Bathampton and Claverton Downs 2
Image by Rhiannon
Bathampton and Claverton Downs

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Kammer K
Kammer Jul 10, 2004 11:12:33
Replying to Rhiannon

> I've not found anything about the stones being used
> by the racecourse myself - I'm willing to believe it, but
> that doesn't mean they weren't recycled from a prehistoric
> use?

It wouldn't be the first time prehistoric stones had been used for a horse racing course.

eg. Cerrig Llwydion in Ceredigion
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/2657

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F FourWinds
FourWinds Jul 10, 2004 15:50:48
Replying to Kammer

Nor other prehistoric sites. The Giant's Ring just outside Belfast used to be used for hosting horse races in the 1800s (think date is right, may have been 1700s)

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