Wildflowers, The Thirsty Long Dene and the Salt Ways Allotment Fox 2025-05-15 | This is part 3 of my exploration of the Dark Age landmarks of Cutsdean in Gloucestershire. The landmarks are set out in an Anglo-Saxon charter and we are able to match them to the landscape today. I also talk about Roman collapse, the survival of the salt trade and the salt ways that lead to its manufacture in Droitwich.These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory #cutsdean #saltway #gloucestershire
Standing Stones on the Long Barrows of Minchinhampton Allotment Fox 2025-09-10 | This is my walk from Avening, Gloucestershire to Hampton Fields in Minchinhampton and back again, some three-and-a-half miles in total and taking in four Neolithic long barrows. Two of them have standing stones. Why so many and what does this mean for the theory of long barrows being territorial markers?#longbarrow #neolithic #standingstones #gloucestershire #minchinhamptonThese history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
The Bulwarks of Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire: Iron Age Fortifications? Allotment Fox 2025-09-06 | Minchinhampton is high up above Stroud, Gloucestershire amd has some strange dykes on it common. The record is confused about it, by visiting it what can we say about it?#ironagefort #stroud These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
How The Law Protects English Hedges Allotment Fox 2025-08-30 | The Hedgerow Regulations 1997 govern the management of all (including private) hedges. Surprisingly the Hooper Method of dating hedges is built into how the law decides whether or not a hedge is or is not important enough to protect.These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches. #hedges #hooper #Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
Naming Barrows Allotment Fox 2025-08-26 | Part two of this walk, I investigate the land around Chedglow, Wiltshire, guided by the satellite photos of two ploughed out barrows, some enclosures and the field system underneath the Roman road called the Fosseway.These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory #saxoncharter #oldengland #wiltshire
Naming Two Round Barrows and Renaming a River, Part One Allotment Fox 2025-08-23 | A walk along the Fosseway near Brokenborough and Malmesbury. But what led me there were cropmarks on satellite photos and some unresolved placenames. Have we named the Tetbury Avon wrongly?#saxoncharter #wiltshire #fosseway #romanroadsThese history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
The Ponter’s Ball (Pontis Vallum) Earthwork Nr Glastonbury, Plus Cow Action! Allotment Fox 2025-08-15 | Continuing my exploration of the land near Glastonbury, I continue my work of de-Arthuring the landscape. But is there any evidence of a post-Roman resistance by the British/Welsh against the English? We have some interesting dykes like Bokerley Dyke, is the one near Glastonbury one of them?Plus I talk to cows and get electrocuted.#glastonbury #pontersball #somerset #antiquities #dykesThese history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
Sacred Spring Near Glastonbury (Plus an Ancient Hedge) Allotment Fox 2025-08-10 | The old Saxon land charter of West Bradley in Somerset, just to the east of Glastonbury is a short charter but has some interesting points. It includes a reference to a Nymede which is a Celtic word for sacred and it is a stream that (probably) runs out of Pennard hill which is also a Celtic name which has survived through the centuries right up until the present day.There is also two references to a hedged enclosure which we can date using the Hooper hedge dating method.#glastonbury #celtic #saxon #saxoncharter #sacred #sacredsites These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
Bloodbury (Blædbyrig) and the Fonts of Wiltshire Allotment Fox 2025-08-04 | This video walks part of the ancient Saxon—and probably Roman—estate of Fovant which is Fobba’s Spring in Old English. We go looking for evidence in the landscape as to how the ancients viewed the landscape we walk today. Bloodbury, today Chiselbury, is an ancient Iron Age fort on the old boundary to the estate and next to the old ridgeway, in Saxon times the Herepað, or army path.#romanestate #romanbritain #saxoncharter #wiltshire #fovantThese history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
Is the Street in Hullavington, Wilts, a Roman road? Allotment Fox 2025-07-27 | This video traces part of the boundary of the massive Saxon estate of Brokenborough in Wiltshire but specifically the part that goes through Hullavington. The village is bisected by a road called the Street and it appears to be a medieval name. The Saxon charter records a boundary mark called in Latin the Stratam Publicam (public street) which would indicate a Roman road. So is this that Roman road or is it the Roman road we know about two miles down the road also called by the Saxons a Stratam Publicam, the Fossway?Also, Lime Down, a massive solar farm: 2,000 acres and it won’t ruin the district?#saxoncharter #wiltshire #hullavington #limedown #brokenboroughcharterThese history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
