Cutter Brook

This long, meandering stream leads down to the Churnett river from its source in the Patchwork hills. Occasionally semi-precious stones are found in the stony stream bed. These are green- or blue- tinged copper-containing stones, the size of small pebbles, with delicate whorling and striation. They have little value beyond the pretty stonework, so the banks of the stream are hardly thronged with hopeful panners. Finds are incidental and opportunistic, and often made by young farm children, shepherds, or hopeful fishermen. The brook is never more than six feet deep or so and is forded easily at almost any point.