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ATTN: Moss — Gray Hill, Lansdown

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pure joy Jul 25, 2003 22:48:36

Replying to Ike

I have a photo from the prospect stile area (i.e. about 700 m North of Kelston Round Hill) that clearly (well on the original it's a speck, but a clear speck) shows the old Severn Bridge and vaguely shows the Welsh hills in the background. It's from the same 'photo shoot' as this one
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/image.php?image_id=12470 - but a slightly different angle.

pure joy Jul 25, 2003 22:52:11

Replying to pure joy

umm, actually the pic I have says it was taken from the Cotsowld Way so probably actually pretty close to the Round Hill.

Ike Jul 26, 2003 15:27:09

Replying to pure joy

I live just across the river severn, opposite Gray Hill and it's quite hard to pick out then. Let alone from Bath.

Perhaps thay had primative telescopes then ;-)

Bet the Romans did ;-)

Regs,

Ike

moss Jul 26, 2003 19:36:53

Replying to pure joy

The best bet, which I have,nt done yet is to look from Kelston hill towards Wales.Gray Hill is to the left of Dundry Hill. Another interesting view is from Brockhams End, past the old roman villa, follow the roman road/trackway down to Upton Cheyney (the I/A hillfort escarpment to your left), as you walk along the trackway Penhill is in front to your left. Seen on old map (1881) 6 stones, must be somewhere in hedgeline, vaguely opposite the nursery, probably disappeared by now, but this trackway must have lead down to river.