Meg Peacocke - Poetry Path (October) - Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria
N 54° 27.734 W 002° 21.072
30U E 542055 N 6035145
There are 12 poems carved in stone, set up as a Poetry Path around the river Eden in Kirkby Stephen. This is a verse for October.
Waymark Code: WMDA5G
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/12/2011
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The path of poems is on the theme of 'A year in the life of a fellside farmer'. The idea was suggested by Dick Capel as a way of celebrating the landscape of the Eden Valley, after the recent Foot & Mouth epidemic.
As you walk round the trail there are 12 poems carved in to local stone. Meg Peacocke composed the verse, Pip Hall carved the letters of the verses. Each stone has been placed either in a wall or free standing. Kirkby Stephen is on the boundary between two rock types. Red sandstone to the north and limestone to the south. Both types of stone have been used.
All poems can be downloaded via a Bluetooth hub at Kirkby Stephen TIC. (
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October's verse in on the ground in Stenkrith Park, spread across two stones which look like two stone gateposts.
The sandstone block has.
quote:
"A desert wind, grain
by grain, laid down these rocks. How did we trace
a path through the ancient dunes?"
The limestone block.
quote:
"A million million
blanched and compacted shells. How did we swim
through the drift and not perish?"
Route Map (
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Poetry Path Leaflet Download (
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Telegraph Travel article (
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Streetmap (
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Address:
Either visit TIC for leaflet and download for free poems via Bluetooth or download PDF above and walk the route. Parking near TIC.
Poetry Path
Kirkby Stephen
Cumbria
CA17 4SZ
After crossing the river Eden, enter Stenkrith Park. Drop down to river level where the stones are.
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