By today's session leader:
Walking
around the ramparts of Castle Hill at the Earth Trust does not give a real impression
of how effective the fortifications were.
It is only
when Green Gymmers have to climb up and down the sides of the ramparts that you
realize they could have been a very effective defence. The extra layers some had put on were not
needed for long.
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| “You can tell the year has turned when Green-Gymmers start putting on more layers” |
The site
warden’s task was to cut the brash on the outer sides of the ramparts with his brush
cutter equipped with a new circular blade:
Our task was
to clear the brash from where he had worked, carry it up the outer slope and
down into the moat to a fire. Before
that, however, we had to dismantle the fire base …
move it to a
new location in the moat, and rebuild it:
The fire
marshal could get his first load of fuel that was already on hand:
Then the
hard work started. [Ed: you mean carrying some of those solid blocks for the fire base
wasn’t hard work?] First, dragging
the brash up the steep outer slope:
Then dragging,
carrying, or rolling it along the top of the rampart:
Finally, carrying,
throwing, or rolling it down into the moat to the fire marshal:
It was a
satisfying day, though:
And we left a
few teasels for another day:
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