Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2009 23:02:43 GMT
I particularly like this site on a Sunday - sermons (sorry I've not delivered mine today), match reports (yes, it's funny how there's always more to discuss when we lose. It was ever thus I suppose) and Dave's Devon Days Out guide. You don't get all of that on bleedin' Exeweb do you? But you do get comments on Sparksy because I've just checked. Ever noticed the way he says the word "goal". Not that he needs to talk too much about Argyle goals at the moment....
Anyway, what with it being Sunday, we've had Lydford Gorge and - best of all - hill forts:
Delving further back into the history of Newton Abbot, traces of Neolithic people have been found at Berry's Wood Hill Fort near Bradley Manor. This is a contour Hill Fort which enclosed about 11 acres. - Milber Down Camp was built in the 1st century BC, and later it was occupied by the Romans, coins and roman pavements have been found there. There are remains of a Norman motte and bailey castle on Highweek Hill, this was most probably a lookout post to watch people coming up the Teign Estuary. A village grew up around this castle, which used to be known as Teignweek, but over the years became Highweek (village on high ground). On the low ground by the river Lemon rose another settlement which became part of Wolborough Manor.
Yes I visited a Devon hill fort today - Blackbury near Sidmouth:
www.geograph.org.uk
Anyway, what with it being Sunday, we've had Lydford Gorge and - best of all - hill forts:
Delving further back into the history of Newton Abbot, traces of Neolithic people have been found at Berry's Wood Hill Fort near Bradley Manor. This is a contour Hill Fort which enclosed about 11 acres. - Milber Down Camp was built in the 1st century BC, and later it was occupied by the Romans, coins and roman pavements have been found there. There are remains of a Norman motte and bailey castle on Highweek Hill, this was most probably a lookout post to watch people coming up the Teign Estuary. A village grew up around this castle, which used to be known as Teignweek, but over the years became Highweek (village on high ground). On the low ground by the river Lemon rose another settlement which became part of Wolborough Manor.
Yes I visited a Devon hill fort today - Blackbury near Sidmouth:
www.geograph.org.uk
