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Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow

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Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow

Recommended by 83 mountain bikers out of 85

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

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    July 8, 2020

    Just off the trail is Waylands Smithy, a Neolthic burial ground. Cool place to stop and have a rest/snack before carrying on.

      July 2, 2021

      This is a chambered long barrow. Probably constructed in the thirty-sixth century BC, during Britain's Early Neolithic period, today it survives in a partially reconstructed state.

        July 26, 2022

        Wayland's Smithy is an atmospheric historic site about a mile's walk along the Ridgeway from the Uffington White Horse. A Neolithic chambered long barrow, it was once believed to have been the home of Wayland, the Saxon god of metal working.

        Human remains found on the site indicate that 14 people were interred in an earlier burial structure between 3590 and 3550 BC. Between 3460 and 3400 BC a second far larger barrow was constructed on top. It is the ruins of this that can be explored by visitors to the site today.

        Fantastic spot, full of atmospheric history. A must visit place if you are on the ridgeway.

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          Location: Ashbury, Vale Of White Horse, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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