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I had recently found an old guide book on Grime's Graves, from the 60's, by the exotically titled R. Rainbird Clarke, which had prompted me to revisit the site. I haven't been here for around nearly a decade, and had forgotten the size of the surrounding area of the flint mines. It truly is quite a striking landscape, hidden deep within the forest. Firstly I wanted to explore the mound, known as Grimshoe at the eastern edge. This mound found apparently much use later during Saxon times, as a meeting place. In fact understanding how the site had been used through the different periods, reinforced how uniquely important the site is. I hadn't realised that the 'Goddess' figure found in Pit 15, is now widely thought to be a 'plant' to support the debated belief that the mines dated back to the Palaeolithic, which is kind of a shame. It's an intriguing tale, but would be more so if it were authentic. With the visit being made on a weekday, late in the lovely sunny afternoon, with virtually no one else there, made it well worth the trip.

Posted by ruskus 12th June 2013ce

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Grimes Graves is in my 'top 10' sites to visit. One day................	Posted by CARL 13th June 2013ce
Yeah, luckily I live quite nearby. Unluckily for me, that means I'm so far from so much else that's out there (!). "One day"? The way you're getting 'round these lovely sites, Carl, I feel that may be soon...... (by the way, I'm a Carl too. Someone's got to be...)	Posted by ruskus 14th June 2013ce
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