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	Classification and Construction
		Hill figures vary in size from 15m to 60m tall and represent a variety of shapes and forms human, animal and artefactual and symbolic.
		Hill figures are largely confined to the Southern England, especially to the chalklands of Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Kent and Sussex, with a couple of examples in Warwickshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Buckhamshire and Dorset.
		Hill figures are one of several classes of prehistoric, mediaeval, and Middle Ages and later monuments.
	www.hows.org.uk /personal/hillfigs/arch/class.htm (3308 words)

	Department of Archaeology
		Wandlebury Iron Age hillfort and the Gogmagog estate occupy a prominent position below the crest, on the south facing slope, of Gogmagog Hill.
		Although Neolithic and Bronze Age hilltop occupation is known from pottery and stone artefacts, the form of this early settlement is still unclear.
		From 1894 until 1954 the estate passed through a series of owners before being acquired by the Cambridge Preservation Trust, who continue to own and manage the park estate and the hill-fort for everyone.
	www.arch.cam.ac.uk /projects/wandlebury.html (430 words)

	Gog Magog Downs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gog Magog Downs (also known as the Gog Magog Hills or simply the Gogs) are a range of low chalk hills extending for several miles to the southeast of Cambridge.
		The highest points are a point labelled on Ordnance Survey 1:25000 maps as "Telegraph Clump" - grid reference TL495538 at 75m, and Little Trees Hill and Wandlebury Hill, both at 74m/243ft.
		Unlike the nearby hills of the Newmarket Ridge, which have steep sides but very flat tops, these hills have large drops between summits and as such have quite a distinctive appearance; Little Trees Hill looks particularly good from Sawston Head.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gog_Magog_Downs (243 words)

	The Wandlebury Enigma Soved?
		The history of Wandlebury earthworks, according to new evidence, spans not 20 centuries, but 50, and its original purpose was not military, but scientific.
		Wandlebury, says O’Brien, was built at roughly the same time as Avebury, the early part of Stonehenge, and hundreds of other ancient stone circles around the country.
		Assuming therefore that the builders constructed Wandlebury so that the rising sun would have been exactly in the centre of the dent in the mound, O’Brien can say, to within 200 years, when it was build.
	www.goldenageproject.org.uk /wandlebury.html (3118 words)

	Sheshen Eceni: Wandlebury Hillfort Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		At a place known as The Wandlebury Ring, four and a half miles south of Cambridge lies an Iron age hill fort of the Ancient Iceni tribe, the fort is circular, and the enclosed area covers some 15 acres.
		A sizeable tumulus known as Wormwood Hill, to the south of Wandlebury estate, is a large burial mound that is believed to contain the remains of one or more of these high status individuals.
		This circular fortification (at Cherry Hinton) to the east of Cambridge was situated between Arbury camp to the north of the region and Wandlebury to the south.
	www.sheshen-eceni.com /wandle_bury.html (3276 words)

	Ley Lines
		Following the course of the ley through the trees and rough grass between the barrow and the ramparts of Wandlebury, the contentious hill figures of the Giantess Gogmagog and her horse are encountered at 494553323.
		The hills on which Wandlebury is situated are called the Gogmagog Hills, In Drayton's Polyolbion(1610) 'Gog' was a giant who fell in love with the neighbouring river nymph, Granta, but Lethbridge argues persuasively that the name referred to the sun, and 'Ma-Gog' was the moon and the great Earth Goddess.
		During excavations in the interior of Wandlebury, the gruesome discovery was made of a child's skeleton in an Iron Age grave.
	www.leyhunter.com /archives/tlh17.htm (1124 words)

	Great Bradley - East Anglian Chalk Landscape (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The hills are dissected by the two shallow valleys of the rivers Granta and Rhee which converge to form the Cam just south of Cambridge.
		Its strategic value is demonstrated by the Iron Age Wandlebury hill fort and the four great Anglo-Saxon linear dykes (Devil's, Fleam, Brent and Bran dykes) that lie across it, spanning the Chalk from the Fen edge east of Cambridge to the wooded edge of the clayland.
		On the hill tops the isolated white- or yellow-brick farmhouses are mainly 19th century, reflecting a period of agricultural growth, and they often stand bare and gaunt against the hillside.
	www.great-bradley.suffolk.gov.uk /gbvillage/eachalk.htm (1678 words)

