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This is rather good isn't it? This is just comment:
I have always thought Greenwich area to Thames must have been the logical place for the original settlement which was so successful it stayed occupied throughout and became the city it is today.
I was born on Shooter's Hill and during my early life (1950's 60's) I explored the area extensively, the budding Antiquarian already showing her face. Oxleas Woods has banks worth investigation and Shooters Hill has an ambience around 'Eaglesfield', being the only elevated place for many miles facing Winter to Summer sunrise. Clean water lies beneath and natural springs used to flow there to feed ponds. I sensed it was surrounded in old energy even back then. I can remember searching for old stones - but to no avail. The Old A2 - Watling Street goes right over the hill right past Eaglesfield on an old straight track that we (as usual) attribute to the Romans
Greenwich Park has structures spanning several Ages. The Motherwell (a springfed stone structure) still exists and is surrounded by earth mounds with mythical names and connected stories. The local geography tells us that it would be a significant choice for our ancestors.
Am I surprised about this news? Not is the slightest. I have always said that London and Tesco car parks have taken more of our ancestral heritage away that any other, and have said publically that Greenwich was the original site. It is lovely to see that some of the evidence still waits for us.
Maia of Devon
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