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Cumbrian Gods – Cocidius

sticky 26 October 2020
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Arms flung wide, shaking spear & shield in crazed choreography, Cocidius is your consummate Cumbrian God. read more
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A sullen sky hung over the land. The mountains had wrung most of the moisture from the clouds, but what little remained now fell on Scaleby. I met the Walkers are Welcome group at Crosby-on-Eden, but we would give Scaleby Castle a miss. Built by Robert de Tilliol in 1307, on land granted by Edward…

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