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Natural PlacesSite Name: Princes Risborough Puddingstone
Country: England County: Buckinghamshire Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Princes Risborough
Map Ref: SP80970338
Latitude: 51.723306N  Longitude: 0.829178W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Princes Risborough Puddingstone
Princes Risborough Puddingstone submitted by thecaptain : Recently rediscovered ‘Pudding Stone', which has been restored to proper prominence. The puddingstone is now lovingly presented with floral surrounds and an informative little sign. Well done all round. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Recently rediscovered ‘Pudding Stone', which has been restored to proper prominence near the roundabout in Horns Lane / New Road. One of several in the Chilterns thought to have been way-markers for prehistoric man. Princes Risborough is an old market town on the Icknield Way at the edge of the Chiltern Hills.

Source: Princes Risborough Town Council

The puddingstone is now lovingly presented with floral surrounds and an informative little sign. Well done all round.

Note: The Icknield Way - Track or Fiction?
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Princes Risborough Puddingstone
Princes Risborough Puddingstone submitted by thecaptain : Recently rediscovered ‘Pudding Stone', which has been restored to proper prominence. The puddingstone is now lovingly presented with floral surrounds and an informative little sign. Well done all round. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Princes Risborough Puddingstone
Princes Risborough Puddingstone submitted by thecaptain : Recently rediscovered ‘Pudding Stone', which has been restored to proper prominence. The puddingstone is now lovingly presented with floral surrounds and an informative little sign. Well done all round. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Princes Risborough Puddingstone
Princes Risborough Puddingstone submitted by thecaptain : The puddingstone is now lovingly presented with floral surrounds and an informative little sign. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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The Icknield Way? Most likely not a prehistoric trackway. (and nor is the Ridgeway!) by Andy B on Monday, 31 July 2017
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How old is the Icknield Way? By Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews, North Herts Museum

The conventional view

The Icknield Way is usually thought of as prehistoric trackway of great antiquity, in use from perhaps as early as the Mesolithic (before 4000 BC) but more certainly from the Neolithic (4000-2000 BC). It runs from East Anglia to the Thames Valley. Although according to some, it starts at Grimes Graves near Thetford, others extend it north to Holme-next-the-Sea or east to Lowestoft; it ends near Wallingford on the Thames, although it is sometimes extended west along the Berkshire Ridgeway to Marlborough.

Critique from prehistorians

Archaeologists’ understanding of prehistoric Britain has changed a great deal in recent years. We now know, thanks to more extensive pollen analysis, that the landscape was never densely forested and that in many places there was only scrubby grassland. We have found that even the heavy clay lands, once thought deserted until the Iron Age, were cleared and farmed from the Neolithic on. This means that the population of Britain, while small, was still larger than once thought.

Prehistorians now also believe that early trade did not depend on long-distance routes. Instead, items travelled through what is known as down-the-line exchange, in which they are passed between people time after time and eventually end up a long way from where they were made. This happened particularly with unusual or valuable objects. It almost certainly did not involve professional merchants engaging in a free trade system, which is something that has developed only in the last few centuries.

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http://www.northhertsmuseum.org/north-herts-museum-update-how-old-is-the-icknield-way/
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The Icknield Way - Track or Fiction? by Andy B on Tuesday, 31 January 2012
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Sue Carter writes: The pony galloped as fast as it was able to without losing its footing. The rhythmic thud of hooves upon the frosted ground reverberated through the early morning mist that sent nearby birds scattering into the sharp, frosty wind which cut through the air like a knife.

The riders face was set in a determined stare, well aware of the importance of the message he was carrying, and that the lives of every man, woman and child depended on him reaching his destination. The track was well known and worn, as the miles flew by, man and pony as one; they passed the monuments to his ancestors, but he did not notice. The future of his tribe was all that mattered now, and at the termination of this track were the only people who could help.

There are many ancient tracks criss-crossing Britain, some known, others lost to the annals of history. Well known ones have been used through the ages and improved upon by the multitude of people who have been born, migrated to, and invaded the British Isles.

The Icknield Way is commonly known and referred to as an ancient track that stretches from the Wessex Downs to Norfolk. Accepted as being one of the original Green Roads of Britain it is believed to date from the Neolithic period and associated with trade, exchange and long distance communication. But is this road really just a myth that has grown up around a legend, and through the process of time and historical Chinese whispers, been turned into something that never actually existed?

Sarah Harrison (2003) in her paper, The Icknield Way: Some Queries shows how, over time, perceptions and thinking can change, and along with it, the notion that although backed by early archaeological evidence, the scientific discipline is keeping an open mind in relation to new findings that may debunk earlier opinions.

So what is the Icknield Way and where does the story of its existence originate?

Read more at
http://www.heritagedaily.com/2012/01/track-or-fiction-the-icknield-way/
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Re: Princes Risborough Puddingstone by coldrum on Thursday, 08 April 2010
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