re:Wondering at Wilmington

Windover Long Mound 1

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juamei Jul 17, 2003 10:27:27

Replying to Cursuswalker

Indeed. I remember from Grimes Graves that flint on the surface was damaged by the permafrost from the last ice age, hence why they dug down so far. Has anyone ever excavated the mines?

Oh and do you know how far the cursus goes at the bottom of the hill?

Cursuswalker Jul 17, 2003 13:11:57

Replying to juamei

I don't THINK they have been excavated in modern times. They seem originally to have been just surface mined, not tunnelled, if my memory serves me.

I know it was thought that the flints they would have got from the pits were very small. Enough for arrow heads maybe?

THE CURSUS: The whole of the apparent Cursus is shown in this photo I put up:

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/image.php?image_id=14499

Its base meets the South Downs Way. Like you say, a very odd path, hence the Cursus theory.