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carol27 Mar 3, 2015 19:21:56

Hello gauche newcomer again. Got to Wayland' s Smithy and was reduced to tears.What's happening to me!? I was stunned by it & didn't want to leave. Were the barrows constructed to stand out in the landscape as the actual chambers for the bones seem relatively small? We're they for "high status" people? Have any tests revealed wether the people laid there were family members?

Any suggestions for Lancashire travails? I've heard of some "fairy caves" at Whitewell in the Trough of Bowland and & hope to explore them soon, work permitting. Just wondering if anyone knows of anywhere else I can chug along to for a couple of hours in the late afternoon.

tjj Mar 3, 2015 20:50:43

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carol27 wrote:

It's an amazing place isn't it - I usually walk up to Uffington Castle/White Horse after my visits - which will always be one of my favourite places. I don't have my own transport but often manage to persuade friends with a car its a good place to go. The interpretive panel by Wayland's is quite helpful.
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/68/waylands_smithy.html

thesweetcheat Mar 3, 2015 21:03:46

Replying to carol27

Can't say I know Lancs at all, but have a look at the sites here, there's some around Bowland:

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/region/844/lancashire.html

tiompan Mar 3, 2015 23:25:02

Replying to carol27

Sadly we don’t know the DNA of the individuals but we do have the dates that help provide a possible sequence .
The preferred sequence ,simplified , is an occupation site followed by the primary mortuary deposits between 3610-3550 BC which consisted of one and possibly three individuals who had suffered lethal arrowhead strikes , placed in a wooden box . After a gap there were further deposits then the mound covered the structure 3530–3435 bc , use of the monument ended in 3430–3265 bc .The secon phase monument is seen as being quite late for it's type .

juamei Mar 4, 2015 06:11:29

Replying to carol27

If you can get to south lancashire, anglezarke is a great visit. Pikestones especially.