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moss M
moss Nov 28, 2007 15:37:09
Replying to Squid Tempest

Mooching through an article in WAM on Google, I found the following ..

"dug into what is called a druid's barrow which happened to be on the line they had selected"

the note referring to this also states..

"From Stukeley's description and 9th plate, it would appear that they also helped themselves very freely to the crown of a barrow now planted on the other side of the road"

Could it be?.... the bit about Silbury/Silbaby is on the latest Silbury link page 341 ..

S Squid Tempest
Squid Tempest Nov 29, 2007 09:18:16
Replying to moss

moss wrote:
Mooching through an article in WAM on Google, I found the following ..

"dug into what is called a druid's barrow which happened to be on the line they had selected"

the note referring to this also states..

"From Stukeley's description and 9th plate, it would appear that they also helped themselves very freely to the crown of a barrow now planted on the other side of the road"

Could it be?.... the bit about Silbury/Silbaby is on the latest Silbury link page 341 ..

Scuze my ignorance, but what is WAM? And where/what is "the latest Silbury link page 341"?

Thanks in advance...

R Rhiannon
Rhiannon Nov 29, 2007 11:44:03
Replying to moss

would the druid's barrow be a flat kind of barrow though? Or of course, is any barrow 'a druid's barrow'?
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/forum/?thread=44777&message=560098