BS: Silbury Hill

Subject: BS: Silbury Hill
From: Goose Gander
Date: 02 Feb 08 - 01:12 AM

Silbury Hill
Neat!

Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 02 Feb 08 - 03:09 AM

more than neat! I hadn't known the hill was riddled with large tunnels. I would have assumed that any survey digs had been filled it, like in other sites, not left open.

thanks for posting the link

sandra

Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill
From: My guru always said
Date: 02 Feb 08 - 04:14 AM

I saw the Newsnight story and it was the first I've heard of this. I can't help but feel embarrassed at how little I know of my own country. It's a fascinating story and right under our noses in the UK!

Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 02 Feb 08 - 04:53 AM

There was a Time Team Special about it on TV in the UK over the Christmas period - at least, I'm pretty sure Tony Robinson was bouncing around it in his usual fashion.... regardless of who was there, there was definately a TV archeology special about the hill and the dig was done last summer. I suspect the news report was delayed to a) fill in a slow news week or b) so people wouldn't get all snooty about "digging up Silbury". In fact, it was more a rescue mission as a wet summer was in danger of helping the tunnel network collapse in on itself and destroy the shape of the hill. The tunnels date back themselves over several hundred years.

The programme was very interesting, giving all the historical and logical reasons for having the hill as a 'bandstand' - it's amazing just how far the noise from those primitive instruments carried, and as a beacon it was visible for miles. Just wish I'd thought to record it.... :(

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill
From: Newport Boy
Date: 02 Feb 08 - 05:07 AM

Pictures and full details of the formation of Silbury Hill (as told by Fred Wedlock) are here on YouTube.

The dialect is sort of Bristol.

Phil

Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 02 Feb 08 - 07:36 AM

I remember Chas Upton used to sing that song. Wonder what happened to him?
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill
From: katlaughing
Date: 02 Feb 08 - 11:19 AM

How very neat. Thanks!

Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill
From: Newport Boy
Date: 02 Feb 08 - 04:42 PM

Chas Upton is still around - last autumn in Dorset with Rigs of Time.

Phil

Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 02 Feb 08 - 10:35 PM

There are interesting mounds around the southern and eastern U.S. also, from several mound-building cultures. And there seem to be the same kinds of mythic stories of treasure. Though in the Choctaw (mostly in Mississippi) case, they are known to be bone houses, based on some particular practices of dealing with the dead. (Placed on platforms to rot, then the bones picked clean and put in a basket in storage until there are enough accumulated to build or add onto a mound to bury them.)

There may also be some in Mexico and the U.S. Southwest, though there we hear more about the ball courts and mud houses than mounds.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 03 Feb 08 - 04:32 AM

I left my Granpa, (ba-ba ba ba-ba ba bah),
on Silbury Hill (ba-ba ba ba-ba ba bah).
On Silbury Hill (ba-ba ba ba-ba ba bah),
When he passed on (ba-ba ba ba-ba ba ba-ba ba bah)!


Sorry... it's been one of those nights...

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 03 Feb 08 - 07:39 PM

Interesting! Thanks for the links.

Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 04 Feb 08 - 06:31 PM

Neat but not as neat as

Avebury

full of ley lines and great place to do dowsing-a truly odd experience

Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill
From: Morticia
Date: 05 Feb 08 - 06:13 AM

I am a most privileged person as I get to pass a White Horse

http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/hillfigs/cherhil/cherhill.htm

AND Silbury Hill and very often, Avebury too on my way to work every day. I noticed a hole has opened up in the side of Silbury recently, so presumably they have back filled to that level. It's about half way up.

Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill
From: GUEST,Mr Red
Date: 06 Feb 08 - 03:25 AM

Didn't anyone watch the programme on BBC4?

Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill
From: GUEST,Ian cookieless
Date: 06 Feb 08 - 08:28 AM

Yes, I didn't. Wish I had.

Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 09 Apr 08 - 10:01 AM

Stone Henge is not far from Silbury, and if interested in one you will be interested in this.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7337292.stm

Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill
From: BusyBee Paul
Date: 09 Apr 08 - 04:26 PM

Don't forget the West Kennett Longbarrow on the opposite side of the road to Silbury Hill.

Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 10 Apr 08 - 03:48 AM

Well worth a visit.
When I went it was completely open and unprotected.
Is it still?

Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill
From: Ella who is Sooze
Date: 10 Apr 08 - 12:33 PM

Hi Morti I've noticed the changes recently too, went past the white horse and silbury the other day. They are really doing a lot of work there arn't they. Hopefully it will work and stop it sagging

Regards

EWIS...

By the way... what a lovely way to go to work :-) you lucky thing!!!