[Ponte Alto] Coronation Announcement and Pre-Reservation Information

[DCADENISE at aol.com]

Coronation of Ragnarr and Kyneburh
September 5th-7th, 2003
Barony of Stierbach
The Baronies of Ponte Alto and Stierbach welcomes one and all to attend the 
ascension of Ragnarr and Kyneburh to the thrones of Atlantia. The day will be 
filled with frolic, festivities and pageantry. The last Court of Logan and 
Isabel will be held on the List Field on Saturday morning to be immediately 
followed by the Coronation. 
A Target archery competition will be held in addition to heavy and rapier 
tournaments. 
Arts and Science Competitions: Tempore Atlantia will again be sponsored by 
the office of the MoAS for Atlantia. The time period this time will be late 
period. The MoAS will be sponsoring Best in Show and Best Documentation 
competitions. For those wishing to sponsor other competitions, please contact Lord James 
of Middle Aston - moas at atlantia.sca.org. Hayrides for the youth will occur on 
Saturday afternoon. Both a Bardic circle and dancing will be held after 
feast. 
The site: The event will be held at Camp Highroad, 21164 Steptoe Hill Road, 
Middleburg, Virginia. The site opens on Friday, Sept. 5, at 5pm and will close 
on Sunday, Sept 7, at noon.   

Tent camping is unlimited, and will be next to the tourney field. There will 
be porta-johns at the hall and field, as well as shower houses a short walk 
away.  No pets. The site is dry. No firearms or fireworks are permitted on site. 
 No ground fires except at the designated bardic circle area.  Portable 
stoves are acceptable.  Parking may be a challenge: If the nearby lots fill up, be 
prepared to take a shuttle from a parking lot or hike a bit, and please 
remember that car pooling is always good.

There are a limited number of dormitory-style rooms in the Oak Lodge by the 
hall. There are 2-bed, 3-bed, and 4-bunk (8 people) rooms, with restrooms and 
showers off the hallway. Photos of the rooms can be seen on the web site.  
Sorry, but the site restricts use of the showers and restrooms to only those who 
are staying in the Lodge. 

For those who prefer to stay in a hotel, a block of rooms are being reserved 
at an area hotel. [TBD]

Food: Mistress Ursula d'Arcy and Master Tirloch of Tallaght will be providing 
an above-the-salt feast in the hall as well as a tavern-style feast by the 
field.  There will be limited covered seating for the tavern feast.  Lunch will 
be available at a nominal price from the Canton of Sudentur.  A simple 
breakfast will be available on Saturday and Sunday mornings to all those camping.

Fees:
Fees:   Adult   Under 18
Day Trip    $8  $4
Tent Camping    $15 $8
Lodge Accommodation $55 $55
Children under 6 are free.  Non-members, please add $3.
For those staying for the feast, please add:
Feast:  Adult   Under 18
Above the Salt  $8  $8
Below the Salt  $6  $3

Other information is available at: www.medievalwoodworking.com/coronation.htm

Reservations: Send reservations to: Mistress Anne of Carthew, Barbara 
Bilodeau, 13456 Cobra Court, Oak Hill, VA, 20171, (703) 437-6271.  acarthew at cox.net  
Make checks payable to: The Barony of Stierbach/SCA Inc. Groups should please 
provide the name of each person attending.  Providing an email address or 
stamped self-addressed envelope will get you a confirmation of your reservation 
and allow our reservations clerk to contact you if there is any question or 
problem.  If you request room in the lodge, consider sending reservations together 
for your group, and specify whether you want a two-bed, three-bed, or 
eight-bed room.

If you have questions, please contact the autocrat, Baroness Denise Duvalier 
at (703) 643-1372 (before 10pm) or  DCADENISE at aol.com.

Directions:
>From DC area:  Take the Beltway (I-495) to I-66 West [Manassas / Front 
Royal]. At I-66 Exit 57B, turn RIGHT onto Ramp towards US-50 [Fair Oaks / 
Winchester].
Go 17.3 miles on US-50 crossing over US-15. After going through Aldie, VA, 
turn RIGHT onto SNICKERSVILLE TURNPIKE.  Go  4.6 miles, and turn RIGHT onto LIME 
KILN RD.  Follow this road for 0.5 miles.  Turn left to continue on Lime Kiln 
Road, and follow for another 0.4 miles.  Turn LEFT onto STEPTOE HILL RD and 
into the camp.
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