Autumn at The Fairfield

A lovely autumn day today, with sunshine, leaves and no wind. I have taken my blip in an area known as 'The Fairfield' in the Castel parish.
It originates to the 18th century when cattle shows and livestock trading took place in the vicinity of the parish church. In 1750 the churchyard became enclosed and the market moved into the surounding area. By 1803 however much damage was being caused to the lanes, fields and hederows around the church and so a nearby area of land was purchased for the specific purpose of the market and fairs. This became known as 'The Fairfield'. A big fair were held on the Friday before 'La St. Jean', (Midsummer Day).
Although not visible in the picture, two sides of the field have high granite wall in which there still exist dozens of iron rings which would have been used to tether the cattle.
The obelisk at the back of the picture was constructed in 1817 to commemorate Nicholas le Bier, a member of the Agricultural Society whose objective was to conserve and improve the Guernsey breed of cattle.
During the summer they still hold farmers markets here on Saturdays and the field is used for other parish festivities as well.