Re: church mound | Forum — The Modern Antiquarian

baza Sep 6, 2003 17:55:31

Replying to FourWinds

I don`t think that St. Peter's Church, Farnborough, should be on TMA.

It`s a church!

Okay, it`s on a mound. So what?

The only type of prehistoric, circular mound that I know of, in England, which can sometimes be found on the top of a hill, are round barrows.

How big is the base of the mound? It looks too big to be the remains of a round barrow, to my eyes.

Then there are the sarsen stones, apparently in the church, around the church and nearby to the church. That just says to me that there`s a lot of sarsen stones in the area which have not been utilised by prehistoric man or anyone since.

There doesn`t seem to be any evidence that it`s a prehistoric site. However, it *is* a church.

The Devil`s Hoofprint shouldn`t be on here, either. This is a site dedicated to prehistoric remains. Does anyone claim that the Devil`s Hoofprint is of prehistoric origin?

I don`t see any problem with discussing these unusual phenomena in the forum, but the site listings should remain true to the ethos of TMA.

Just my opinion. :o)

baz

Earthstepper Sep 6, 2003 18:45:33

Replying to baza

OK - fair point and I didn't post Farnborough anyway, but it does interest me as I would like to know more about just what such mounds are. I will delete the Devil's wotnot if that is a majority view. As a newbie, I am still learning about what the consensus of opinion is on TMA coverage. If it is pre-Roman - why do you have Sutton Hoo and turf mazes which are surely medieval? The only likely pre-Roman white horse is Uffington yet you have pics of the scouring of Cherhill etc. Your logo is the Cerne Abbas Giant isn't it? That is probably quite late with the earliest interpretation being a Roman depiction of Hercules with his club and lion skin cloak. Ditto Long Man of Wilmington who has been seen as a Roman surveyor. Not trying to be controversial but am just confused. Don't you like oddities and unknowns?

Ricky Rocket Feb 22, 2020 21:12:36

Replying to baza

baz, there arnt any natural sarsens in this area, its all gravel and sand heath land for miles around . also the graveyard is circular which to me is the best evidence that this church was built in a stone circle as circular church yards a re quite unusual. regarding the mound. i live near this church and upon visiting it happened upon the vicar, he told me the mound was built to accommodate an extension in the mid 1970s and is not of ancient origin though he did acknowledge that the church had been built inside a neolithic stone circle.