Places of the Ancestors
part of the visual library of places that exemplify important aspects of Brythonic practice
Arbor Low
Located in Derbyshire, a henge with a burial mound that dates back to around circa 4000 BC.
The stones were "toppled" in the middle ages, it is believed, by superstitious locals.
The stones were "toppled" in the middle ages, it is believed, by superstitious locals.
Gibb Hill Barrows adjacent to Arbor Low
These are actually two barrows, the later one placed on top of the earlier one with the earlier one dating back to 4000 BC.
Creswell Craggs in Derbyshire
Home to the oldest known depiction of a horse found in Britain, carved on a bone circa 40,000 years old.
Former Coal mine on the Notts / Derbys border
The inclusion of this may come as a surprise, but the fact is that this area is the result of the endeavours of recent ancestors and, as such, is as valid as the sites of ancient ancestors.
Former railway track.
The Archetypal Site of Ancient Ancestors
Stonehenge - 2009
Castle Rigg - Cumbria
Mayburgh Henge - Cumbria
Long "Meg" and the Druid's circle - North Pennines
