Just a short walk from the Ridgway and a little under 2 miles from Waylands Smithy is the old Iron Age hillfort which is known as Uffington Castle. It sits atop the summit of Whitehorse Hill. This is not the sort of castle you might want to visit to see dungeons and towers and… Continue reading Uffington Iron Age Castle
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Waylands Smithy – The neolithic monument which is home to a supernatural Elf!
Monday saw my post on the ancient Ridgeway road and I used that to visit another ancient place, Waylands Smithy. I’ve wanted to visit here for years but never got around to it as despite being not too far from London, it’s in a rather isolated spot and only accessible from the Ridgeway on foot,… Continue reading Waylands Smithy – The neolithic monument which is home to a supernatural Elf!
Walking The Ridgeway, one of the oldest roads in the world
On Saturday I had my first and likely only real day out all year went to Oxfordshire to visit various ancient and picturesque sites. One of the places I was looking forward to travelling on was the Ridgeway which is one of the oldest continually used roads anywhere in the world For at least 5,000… Continue reading Walking The Ridgeway, one of the oldest roads in the world
Ivinghoe Beacon – From the Bronze Age to a galaxy far, far away.
Situated in the beautiful Chiltern Hills, Ivinghoe Beacon is a prominent hill and landmark in Buckinghamshire, England, in the United Kingdom, standing 233 metres or 757 feet above sea level. It’s relatively grand height has meant it has been an important point for humans for thousands of years with evidence of people living here with evidence of… Continue reading Ivinghoe Beacon – From the Bronze Age to a galaxy far, far away.
Stephen Liddell 