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the greenish man
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wandlebury ringhill wallbury
Apr 18, 2014, 14:37
is it possible that wandlebury ring hill wallbury are infact bronze age religious sites ..that were reused and fortified again in the iron age ?
GLADMAN
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Re: wandlebury ringhill wallbury
Apr 24, 2014, 19:01
the greenish man wrote:
is it possible that wandlebury ring hill wallbury are infact bronze age religious sites ..that were reused and fortified again in the iron age ?


I'm not aware of any actual existing Bronze Age monuments at these three wondrous sites...... however I'm continually struck by how Neolithic barrows and Bronze Age cairns were 'incorporated with care' within many Iron Age enclosures so I think it likely these hilltops were considered to possess some lingering supernatural power by Iron Age societies. Power the chieftains thought they might be able to appropriate for themselves. If this was the case folklore passed down through time surely held the key to such notions?
the greenish man
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Re: wandlebury ringhill wallbury
Apr 25, 2014, 13:08
bronze age artifacts have been found at .wandlebury.i dont think ring hill or wallbury have been dug at all... it just seems that they are all the same size and shape..yes loads of bronze age barrows in the area of wandlebury ..a lot around the ikneald way..also along the old A 11 between saffron walden and bishopsortford there are large stones often called mounting blocks for horse riding..but i have herd that these stones were once part of a causeway who knows ? :)
GLADMAN
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Re: wandlebury ringhill wallbury
Apr 25, 2014, 23:22
the greenish man wrote:
bronze age artifacts have been found at .wandlebury.i dont think ring hill or wallbury have been dug at all... it just seems that they are all the same size and shape..yes loads of bronze age barrows in the area of wandlebury ..a lot around the ikneald way..also along the old A 11 between saffron walden and bishopsortford there are large stones often called mounting blocks for horse riding..but i have herd that these stones were once part of a causeway who knows ? :)


Guess the problem is all three sites have had later buildings constructed within. Pottery found at Wandlebury may well lead to the assumption there was pre-Iron Age occupation, but not necessarily of a ritualistic nature. Although of course there are also Lethbridge's ponderings to consider. Bollocks, or not?
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