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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Waulud's Bank Alternative Name: Wauluds BankCountry: England County: Bedfordshire Type: Henge
Nearest Town: Luton Nearest Village: Lower Sundon
Map Ref: TL062247 Landranger Map Number: 166
Latitude: 51.910719N Longitude: 0.457513W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Brian_Eyes visited on 31st Dec 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5
JohnLindsay visited on 1st Jan 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 This is almost opposite Leagrave Station so a really short walk, towered over by gargantuan housing in Luton. The combination of four thousand years of humanity makes a stunning contrast. This is also the source of the river Lea, or Lee, looking at the moment like a muddy puddle. My imagination has the ring, which might be a better word than ditch, filled with water again, puddled with white clay and a Midsummer Night's Dream being performed on the stage. Theseus and Hippolya, Phaedre and Hipplolytus, Shakespeare, Aeschylus, Euripedes is made for a place like this, and would put Luton onto the OlyUNpics (which is the cultural alternative to running 26 miles).
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 4.5
The ditch is 9.2 m wide and 2.1m deep. Finds include: neolithic Grooved Ware & flint arrow heads. It is a similar site to Durringtom Walls & Marden and was later re-used in the Iron Age and during the Roman occupation.
Reference: A Selkirk Archeology 3(1972-3) 173
Note: Ancient Tribes, Mystical Vibes and Lygetun (Town of Light), this Sunday 10th September with talks, tours and activities all day at Marsh House Community Centre, more in the comments
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