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tiompan wrote:
Have I misunderstood something ?
Either you have or I have! ;o)

I assumed the "mound to the right" to be the one at the foot of the hill - not considered to be part of the monument - but could be wrong!

G x

goffik wrote:
tiompan wrote:
Have I misunderstood something ?
Either you have or I have! ;o)

I assumed the "mound to the right" to be the one at the foot of the hill - not considered to be part of the monument - but could be wrong!

G x

No, the mound is a spoil heap from the chalk pit just to the west of the Long Man.

Medieval at oldest and NOT a part of the SAM. My favourite bit of industrial archaeology though :)