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Kinnerton Court Stone I 1

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Rhiannon Sep 22, 2004 08:11:30

Replying to morfe

a wimblestone here:
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/2092
with wimble probably meaning 'lively' or at least 'quick' as opposed to dead (it moves around its field)..
Sheer speculation to think the wimble hill does a silbury game trick, and hence moves too? Or is it just an appropriate sounding word for a curiously shaped hill?

morfe Sep 22, 2004 09:30:41

Replying to Rhiannon

Hi Rhiannon,

Maybe not sheer speculation, The Whimble does appear and disappear in the landscape as one travels, although not by human design of course. The nearby Four Stones are said to up and off in order to drink from a pool. I personally don't quite believe it ;-)

Could you provide any etymological references/links for wimble meaning 'lively' or 'quick'?