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tjj wrote: I've just been dipping into An English Countryside Explored - The Land of Lettice Sweetapple which is about the West Overton, Fyfield, Manton areas - written by archaeologists Peter Fowler and Ian Blackwell. I couldn't get over the feeling I had read something in the above book about Manton Down long barrow and have just come across it beneath a black & white photo very similar to the ones posted by Bladup. "Discarded long barrow, Manton Down, as dumped in 1996 - the end (or just another phase?) of a long story of abuse of a chambered long barrow which was a Scheduled Ancient Monument supposedly protected by law; but it made the big mistake of being in the way of agricultural land improvement in the 1950s and has subsequently been totally destroyed. This presumably final resting is about a quarter mile (c.400m) from the place where these stones were built into a tomb some 6000 years ago, a tomb which was respected by prehistoric farmers when cultivating their fields 2000-3000 years later. And 3000 years later again - progress? What progress?" Reply | with quote |  27th June 2011ce 11:31 In reply to: Re: manton down longbarrow found!!!!! (tjj) |
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