Last Train to Cymbeline's Mount

After calling at ASDA to get a card & some flowers for Valentines Day I ventured on to Marsh Lane level crossing at Stoke Mandeville to capture this shot; I thinkthe hill in the background is Beacon Hill or Cymbeline's Mount.

"Towering over the village of Ellesborough is the dominating Beacon Hill, with its grassy mound and lone tree, iconic amongst the Chiltern Hills when viewed from within the Aylesbury Vale. It is also the site of Cymbeline's Mount, also known as Cymbeline's Castle, referred to in the Shakespeare play Cymbeline. In reality, the name refers to the British King Cunobelinus who, alongside his sons, is said to have battled at this site against the Roman Invasion of the British Isles. It is the site of a medieval motte and bailey castle."  Extract courtesy of Wikipedia.

Have just received the gas bill so the heating has had to go off & jumpers on !

Cool dull day

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