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Round Barrow(s)
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I came up here to photograph the site two days before the Solstice as the light was good considering the time of year.
It is a very low barrow that does not come out well on camera, though is easy to make out while actually there. The setting is perfect for a bronze-age burial and it is still very easy to imagine what the view looked like before London existed.
On the Winter Solstice the Sun apparently sets along the Crooked Valley that apparently gives Croydon its name. This is the valley through Purley that the A23 now follows.
In the woods to the south east, along the ridge, there is a raised area of ground that looks like it MAY be another barrow, but I can't be certain. It isn't marked as such on the OS map. The established barrow is at TQ338632 and this other area is at TQ338631. The path divides either side of it and when I was there it was a distinct area of greenery (See picture)This post appears as part of the weblog entry Winter Solstice in Croydon. |
Posted by Cursuswalker
26th December 2004ce
Edited 26th December 2004ce
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