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gorse

[gawrs] / gɔrs /




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It was farmer Dave Matthews who found the skeletal remains of a man who became known as Some Mother's Son while cutting gorse near Tregantle Fort in Cornwall in 1982.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The hill also caught fire in February 2019, with dozens of firefighters working through the night to extinguish a large gorse blaze.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

Mr MacLennan said the "challenging" fire spready quickly through gorse and heather on the steep hillside.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

Thurso Moors, Thurso: Three fire engines were sent to a large area of gorse and heather measuring approximately 250m.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

And he followed his brother into a thick copse of fern and gorse.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz




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