Excellent!

Some wonderful memories from my youth in the 1960s and 1970s when I spent almost every weekend underground - pre wetsuit and SRT days too 😀 I'm probably one of the few remaining cavers who laddered Gaping Ghyll. And not once, but three times 🤣 We were idiots in those days... A hard days caving pushing "Far Country" followed by a hard night in the pub consuming excess alcohol before doing it all again the next day - bliss ❤️

I *love* old Churchyards, infinitely beautiful, valuable - & fascinating! I'm very grateful to all who help look after & preserve them, & their stories; Thank you 💜💖💜

Those were nice challenges. Life is a succession of stories that filled your time nicely when you dare following your dreams. Btw, I would love to have a scan or file of that old map, would you mind to share it please ? I leave in Saudi Arabia near Thuwal. Thank you.

I did enjoy this!

In the previous video, I asked whether there was any evidence for homing pigeons in the archaeological record, and in this video you discuss the vented recesses in the barn at Newby Cote, which in my mind may indeed be a dovecote and just the evidence I was inquiring about.

p.s. You mention the evidence for farm animals. I'm interested to learn if there's any evidence for dovecotes or carrier pigeons in the medieval period. I understand that the owning & breeding of pigeons during the Norman period was subject to *manorial monopoly*, and so I have assumed that the rearing of pigeons may have been more to do with long distance communication, which was necessarily controlled by the lords rather than the masses rather than dietary discretion. Carrier pigeon communication had been well-established elsewhere in Europe and the Middle East for millennia, and so I've always been interested to learn if it was suppressed or contained by the nobility for political reasons, just as some might want to do today with the Internet.

You mention that the coins found at Gauber High Pasture were dated to the 850s. The more relevant question it would seem to me is dating when those coins were nominally taken out of circulation by an incoming monarch versus the date that they were minted. The Great Heathen Army started their foray throughout England in 865, and it appears that they've been recorded as over-wintering in England over the ensuing 10 years or so on more than one occasion. Its been suggested that the layout of the main house at Gauber High Pasture could accommodate a sleeping complement of people that compares favorably with the crew of a decent-sized longboat. The fact that the outer buildings seemed to be both a smithy and a bake house would seem to concur with the notion that there was a large complement of people to feed as well as to house, and to provide the means for a winters worth of work to repair and smelt weapons. This is not to say that the original building on that site could not have been meant for shepherds tending their flock or for monks on sabbatical leave, but the stalwartness of the walls does lead one to think that the building may have at some point upgraded in size, and for defensibility, if only for one winter.

Have you given any consideration that Ingleborough might also have served as an observation and signal-beacon site to warn of troop movements, in Roman times as well as earlier and later times, particularly given its proximity to the Roman road between Ingleton and Virosidum near Bainbridge and that the Romans were renown for their series of signal stations along their roads

While watching this tutorial it dawned on me why I'm having trouble not coloring everything in. After 40 years of production work impressionism wasn't allowed and every detail of the job needed to be completed. Hopefully I can break the chains of my working youth, artistically speaking..

I am a (French) beginner and I am blown away by your work. You are very inspiring. I know the Yorkshire Dales quite well (precisely Harrogate and its surroundings) and your interpretration of the picture is extremely poetic. I would say that the colours on the picture are gaudy. I would have not chosen this time of the day to take this picture ! Luckily you really embellished it ! Thanks for your explanations.

Thankyou for informative tutorial, will help greatly in my paintings .

Thanks for this info , I was wondering when the seeds are ready . Now I know how to tell . I’m going seed collecting tomorrow , september , in leysdown.

Wonderful, loved seeing you do the background hills, I did one today and pretty boring.

Finy lovelly touch. Thank you for your tips. Isabelle from Québec.

From a time b4 the flood mayb. Weather our climate was different way back then. Is thete megathic blocks there? Is there geopolymer blocks there? Is it on a leyline?

Thank you. This has helped me with my journey with line and wash.

Love it!!!!!

Dear Mr. Harrison. These 3 parts video was so informative, useful and I learnt a lot. Thank you very much. The painting or the line & wash output is very beautiful. after the paint dried, I could see the minor details very clearly. Excellent tutorials. I had one question - How do we select a subject or reference photo for a line & wash ? Thank you...

This video is 6 years old but i am just becoming familiar with this process as i have been so focused on growing food. Thank you for keeping it up on YT! The movement to grow native plants from seed and create mini-meadows and pollinator gardens in the city is growing where i live in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Thank you for showing the up-potting step

Just what I was looking for. John had a real live demo that changed the course for me. I will happily follow you. 24:16

I loved watching you do this. Thank you.

Thanks for this. It's nice to know that I don't have to be a traditionalist. So many "tutors" have tried to get me to go down that route.

Good stuff

I learned and I enjoyed!

Many thanks getting valuable tips for my new meadow creation up here in the Peak District

Really found this extremely useful, very good words , re- Artist or Architect, fantastic, thanks so much.. from New Zealand

Thank you😘

Perfect your interpretation. Love it

So enjoying this presentation Mark - love the detail but so sad that I am watching and not there taking part! Was there any female interest in joining this expedition - I would certainly hope so though I might think otherwise. Would have been nice if there were days that others could have joined, just for the day perhaps, as part of the experience. I should imagine it would have been a huge problem dealing with stragglers who might imagine they could cope with the daily grind but fail miserable leaving you to pick up the pieces and delay the whole process!

Just what I needed. Thank you.

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I planted 45 nut tree saplings, chestnut and walnut and cobnut next to an old coal mine, I thought it would also help feed the local village and slightly lessen the need of buying and shipping food, hence reducing carbon footprint and offering a long term sustainable supply of seasonal nuts and increasing the real wealth of an economically deprived area. I intend to go back next year to plant Pear, apple, plum and cherry trees. I think "Community Orchards" are a good idea, but not everywhere does them. Leeds city council support community orchards

oh! what a nice demonsration ,loved every moment a lovely style learned a lot.Thank you God bless your hand

Well done, Kay!!

Loved it.

Thank you. Helpful refresher for me. Just the right amount of info without being overwhelmed.

Even a novice like me can see there's a forking hole in the wall.

Excellent work & inspirational!

so how did it go? any progress with the hay meadows?

Verry cool Documentation. Greetings from Germany. From an Hobby Emthologyst.

It was a wonderful experience we hope. We hope to repeat this experience.

Great work

What age is the last barn? Please. The one at Newby cotes

Ian Court, thank you for making & sharing this knowledge! 🌷From Holland with love

So helpful!!! Thanks for the step by step process. Wow!

Amazing

You are an outstanding instructor. Thank you so much for posting this video

Very helpful and enjoyable to watch and listen. This is what an art video should be like! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.