Three Old Hedges, Two Hayes, and Some Dodgy Science? Allotment Fox 2025-07-25 | Heading west from Nables Farm we get to Hullavington, next to the M4 interchange. The Saxon boundary charter of Brokenborough, which we have been tracing, comes through here to Haiwardes Hamme, the enclosure of the Hedge Warden. There is also Hillhayes, just around the corner. Can we use the Hooper method to establish some dates for some Wiltshire hedges? Or is it all codswallop?These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#hullavington #wiltshire #hedges #ancienthedges #saxoncharter #Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
The Forts Near Nables Farm, Looking for Cnebbanburg Allotment Fox 2025-07-20 | Nables Farm has an etymology that leads us to cnapa (boy, servant) and welles, but it is also in a Saxon charter that calles it Cnebbanburg, boy/servant fort. Where is this fort? There is a moat a few hundred yards away, can it be that?#nablesfarm #localhistory #wiltshire #ironagefortsThese history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
Spring of the Knave (“Cnapan Welles”), Nables Farm, Part One Allotment Fox 2025-07-18 | These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
The Ancient Estates of Langley and Sutton, Wiltshire, Conclusions Allotment Fox 2025-07-13 | The last video for now on the area. #draycotcerne #suttonbenger #langleyrealestate Tim’s history blog: draycotestatehistory.wordpress.comThese history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
Decoding the Past in the Landscape: Draycot Park—Roman, Medieval, Saxon, What? Allotment Fox 2025-07-11 | Continuing my investigation into the Anglo-Saxon land charter of Langley in Wiltshire, I make a breakthrough identifying the hamlet of Clanville as the Clinanfelde mentioned a thousand years ago. Plus deer, pottery and a hare.These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
Solving the Charter Plus the Flowers of Milk Mead (Meolc Mæd) Allotment Fox 2025-07-06 | Continuing on my journey through the forgotten past of the landscape of Wiltshire, I head in towards the old boundaries from Christian Malford to look more closely at the Chissell Brook and to check out a conserved meadow on the way. Looked after by the National Trust I ask why they didn’t bother to give it its traditional name. Plus I discuss and solve (mostly) the charter of Sutton Benger.Donna Martin’s article—archmdmag.com/a-simple-guide-to-field-walking-by-donna-martin#suttonbenger #wiltshire #avon #saxoncharter #meadowThese history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
Tracing Ancient Landmarks Using Old Documents, Plus Dating the Hedge of the Roe Deer Allotment Fox 2025-07-04 | This video explores Langley Burrell, near Chippenham, England, and with the help of the tithe maps and two thousand-year-old documents we can trace ancient landmarks that have been forgotten and in the case of one field demonstrate the loss of a settlement. Is it Roman? Is it medieval?Plus the Saxon charter of Langley and Sutton Benger tells us that there was a Raheie here (a hedged enclosure for roe deer). Can we trace it in the landscape today? Can we date the hedges where we think they are and confirm it?#hooperdating #hedges #langleyburrell #birdmarsh #romanpottery #romanbritain These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
A Hillfort, a Barrow, a Henge and a Roman Road Allotment Fox 2025-06-29 | Figsbury Ring is south if the River Bourne and east of Salisbury. It lismlikely to be both an Iron Age hillfort and a henge. South of that is a Roman road with the sort of agger (camber/hump) you can see clearly.Below both of these is the river Bourne where a Saxon charter (Sawyer no 543) discusses some of its features and a barrow cemetery that looks down on it.#figsbury #hillfort #romanroads #henge #oldsarum #salisburyThese history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
Is the Old Marlborough Road From Salisbury a Roman Road? Allotment Fox 2025-06-27 | There is very little archæological evidence that the Old Marlborough Road from Salisbury (Old Sarum) is actually a Roman road. There is no agger, seemingly no surfaces at all though roadside ditches have been cited. But the Anglo-Saxons in their boundary charters sometimes mention stræts—Roman roads—but the charters touching the Old Marlborough Road are very obscure. We need clarification. If only there was another charter hidden away somewhere that can shed light on the subject.A charter allocated to the wrong parish proves to actually talk about the area in question and it mentions a stræt! But locking all the clues together to prove it, proves difficult.#romanroads #romanbritain #stræt #charters These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
