Official martial practices of
the Debatable Lands,
including the Canton of Steltonwald
and the College of Cour d'Or
NEWS FLASH!
Winter now being upon us, regular Sunday Debatable Lands fighting practice has moved to
Byron & Ariella's castle
.
However, due to scheduling conflicts, there will not be
practice on December 7, December 21, December 28, January 11 or January 18.
February 15 is a Southern Regional fighting practice at
Marshall Elementary School, 5135 Wexford Run Rd, Wexford PA 15090
which is where fighting practice will occur.
Heavy Weapons
Fighting practice is from Sundays 1 pm to 6 pm.
Contact
Lord Bors of Rouen
, the Knight Marshal, for any further information.
Fighting practice continues to occur in the
Canton of SteltonWald
on Tuesday evenings at
Economy Grange
.
There should still be practice held by
King's Crossing
on Friday evenings at the
Washington Mall
, though you should contact
them
to check before going.
Youth Fighting
Youth fighting occurs at the same time and place as heavy fighting, on the 1st
and 3rd Sundays of each month.
Fencing
Fencing will be at the same site as fighting,
Byron & Ariella's
, at the normal time of Sundays from 1 pm - 6 pm
Contact
Lord Clewin Kupferhelbelinc
, the Marshal of Fence, for more information.
Archery
Archery has been suspended for the winter.
.
Contact
Lord Urho Waltterinen
, the Archery Captain, for more information.
There is archery in Steltonwald, Monday evenings from 6 pm "'til our
arms fall off" at the
Beaver Valley Archery Club
.
Contact
Lord Fintan na Coilled
, or go to
the Steltonwald calendar page
for more information.
Directions to Baron Byron & Baroness Ariella's
- FROM ALL POINTS:
Take your best route to I-79 north of the northern terminus of I-279 (mile marker 71)
Exit I-79 at Exit 73 / Wexford / PA-910
At the end of the exit ramp, head east on PA-910 (turn right if coming from the south, turn left if coming from the north)
The first intersection *past* the light at Brandt School Road is Mingo Road; turn left onto Mingo
Stay on Mingo Road for 1.1 miles, passing underneath I-79
Stonegate Drive is the turn on the left, just passed the left for the State Game Lands; turn left onto Stonegate
The address is 755 Stonegate; you can do equipment drops at the bottom of the driveway, but please park on the grass past the driveway, on Byron & Ariella's property.
- FROM MARSHAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
Take Daisy Lane to Wexford Run Road
Turn right onto Wexford Run Road
Pass under I-79, and turn left where Wexford Run Road ends in a T intersection with Mungo Road.
Turn right at the third road, Stonegate Drive.
Map
Directions to Marshal Elementary School
- FROM THE NORTH:
Take your best route to I-79 north of Cranberry (mile marker 77)
Exit I-79 at PA-228 / Mars
At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto PA-228 West, but get into the left lane as soon as possible
At the first stop light, turn left onto US-19 South
Stay on US-19 until shortly after you pass under I-79 (past Warrendale Bayne Road and Harmony Road), where you turn right onto Shenot Road.
Stay on Shenot Road for about a mile until it ends in a T intersection with Wexford Run Road; turn right onto Wexford Run Road.
** Turn right at the first corner, Daisy Lane, which is the Marshal Middle School campus; the Middle school is the building on your left, and past that the Elementary School is the one on the right.
Park in the parking lot across from the first entrace and enter there. To find the gym, go straight down the hall in front of you and the door is on the right.
- FROM THE SOUTH:
Take your best route to I-79 north of the northern terminus of I-279 (mile marker 71)
Exit I-79 at Exit 73 / Wexford / PA-910
At the end of the exit ramp, turn right on PA-910 East.
Stay on PA-910 to the second light *past* Brandt School Road (the first is Mungo Road); turn left onto Wexford Run Road
Stay on Wexford Run Road to Daisy Lane, the first street past Shenot Road, and follow from ** above.
Map
Directions to Washington Boulevard:
- FROM THE NORTH, SOUTH, AND WEST OF DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH:
Take your best route to downtown Pittsburgh, probably I-279 or PA-65, and
follow signs for PA-28 North.
** Take the exit for the Highland Park Bridge / PA-8 South. When crossing the
bridge, get into the left lane, following signs for Washington Blvd / Allegheny
River Blvd / PA-8.
The first light is Washington Blvd - turn right onto it, and very shortly
afterwards there will be a dirt parking area on the right; pull in and park
there.
- FROM THE NORTHEAST:
Take your best route to PA-28 South, and follow from ** above.
- FROM THE EAST:
Take your best route to I-376.
At exit 7 (Edgewood / Swissvale), exit following signs for Edgewood /
Braddock Avenue
Take Braddock Avenue for a few miles, to Penn Avenue (PA-8); turn left onto
Penn Avenue.
Stay on Penn to the intersection of Fifth Avenue (to your left) / Washington
Blvd / PA-8 (to your right); turn right onto Washington Blvd.
*** Stay on Washington Blvd for another while (1 - 2 miles) - after doing
through a commercial / industrial area, you will past a light for Negley Run
Blvd on to left, then a light for Lemington to your right; just past the
velodrome on your left will be the practice area and parking on your left.
- FROM WITHIN THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH:
Take your best route to the intersection of Penn Avenue and Fifth Avenue in
Homewood, get onto Washington Blvd, and follow from *** above.
Maps of the site location available in
small scale
,
medium scale
, and
large scale
.
Directions to the Economy Grange:
- FROM PITTSBURGH, SOUTH, AND EAST:
Take your best route to downtown Pittsburgh, and PA-65 (north side of the Ft.
Duquesne Bridge, by Heinz Field); follow signs for PA-65 North/West
Stay on PA-65 for about 15 miles; turn right (east) onto 8th Street / PA-989
in Ambridge
Stay on PA-989 for about 7 miles; turn right onto Conway Wallrose Road at the
"T" intersection.
Stay on Conway Wallrose Road for about 1 mile
*** Next to the Mt. Rehoboth Lutheran Church (2800 Conway Wallrose Road) is the
Economy Grange on the right; park in the Grange lot, not on the
church's access road / driveway.
- FROM CRANBERRY AND THE NORTH. AND ALTERNATE PITTSBURGH ROUTE:
Take your best route to I-79 at PA-228.
Take Freedom Road / PA-228 West
After about 5 miles, turn left onto Dunlap Hill Rd / PA-989 (South?)
At the top of the hill, Dunlap Hill Road ends in a "T" intersection with Conway
Wallrose Road; turn left onto Conway Wallrose Road, and follow from ** above.
- FROM THE WEST:
Take your best route to PA-65 in Rochester
Takes PA-65 South/East to 11th Street in Conway, turn left onto 11th
Street
Following the road, turn left onto 7th Avenue and right onto 13th Street, which
at some point becomes Conway Wallrose Road
Stay on Conway Wallrose Road for about 3 miles, and follow from *** above.
Maps of the site location available in
small scale
(1" = 1000'),
medium scale
(1" = 1 mi),
large scale
(1" = 2 mi),
very large scale
(1" = 2.5 mi).
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Updated 1 February 2009