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moss Oct 11, 2010 06:30:19
Replying to swallowhead

swallowhead wrote:
I'm very intrigued by the name of this place, and assume that Jug is a person (mythical or real).

I seem to recall the first and only time I visited this site, I asked a local for directions. He mentioned that an old tramp once lived there - I wonder if this could have been Jug himself?

Also, I recall on another thread someone mentioned ghost stories about this site and the surrounding area - does anyone have any more details?

I plan to revisit this one soon, it's been 4 years and it's only a few miles outside of Bath.

Chance knows a lot of stuff about Jugs grave, off the top of my head, the tramp you have heard of is a fairly contemporary person, and a rotten litterbug into the bargain ;) I've seen a photo somewhere. There is a dowser, Guy Underwood, who traced all the stone walls round there and came out with a theory. What else did'nt it have gold in the barrow ?

S scubi63
scubi63 Oct 11, 2010 11:35:13
Replying to moss

I walked around this area with Chance a couple of years or so ago and again last summer. On the second occasion there was a traveller camped there who was very jumpy at me wandering around and followed us about as I showed my sons the ‘stone circle’ theory and yes the place was a bit of a mess.

I seem to remember reading about the name of this place somewhere, I will see if I can dig anything up. As always, Rhiannon is probably your best bet for this though (no pressure Rh).

There is a system of walls and what look like hut circles (but could be enclosures) in the wood that I think it was suggested by Guy and Chance that they could be of the IA period but there is no formal proof.

It is all interesting and certainly worth a visit if not only because the wood was just full of deer.

:o)

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