Lansdown forum 4 room
Image by moss
Lansdown

I know exactly what you mean​…

close
more_vert
Littlestone L
Littlestone Jun 10, 2006 15:43:53
Replying to Littlestone

I was thinking of the chain of hills in the Vale of Pewsey which begin with Tan Hill, then Milk Hill (with a barrow 'nipple' on top), Walker's Hill (with the Adam's Grave 'nipple' on top) and ending with Knap Hill, suggesting to some a recumbent female figure.

Are the Callanish Goddess and the <i>Dna Chioch Anann</i> hills (the Paps of Annu) in Ireland all part of the same tradition of 'tinkering' with the landscape to tease out the goddess within. I wonder if something interesting (in the astronomical sense) might happen this weekend in the Vale of Pewsey during the standstill.

Conversely, I could be losing the plot completely (made even more likely after an afternoon at the Fox and Raven :-)

T The Eternal
The Eternal Jun 11, 2006 22:03:49
Replying to Littlestone

Rhiannon and Littlestone,
I forgot about the downs on the drive between Avebury and Adams Grave. They have a similar feel too. Avebury and Adams Grave are similar in landscape, but Lansdown is an elevated high down, so it's not just about similarity of landscape. I love those places, which are a far cry from my usual haunts in Lancashire, and, mostly, the Cumbrian mountains. I used to think that if I ever played golf then it'd be best played at the Lansdown club, especially since there are antiquities on the course.
Cheers,
TE.

Like all websites everywhere, we use cookies.