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Folklore
A subterranean passage was said to exist between the abbey [of Hailes] and Coscomb, and also to Beckbury, the camp above Hailes Wood; but no one in the present day can point out the whereabouts.From the Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society for 1884-5. |
Posted by Rhiannon31st March 2013ce Edited 31st March 2013ce
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| Another story (possibly apocryphal) is that Thomas Cromwell sat up on the ramparts of Beckbury to watch the destruction of Hailes Abbey. Perhaps he came up the passage? |
Posted by thesweetcheat31st March 2013ce |
| Oh, good one. Possibly he did :) I always think mysterious underground passageways are one of the best sorts of landscapey folklore. |
Posted by Rhiannon 1st April 2013ce |
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