Well
done to the children in Year 3 for the interest and enthusiasm they showed
during our visits to the Ridgeway and Maiden Castle today and yesterday.
Firstly, we went to the site of the "Viking Massacre" (or “Pit of
Doom”, as it is sometimes called). We have been learning about how a party of
Vikings was brutally executed there 1000 years ago.
Then
we had a look at the Bronze Age Barrows that surround the Came Down Golf Club. (Our
thanks go to the manager for allowing us to visit.)
We also went to the Culliford Tree Barrow. This is an ancient Bronze-age Barrow that was also used as a burial place for the Anglo-Saxons about 1000 years ago. It is likely to have been around here that the Anglo-Saxons of the local area gathered for meetings and for special events (like deciding what to do with 54 captured Viking warriors, for example). It was thought to be a place of magic! The ancient people believed that faeries lived inside and that music could be heard coming from the ground! (We didn't hear any though,…too windy).
We also went to the Culliford Tree Barrow. This is an ancient Bronze-age Barrow that was also used as a burial place for the Anglo-Saxons about 1000 years ago. It is likely to have been around here that the Anglo-Saxons of the local area gathered for meetings and for special events (like deciding what to do with 54 captured Viking warriors, for example). It was thought to be a place of magic! The ancient people believed that faeries lived inside and that music could be heard coming from the ground! (We didn't hear any though,…too windy).
Finally,
the afternoon was spent having a challenging walk across Maiden Castle, where
we looked at the earthworks, the barrows, the 2 dew ponds and the remains of
the Roman Temple.
An extra big “Thank
you!” goes to Steve Wallis (county archaeologist) who gave us such
interesting lessons in the classroom and who came with us on the visits on Tuesday
and today.
DM
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