(Map Credit: Garner, A., 1960 (1989 edition), The Weirdstone of Brisingamen. William Collins / Lions. London. p6-7.)
Much of the Weirdstone Trilogy is concerned with various journeys made by the principal protagonists – Colin and Susan Whisterfield – through the east Cheshire landscape. Whether this be their initial trip from Wilmslow to Highmost Redmanhey, the flight of the fugitives from the Mossock’s farm to Shuttlingslow or, Colin’s long-distance run from the Beacon to Shining Tor; journeys are an important part of the stories.
Alan Garner expert, Dr Neil Philip, has noted that The Weirdstone of Brisingamen “is essentially a long series of flights and pursuits” (A Fine Anger 1981, 12). Perhaps this should be no great surprise given Alan Garner’s great attachment to the landscape.
This section of the website will be concerned with some of those journeys. It should be considered a work in progress as more of the routes are traced and photographed in the landscape. The best way to appreciate them will be in combination with the locations and map pages.
Beneath the map is a list of alphabetised links to find out more about the specific journeys taken in the books…