wychburyman
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RE: Wychbury
Apr 15, 2005, 23:50
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what a delightful place to grow up.
there is a book written about yews, their age and their historical significance. The Wychbury yews are cited. I forget the author because I've downed too muchwine!
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hedgerider
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RE: Wychbury
Nov 10, 2005, 15:07
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I looked at an old (18thc) parish boundary map recently which marks a "cave" adjacent to the Wychbury site. I can't help think that this might have been a burial chamber which has subsequently been destroyed. This might indicate a pre iron age for the site.
I was always told that the round hill was likely to be a glacial moraine but have no geological evidence for that.
Yew tree myth suggests both death and immortality. There is a tabboo against cutting yew wood. The red sap and white hartwood became associated with the blood of Christ. They are, of course, strongly present in churchyards.
There is a burial mound visible at the top (Hagley end) of Stakenbridge Lane. The shape of it can be seen in the roadside hedge. I know nothing of the Harborough Hill stories, where can I look?
I had also heard of the Clatterbach valley being the site of a battle.
Was up amongst the yews on Wychbury last month taking another first timer to the site. Who, unprompted, mentioned the atmosphere of the site and was quite spooked when I told him that everyone else I had taken there has commented similarly.
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morfe
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RE: Wychbury
Nov 10, 2005, 15:46
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I looked at an old (18thc) parish boundary map recently which marks a "cave" adjacent to the Wychbury site.
Hi Hedgerider, could you tell me the source of the map please? This is interesting. I'm wondering if it may be Saddleback hill on the N/W side of Wychbury which I think has some kind of spring issuing, or used to. Maybe there was once a hole in the side? I can't think of any 'caves' proper though.
Will scan memory banks for Harborough Hill sources :-)
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morfe
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Yew Book
Nov 10, 2005, 15:54
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Anand Chetan and Diana Brueton, The Sacred Yew (Arkana, 1994)
Here's a great website too, cobber:
http://www.the-tree.org.uk/BritishTrees/yew.htm
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Alchemilla
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Re: Yew Book
May 02, 2006, 10:16
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Hi folks, it was really nice to meet you (Wychbury Man & others) on Monday at Clun! Sorry I didn't get to chat to you as much as I'd have liked and that I didn't get a chance to say bye!
I say we should put our Chav scaring plan into action!
All the best!
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Alchemilla
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Re: Yew Book
May 02, 2006, 10:19
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Whilst looking for this book on Amazon (recommended by Wychbury Man), I came across another Yew Book: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0954557530/ref=wl_it_dp/203-6582705-7431165?%5Fencoding=UTF8&coliid=I3EA7QOWPBQKZP&v=glance&colid=1EYUXWPG15SAA
Anyone read it?
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wychburyman
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Re: Yew Book
May 02, 2006, 12:43
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Hi
Lovely to meet you too.
Hope you had a profitable day.
the book I was thinking of at the time is refereced by Morfe in is last email BTW.
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