot with superb detail
thecytron
Xcellent photo composition!
Celart
Wow. stunning POV and contrast. Well done
wysiwig
Wonderful image and narrative. It really stirs the imagination.
Chipka
What an image! This has such an otherworldly vibe to it. I can't tell if this looks like an artificial structure, or something more natural. It hovers between those two states, rather like Shrodinger's Cat being both alive and dead, simultaneiously. Your POV is wonderful and the details in this shot are superb. This evokes quite a number of stories.
moochagoo
Quite interesting rocks.
ia-du-lin
great rock formation, beautiful capture