'Bloody Ditch', Beacon Hill, near Heddington:: OS grid ST9964 :: Geograph British Isles

ST9964 : 'Bloody Ditch', Beacon Hill, near Heddington

'Bloody Ditch', Beacon Hill, near Heddington

The name in the title sadly isn't to be found on the maps. Otherwise it would commemorate the deaths of a large number of cavalrymen and their horses on 13th July 1643. The chain of events that led to their demise can be found in the description of this image SU0064 : Towards Roundway Down, near Heddington Other views in or near 'Bloody Ditch' are here ST9965 : Beacon Hill, near Heddington and SU0065 : Access land west of the Mid Wilts Way near Heddington References to 'Bloody Ditch' and the Battle of Roundway Down can readily be found by search engines.

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Grid Square: ST9964, 7 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Brian Robert Marshall (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Wednesday, 14 October, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Friday, 16 October, 2009
Keywords: Bloody Ditch, English Civil War, Battle of Roundway Down, Royalist victory.
Category: Access land (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: ST 999 647 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:22.8917N 2:0.0919W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: ST 999 646
View Direction: NORTH (about 0 degrees)