Path to Wayland's Smithy © Stephen McKay cc-by-sa/2.0

SU2885 : Path to Wayland's Smithy

taken 11 months ago, near to Ashbury, Oxfordshire, Great Britain

Path to Wayland's Smithy

The site is reached by means of this short path leading off the Ridgeway. There is an English Heritage information board here but access is free.

Wayland's Smithy

Wayland's Smithy is a Neolithic long barrow and chamber tomb site close to The Ridgeway, an ancient road running along the Berkshire Downs. It is one of a locall variant of barrows constructed in south west Britain, known as the Severn-Cotswold group.
The barrow was built in two phases, a timber-chambered oval barrow built c3590-3550 BC and a stone-chambered long barrow built over it c3460-3400 BC. It is 56m long and 13m wide at the southern (entrance) end. Its present appearance is the result of restoration.

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Grid Square: SU2885, 149 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Stephen McKay (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Tuesday, 22 June, 2021 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 28 June, 2021
Geographical Context: Paths
Primary Subject of Photo: Gate
Subject Location: OSGB36: SU 2814 8533 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:33.9689N 1:35.7250W
Camera Location: OSGB36: SU 2815 8532
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)