[Stones] The Great Bank / Devil's Church [Tan Hill]

[Ric]

--- littlestone <littlestone at supanet.com> wrote:

> ...an archeological north-south trench here would
> settle the question?
> 
> That would mean a trench across the main road -
> doubt it.

or either side of it

> 
> ...sounds suspiciously like the remains or memory of
> a pagan shrine to me [cf. 'Waden Hill' placename]?
> 
> Yup, I agree. The Vale of Pewsey has strong Woden
> associations (don't ask me where I read that, it's
> all beginning to merge into one very complicated
> pre-Christian pagan/Roman/Germanic landscape).> 

well, there's Wansdyke - problem is, the Teutons
tended to attribute any feature they couldn't account
for to 'Grimm' or 'Woden': an earlier name for Adam's
Grave is a point in fact?

speaking of Wansdyke, i was up there recently: between
Tan Hill and West Woods it is undoubtedly oriented
against anyone approaching from the north: but
questions are: who built it, when, and against whom?

:-o


Ric