The Hayjers Rock stands at the entrance to Branch Cove
The Hayjers Rock, standing solitary at the tip of the Wester Cove, is the iconic landmark of Branch - a reminder of the play between land and ocean, and a bedrock symbol of Home for generations. In the time of the first settlers, this rock was known as the Hares Ears - referring to its shape sitting...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:ich_avalon/4404 2023-12-31T10:17:39+01:00 The Hayjers Rock stands at the entrance to Branch Cove Branch Cultural Historical Association Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Branch 2007-07 image/jpeg http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4404 eng eng Intangible Cultural Heritage - Avalon Peninsula http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4404 CC BY-NC 2.0 CA Albert Jenkins personal photo collection Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory Knowledge of the land/water and environment Landscape Rocks Still Image Photograph 2007 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z The Hayjers Rock, standing solitary at the tip of the Wester Cove, is the iconic landmark of Branch - a reminder of the play between land and ocean, and a bedrock symbol of Home for generations. In the time of the first settlers, this rock was known as the Hares Ears - referring to its shape sitting at Branch Head. Although today it is sometimes spoken of as the Hares Ears, the name is most often spelled Hayjers, although variations exist. A Chart of the South-East part of Newfoundland, Containing the Bays of Placentia, St. Mary, Trepassey and Conception, 1794. (You can find this chart in the NL Maps Collection of the DAI, map number 9.) Still Image Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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Knowledge of the land/water and environment Landscape Rocks Branch Cultural Historical Association The Hayjers Rock stands at the entrance to Branch Cove |
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The Hayjers Rock, standing solitary at the tip of the Wester Cove, is the iconic landmark of Branch - a reminder of the play between land and ocean, and a bedrock symbol of Home for generations. In the time of the first settlers, this rock was known as the Hares Ears - referring to its shape sitting at Branch Head. Although today it is sometimes spoken of as the Hares Ears, the name is most often spelled Hayjers, although variations exist. A Chart of the South-East part of Newfoundland, Containing the Bays of Placentia, St. Mary, Trepassey and Conception, 1794. (You can find this chart in the NL Maps Collection of the DAI, map number 9.) |
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The Hayjers Rock stands at the entrance to Branch Cove |
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The Hayjers Rock stands at the entrance to Branch Cove |
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The Hayjers Rock stands at the entrance to Branch Cove |
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The Hayjers Rock stands at the entrance to Branch Cove |
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The Hayjers Rock stands at the entrance to Branch Cove |
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Newfoundland |
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Albert Jenkins personal photo collection Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory |
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Intangible Cultural Heritage - Avalon Peninsula http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4404 |
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CC BY-NC 2.0 CA |
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