Tag Archives: Silbury

Going West – An Extraordinary Place

“What are those? ” The bumps in the fields as we drove down the narrow lane looked suspiciously like the remnants of early occupation. “They look like earthworks…” It would make sense, the little church we were heading for was … Continue reading

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Out of Time – a Human Story

We were, had the world not closed ranks against the pandemic, supposed to have been running a workshop at Avebury this summer, looking at some of the less obvious sites and addressing some of the deeper questions posed by the … Continue reading

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Living Lore: Merlin’s Grave? ~ Gary Stocker

This week, Gary takes us to Marlborough and its enigmatic mound, a place Stuart and I have visited. Within the grounds of Marlborough College, Wiltshire is an artificial hill which has been landscaped over the centuries. The Normans used it … Continue reading

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Top ten posts of 2016 – first batch

There are over five thousand posts on this site. According to the stats, these are the most viewed posts of the year: Taking the slow road north It was springtime, just, though the calendar still said otherwise. I had time … Continue reading

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