heath-side

Updated: July 25, 2026

The said smoke was not such as cometh from one great fire, but was like a thin veil staining the pale blue sky, as when men are burning ling on the heath-side and it is seen aloof. He showed that smoke to Stone-face, who smiled and said: 'Now will they be lighting the cooking fires in Rose-dale: would I were there with a few hundreds of axes and staves at my back!

William Morris - The Roots of the Mountains; Wherein Is Told Somewhat of the Lives of the Men of Burgdale