2014

NT9021 : Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus) near Bellyside Crag

taken 10 years ago, 4 km WSW of Langleeford, Northumberland, England

Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus) near Bellyside Crag
Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus) near Bellyside Crag
The reddish-orange fruit of the Cloudberry was known by the local shepherds as 'noops', a name said by Dippie Dixon to derive from Saxon times, but possibly southern Scots and maybe derived from 'knot'. The fruit is similar in appearance to that of the Mulberry (Morus) after which the species name of the plant is partly derived. Some say it is tastier than the mulberry but, although mucilaginous and astringent, and not unpleasant, I couldn't face trying more than two or three even on a hot day. Laplanders used to preserve the berries by burying them in snow, eat them with reindeer milk, and send casks of berries to Stokholm to be served in deserts. Ikea sells Sylt Hjortron, an expensive Cloudberry Jam, made with hand-picked fruit, but not I think in the UK. So-called, 'Bakeapple Pie', is made in Newfoundland and contains no apples only noops. Some people say that compared to raspberry pie, it has less flavour and more seeds.

"The little hills the humble knupes produce,
Which cure the scurvy with their wholesome juice."
Cheviot: A Poetical Fragment by R.W. (1817) LinkExternal link

There is a Knoutberry Rigg between Allenheads and Rookhope NY8845 : Fence line along Knoutberry Rigg

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Geographical Context: Uplands Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms Moorland Primary Subject: Flora
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Snow [3] · Cloudberry [2] · Near [2] Other Photos: · Bellyside Crag from south-east · Boggy moorland between Knoutberry Rigg & Redburn Edge ·
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NT9021, 24 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Andrew Curtis   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 25 July, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 26 July, 2014
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OSGB36: geotagged! NT 9072 2111 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:29.0225N 2:8.9036W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NT 90721 21113
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