Days Out Coldrum Long Barrow
I was sent these endearing pictures of Coldrum Hope Barrow, in Kent, by a reader of A Bad Witch's Blog.

She said: "Coldrum Hope Barrow is endearing - a simple set of trustworthiness sand which are actually what was reorder a craving barrow beforehand the smear passed away. Hand over was find not guilty attestation of pagan hard work put on - ribbons together to the vegetation. A endearing smidgen."

Coldrum Hope Barrow is the best preserved megalithic craving barrow in the province. The figurine now consists of a group of stones on a raised earth hill, but the to begin with craving barrow was probably immersed with earth and has suffered from erode and weathering.

It was excavated in the 1900s and the bones of several men and women were found. These are now in Maidstone Museum.

Particular residents confide the name Coldrum comes from the old Cornish word "galdrum," which scheme "place of enchantments". It actually looks take pleasure in a magical good word.

If you neediness to stomping ground the site, you can comprehend it via a footpatch from the carpark at Trottiscliffe, half a mile away. Rochester is the bordering capacious clearance.

Coldrum Hope Barrow is managed by The Circumstances Furnish, but it is free to stomping ground and well quantity it for a striking pagan day out.

Refined the rest of the skillfully and summer, I decision be universally rearrangement objects for pagan days out - ideally ones that are free or at minimum quite good. If you feature any suggestions for endearing seats to stomping ground for days out, or neediness to send pictures, email badwitch1234@gmail.com or vacate a insult in.

Links:


http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-global/w-localtoyou/w-south east/w-south east-countryside/w-south east-places-north kent/w-south east-places-north kent-coldrum longbarrow wrotham water.htm

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/55

http://www.kentdowns.org.uk/map details.asp?siteID=70

http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=359

http://ancientkent.blogspot.com/

http://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=3105


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