Priddy Circles

[elaineuk98]

Has anyone any information on the Priddy Circles in the Mendips? There are 4
shown on the map approx 200m across. Anyone have any idea what they were?
Thanks

[Mark Swann]

I am not familar with the area but at a guess they could be ancient
areas of settlement - possible suspects could be stone henges, animal
pounds, areas of mining.

HTH

M

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Mark Swann
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[A. Ball]

In article <e1RYGScX#GA.96@upnetnews03>,

"elaineuk98" <LazyP...@email.msn.com> wrote:
>Has anyone any information on the Priddy Circles in the
Mendips? There are 4
>shown on the map approx 200m across. Anyone have any idea what
they were?
>Thanks
>
>

Having lived in the area for 10 years (I live in
Westbury-sub-mendip just below Priddy) I have looked for the
stones but gave up cos I couldn't find them. I don't think my
map skill are poor, just that what is left is probably in a
very poor state of repair or that only small mounds of earth
remain! There are loads of these sorts of things in the Mendips
all of them in a pretty poor state compared with other areas
of Britain. Shame. If you have found them please say how to get
there as I wouldn't mind a look!

Alex

[Ken Redman]

"A. Ball" wrote:
> ... that what is left is probably in a

> very poor state of repair or that only small mounds of earth
> remain! There are loads of these sorts of things in the Mendips
> all of them in a pretty poor state compared with other areas
> of Britain.

Mendip farmers have a less than outstanding record of conserving ancient
remains and SSSIs.

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[Mark Swann]

This came up in a thread a hwile ago and it's a reall shame that even
though something is listed it can still be farmed. I was on Dartmoor at
the weekend and I have suspicions that a stone row may have
*accidentally* slipped into an enclosure wall.

Mark

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Mark Swann
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[Dave Dunford]

I've always assumed they were burial earthworks (I think this
particular form is called a "ring barrow"). Can't remember where I
read/heard this and I don't have any relevant books on me, so don't
take it as gospel (as if you would - this is Usenet after all).

Dave Dunford
Witney, Oxon.

[Mark Swann]

Again don't take it as gospel :) I think it is usual for burial sites to
be listed variously as tumulus/i,cist,barrow etc

Mark

ps sorry for typos in previous thread

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Mark Swann
Sw...@ebi.ac.uk

[A. Ball]

In article <36D41348...@ebi.ac.uk>, Mark Swann

<sw...@ebi.ac.uk> wrote:
>This came up in a thread a hwile ago and it's a reall shame
that even
>though something is listed it can still be farmed. I was on
Dartmoor at
>the weekend and I have suspicions that a stone row may have
>*accidentally* slipped into an enclosure wall.

It has been happening for hundreds of years. Hadrian's Wall is
not complet only because locals used the stone for their houses
etc