The Water Barrow, Brent and Bleadon, Conclusions Allotment Fox 2025-06-22 | This is the final part of my Brent and Bleadon series. Thanks to a translation mistake by GB Grundy I can recalibrate the charter and give the 1,000-year-old name of a barrowThese history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory #somerset #westonsupermare #brentknoll #bleadon
The Charter of the Barrow, “Burgh” Allotment Fox 2025-06-20 | This video I talk about the River Axe in Somerset and also discuss the location of a tentatively placed Saxon charter of Burghe which the expects have placed, logically, at Berrow near Brent Knoll. It mentions the Axe and the sea so that is a logical place to place it. But because it has similar locations to nearby Bleadon I am placing it at Uphill which is just to the north of Berrow.These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#barrow #uphill #westonsupermare #somerset #Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
A Romano-British Estate at Brent Knoll? The Lost River Siger Allotment Fox 2025-06-13 | The Saxon charter of Brente, Brent Knoll today, is written in Latin with the landmarks in English. It is a short clause that describes the northern, southern, easterm and western boundaries of a 20 hide estate in the middle 600s. It butts on to the charter I did last week for Bleadon. What can this ancient document tell us? Part of the charter describes a lost river, the river Siger which academics have recently discovered using Lidar.These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#brentknoll #somerset #romanbritain #romans #Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
The Way of the Valorous Dead, Wæl Weg Allotment Fox 2025-06-08 | These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
The Romano-British Goddess in the Cotswolds Allotment Fox 2025-06-06 | These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
Me vs the Saintbury Leyline (the Leyline Won on Points, Ridiculously) Allotment Fox 2025-05-30 | Investigating my usual Roman roads and Saxon charters I stumbled upon a leyline, y’know those irrational alignments of ancient landmarks. Excited by the possibility of trashing it on the internet I increased its content by adding new landmarks to it. Irreason made a gallant defence and laughed in my face.These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
Minninglow, the Barrow of Remembrance, a Roman Road and a Valley of a Goddess? Allotment Fox 2025-05-25 | @WC21UKProductionsLtd has invited me up to Derbyshire to have a look at a Roman road and a barrow and to talk about what the Anglo-Saxons had to say about them. Minninglow, a barrow cemetery in Derbyshire is not mentioned in the charter of Ballidon but the Roman road next to it is. What can I add that hasn’t already been said? Well a surprising amount from the Dark Ages seems to have gone under the radar including a possible reference to a Saxon Goddess and her valley. But is it a good reference?These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#peakdistrict #peakdistrictnationalpark #minninglow #romanroads#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
Woad Barrow and the Brocces Slæde Allotment Fox 2025-05-18 | Where is the Brocces Slæde? Many of you have put forward suggestions and they have been useful. Bearing those in mind can I find it. Plus the Woad Barrow, Wad Beorh in Old English mentioned in the charter still exists.These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#cutsdean #gloucestershire #barrow #Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
Allotment Update: Planting Runner Beans Allotment Fox 2025-05-11 | These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
The Green Way and Æwelm: Cutsdean, Part Two Allotment Fox 2025-05-07 | This time we are having a look at the source spring of the modern river Windrush in Cutsdean but in Old English the Gyt-incg Æwelm. And also a quick look at the western end of the green way.These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
A Roman Road, the Anglo-Saxon Estate of Cutsdean and a Haran Stane (Hoar Stone) Allotment Fox 2025-05-04 | These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
The Haie, Dating a Medieval Hedge Allotment Fox 2025-04-30 | These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
A Close Encounter in the Forest Allotment Fox 2025-04-27 | These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
Blaise Bailey (Bleyth) in Forest of Dean, its Medieval Perambulation and Ancient Roads Allotment Fox 2025-04-23 | These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
