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The Blue Stone Enigma

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StoneGloves Jul 1, 2009 08:58:55
Replying to tonyh

The cattle droves are later - much later -after London had become the administrative centre. They didn't follow a straight course but one following agreement with the landowners both to pass through and to graze overnight.

T tonyh
tonyh Jul 1, 2009 09:15:32
Replying to StoneGloves

So there were Drove Routes from South Wales to Wessex. I read that it was ancient...

I must admit to thinking that it was a nice fit with the Bronze Age BBQ on Salisbury Plain, Using Cattle from Wales (Or so they reported)..

I was using the logic of - If there was a trade in Beef between S Wales and Wessex then they would have taken the Route for the Cattle to arrive in the best condition in the quickest time..

Away from the wet and forested lowland - Much like the use of the Ridgeway really. And if this was the best Route for livestock then it might be possibly the best for stone transport...

Tony

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