Deadman’s Plack

Pleasant Stroll in the Woods and an Interesting Monument

Parked on The Middleway nearby, walked across a field to the copse. Followed the obvious pathway, avoiding the "Keep Out" areas. I was concerned that I may not have found the monument, but I came t...

Good to explore

In my younger days I used to love exploring of the beaten track places, on a recent visit I was able to explore the woods and find this monument again, 35 years since I was last there.

Dead Man's Plack not easy to find

This was not one of the easiest monuments to find, especially if you come from the wrong side. it really is a great piece of history between a king, queen and her lover before someone's was killed...

Hidden Piece of History

The plack (aka large stone monument) itself is hidden in the woods and is not easily signposted. We parked on the side of the road a little further up on the bend you will see other walkers doing the ...

An English eccentricity?

The English countryside is littered with monuments to all sorts of things some of them factual, real events or persons and some of them possibly to things that never happened or fictional characters. ...