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Littlestone L
Littlestone Jan 25, 2007 16:09:57
Replying to Littlestone

Sorry to resurrect this old thread but I'm sure I read somewhere (maybe here) that there are sarsens under the church at All Cannings (or was it Bishops Cannings or another church in that area - don't mean the churches at Alton Barnes or Alton Priors). Can't find anything under Christianised Sites but any info would be appreciated - thanks.

S slumpystones
slumpystones Jan 25, 2007 17:28:28
Replying to Littlestone

Littlestone wrote:
Sorry to resurrect this old thread but I'm sure I read somewhere (maybe here) that there are sarsens under the church at All Cannings (or was it Bishops Cannings or another church in that area - don't mean the churches at Alton Barnes or Alton Priors). Can't find anything under Christianised Sites but any info would be appreciated - thanks.
Rumours abound that there is a Neolithic long barrow under Addington church, and the topography would be perfect for a SW-aligned barrow on a promontory exactly as at Coldrum.

M moss
moss Jan 25, 2007 17:47:22
Replying to Littlestone

Pevesner says.... All Cannings; no mention of sarsens, but Norman beginnings (so probably no saxon) but at All Cannings Cross 3/4 miles an Iron Age settlement and Rybury Camp 1 mile ne..

Bishops Canning - large church, again Norman is the earliest mentioned; apparently it has a penitential chair, or at least where one might have been under a gigantic painted hand with a large number of latin tags (death and sin) painted on the fingers! Kitchen barrow 2 miles away

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/5077

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