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| As the UWH is not strictly a megalithic site, please feel free to delete this if inappropriate. Having now been "in" or "on" the horse and its geography, we have what might be a new theory. To wit: the neolithic site comprised the leveling of Dragon Hill*, below the horse, and a processional path(s) up to the top of the hill. It's pretty clear the tail of the horse "points" toward Dragon Hill. The path(s) were worn into the chalk through use, not as a work of art. See John North's new Stonehenge book for a discussion of viewing the setting of certain bright stars behind the hill. Something was being done on the hill in conjunction with this viewing, or to prepare for it, etc. When Uffington Castle was being settled, the Iron Age people saw the path(s) and decided they looked like a horse/dragon, and cut the present design. *A predecessor or imitation of, or site of similar function as, Silbury Hill? How many other "level top mounds" are there? Reply | with quote | Posted by BuckyE 23rd May 2007ce 14:35 4 replies: Re: A theory on the origin of the UWH (tiompan) Re: A theory on the origin of the UWH (VenerableBottyBurp) Re: A theory on the origin of the UWH (wysefool) Re: A theory on the origin of the UWH (Hugh Whiting) |
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