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A site visit was held at Ashby-de-la-Zouche Castle on Sunday, 13th April,
and meeting at ten-thirty a.m. On arrival, there was some initial consternation
created when it was found that an extremely localised area of
electro-magnetic interference was preventing the remote locking of
car doors. Some members dowsed for the source of the anomaly and
monitored a slow decline in its strength over the course of the
next few hours.
The castle remains are primarily medieval though with both earlier and
later works. A sunny day with a cool breeze set the picture.
Ashby Castle is in many ways an ideal site for dowsing. Above ground dowsing
of below ground features can here be confirmed. The principal feature in
this respect is the tunnel connecting the Hastings Tower to other
remains on the site. The tunnel is well lit and can subsequently
be explored! Some irregularities in the tunnel enable detailed
dowsing to be carried out..... and confirmed or not!
There are wells in existence and water sources, waste pipes and other features
can be dowsed. There is a distinct possibility of other, unknown, tunnels
being located. Energy centres were found and, in some cases,
plotted through spiral and quatrefoil forms.
A combination of archaeological and geological dowsing provided an
indication of below ground structure and change, i.e.,
water resources, over the history of the site.
Ashby Castle provided an absorbing venue in which to practise our art and
our thanks go to Lesley Hextall for her efforts in organising our visit. |