Husbanding—Newts!—Billhooks Allotment Fox 2025-04-20 | This allotment video is about billhooks, the old medieval way of land tenure (a bit anyway), newts and toads. With purple sprouting brocolli.#allotment #gardening #newts #billhook
Forest of Dean, What Can it Tell Us About Our Roman Road? Allotment Fox 2025-04-18 | Continuing our journey following Roman roads and ridgeways in Gloucestershire, in this video I start an exploration of the Forest of Dean, starting with the area near Little Dean.These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
The Roman Way From Aquæ Sulis to Glevum, Selsley Part Two Allotment Fox 2025-04-13 | These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
The Ancient Road to Selsley Common Part One Allotment Fox 2025-04-06 | LamiaItaly2549 asked me to look into Selsley Common so I took a walk there which is near Stroud, Gloucestershire. A ridgeway leads to and through it and one maybe two Roman roads cross it. There are also Neolithic barrows and wildflowers, the woods along the ridge being Woodland Trust.These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
3 Guineas to Join my Members Scheme! Taking on Dept of Mannishnessology, Allotment Permaculture Allotment Fox 2025-04-04 | I discuss in thus edition: archaeologists v antiquarians; setting up a Youtube members scheme (only three guineas per month to join!); was there a class society in the Neolithic Cotswolds?; digging and permaculture; and I potter about in the greenhouse.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
So You Want to be an Antiquarian? Allotment Fox 2025-03-30 | These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
The Whirling Dykes and the Western Forest Allotment Fox 2025-03-27 | These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
The Hawk’s Spring and a Saxon “Mær” Hedge Allotment Fox 2025-03-23 | This video is about interpreting the Saxon land charter of Æsctune (Cold Ashton, Gloucestershire) and discovering the boundary marks described, today, in our time. Part one, we are looking at Hawkswell, Hafoc Wylla a thousand years ago and seeing if we can date a hedge described as a mærheges.#coldashton #gloucestershire #saxonThese history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
Early Spring on the Allotment Allotment Fox 2025-03-20 | It is time to plant, one day before the spring equinox, which means equal night, I have been nursing veg in the greenhouse all winter and now it is time to put it out in the soil. Plus cats.
Badger’s Path, a Hedge, a Barrow, a Spring and a Roman Town Allotment Fox 2025-03-16 | These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
The Landscape Context of Hawkesbury, Plus Rights of the Common Allotment Fox 2025-03-14 | There was 30 minutes worth of context I missed out on the last video. Here it is.These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory #hawkesbury
Returning a Lost Name to a Neolithic Long Barrow Allotment Fox 2025-03-09 | The Anglo-Saxon boundary charter of Hawkesbury starts at a place called Maedene or meadow valley but gives us an extra piece of information by ending--remember Saxon charters trace a complete circle--with the name Maed Beorh or meadow barrow. Can I place this location where a long barrow is marked on the map? Can I give this barrow its Saxon name back?These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory #gloucesterhire #badminton #hawkesbury
The River Avon You’ve Never Heard Of Allotment Fox 2025-03-07 | Someone asked me investigate Hawkesbury in Gloucestershire, so here goes. This is a walk exploring the commons of Hawkesbury, its woodland, a bit of its Roman past and a bit about the Welsh/British name of its river, the Little Avon River.These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory #hawkesbury #avon #littleavonriver
The River Parrett and Romano-British Survivals Allotment Fox 2025-03-02 | These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
Bilberry, Blaeberry, Blueberry, Plus Limes and Kittens Allotment Fox 2025-02-26 | The first gardening video of the year! #greenhouse #limes #blueberries #gardening
The Wolf Mere, a Swine Hedge, the Saxon Charter of Wrington Allotment Fox 2025-02-23 | I am looking for the Anglo-Saxon, Dark Age place called Wulf Combe on the boundary of the village of Wrington, Somerset. I’m not entirely sure that I have found it but here are my thoughts. Plus, a hedged enclosure for swine recorded as Swyn Hage in the charter of the estate, Sawyer No. 371These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory #wrington #somerset
Black Rabbit, Stone Row Allotment Fox 2025-02-20 | This is a walk on Bleadon Hill in north Somersetshire. I’m looking for standing stones, there are reports of such things hereabouts, in particular a stone row. I also run into a wild black rabbit.These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory
