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RE: Wychbury

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The place took me by surprise when i got around to the side facing the river. Its very impressive, but there are some dodgy characters around! A camped thee one night years ago. Pretty spooky, and much like Wychbury at night, as you say. A shame about the plantation of trees, which do occlude much of interest. So, you think its post not pre Roman? How old do you think it is? For that matter, how old do you reckon Wychbury is??

"So, you think its post not pre Roman? How old do you think it is? For that matter, how old do you reckon Wychbury is??"
Apologies Forrester for confusing you, no, I mean Burf Castle is probably Iron Age, but the roman marching fort at Quatford could be an older site than just Roman (lookout?) on the crossing at Quatford. The link I make is the old path s/roads to the Quatford crossing from Burf Castle. This would, I imagine , have been all under the same tribal control if Burf Castle 'defended' the Severn crossing there.

"how old do you reckon Wychbury is??"

Good question. Well, obviously the hil itself is as old as, well, the hills (boom-cha!), but human occupation changed the way it looked during the Iron Age. here is a wealth of hillforts around these parts, and they all look so similar to me: Woodbury, British Camp, Burf Castle, Meon Hill, Wychbury etc etc.

What interests me about Wychbury are the tumuli, which could be bronze age? Check out the ones at Harborough Hill nearby. What does that tell us? Did the Hwicce build burial mounds?