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02 Feb 08 - 01:12 AM (#2251217) Subject: BS: Silbury Hill From: Goose Gander Silbury Hill Neat! |
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02 Feb 08 - 03:09 AM (#2251242) Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill From: Sandra in Sydney 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 |
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02 Feb 08 - 04:14 AM (#2251261) Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill From: My guru always said 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! |
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02 Feb 08 - 04:53 AM (#2251274) Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill From: Liz the Squeak 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 |
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02 Feb 08 - 05:07 AM (#2251282) Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill From: Newport Boy 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 |
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02 Feb 08 - 07:36 AM (#2251346) Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill From: John MacKenzie I remember Chas Upton used to sing that song. Wonder what happened to him? Giok |
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02 Feb 08 - 11:19 AM (#2251514) Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill From: katlaughing How very neat. Thanks! |
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02 Feb 08 - 04:42 PM (#2251841) Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill From: Newport Boy Chas Upton is still around - last autumn in Dorset with Rigs of Time. Phil |
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02 Feb 08 - 10:35 PM (#2252074) Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill From: Stilly River Sage 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 |
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03 Feb 08 - 04:32 AM (#2252139) Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill From: Liz the Squeak 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 |
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03 Feb 08 - 07:39 PM (#2252796) Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill From: GUEST,leeneia Interesting! Thanks for the links. |
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04 Feb 08 - 06:31 PM (#2253578) Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill From: Linda Kelly Neat but not as neat as Avebury full of ley lines and great place to do dowsing-a truly odd experience |
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05 Feb 08 - 06:13 AM (#2253916) Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill From: Morticia 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. |
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06 Feb 08 - 03:25 AM (#2254823) Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill From: GUEST,Mr Red Didn't anyone watch the programme on BBC4? |
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06 Feb 08 - 08:28 AM (#2254873) Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill From: GUEST,Ian cookieless Yes, I didn't. Wish I had. |
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09 Apr 08 - 10:01 AM (#2311058) Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill From: Keith A of Hertford 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 |
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09 Apr 08 - 04:26 PM (#2311405) Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill From: BusyBee Paul Don't forget the West Kennett Longbarrow on the opposite side of the road to Silbury Hill. |
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10 Apr 08 - 03:48 AM (#2311819) Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill From: Keith A of Hertford Well worth a visit. When I went it was completely open and unprotected. Is it still? |
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10 Apr 08 - 12:33 PM (#2312144) Subject: RE: BS: Silbury Hill From: Ella who is Sooze 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!!! |