	Wandering About Wandlebury
		Wandlebury is about 4 miles south east of Cambridge, an easy drive with plenty of parking space when you get there.
		It is in fact an Iron Age hill fort enclosure, probably settled around the 5th Century BC and fortified with 2 ring ditches around 400 BC.
		Wandlebury is rich in legend, most relating to the gods Gog and Magog, after whom the local hills are named.
	www.timetravel-britain.com /05/July/wandlebury.shtml (730 words)

	Wandlebury ring and the Roman road
		This main path into and through Wandlebury is the only one you can cycle on.
		Wandlebury Ring itself was an iron age hill-fort : we're on the edge of the Gog Magog hills - positively mountainous by Cambridgeshire standards.
		Near the south east corner of Wandlebury estate is a large car park.
	www.plcane.clara.net /cambridge/wandleb.htm (759 words)

	Cambridgeshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Other prominent hills are Little Trees Hill and Wandlebury Hill in the Gog Magog Downs, Rivey Hill above Linton, Rowley's Hill and the Madingley Hills.
		These are the settlements in Cambridgeshire with a town charter, city status or a population over 5,000; for a complete list of settlements see list of places in Cambridgeshire.
		Wandlebury Country Park and the Gog Magog Downs
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cambridgeshire (399 words)

	The Gog Magog Golf Club, Cambridge, UK
		The Gog Magog Golf Club, Cambridge, UK Longer at 6735 yards, but perhaps less intimidating than the Old Course, at least while the trees are maturing, the Wandlebury presents more opportunities for using your fairway woods, although use of your Sand Wedge is unlikely to correspondingly diminish.
		The body of the course lies alongside the Wandlebury nature reserve looking over open down land to the east.
		Your drive on the ninth, avoiding the bunker on the right, sets up an approach shot up the hill to the invisible green, with bunkers on either side.
	www.gogmagog.co.uk /golf_courses_cambridge_wandlebury.htm (686 words)

	Practical Caravan - Great days out - Cambridgeshire
		Steeped in legend, Wandlebury is reputedly one of King Arthur's domains, a kind of Camelot in Cambridgeshire.
		Actually, Wandlebury is a compact 110-acre former estate that is easily accessible from Cambridge and boasts footpaths through 57 acres of woodland and chalk grassland.
		The Wandlebury Ring, an Iron Age hill fort, is a reminder of times past, although all that remains of the fort is a circular ditch 300m in diameter and 2.5m deep.
	www.practicalcaravan.com /greatarchive/cambstour1.html (1000 words)

	Somerset's Finest Hill Forts
		The Romans called the distinctive hill with the dark green hedge lines running up it Mons Ranarum, "The Mount of Frogs." The reasons for this are not entirely clear but the fact that the hill, which today rises 449 feet above sea level, once had a shallow sea lapping around it may provide a clue.
		This is one of the largest hill forts in Britain and it is also one of the most accessible.
		Considered to be one of the most important hill forts in the region, it has been the subject of extensive archaeological work.
	www.timetravel-britain.com /05/April/hillforts.shtml (2296 words)

	Camb. Flora Part I: Pulsatilla vulgaris
		Outliers were on the Gogmagog Hills near Cambridge on the west and the Hildersham–Linton – Bartlow area to the east.
		Gogmagog Hills, JS Henslow, Hb Winch, 20.4.1830, BM.
		Gogmagog Hills, especially in the Park and neighbourhood is one of its favourite resorts.
	www.mnlg.com /gc/species1/p/pul_vul.html (5588 words)

	Camb. Flora Part II: Quercus ilex
		Brimble Hill, near Shepreth, 378.487, one sapling on pollarded willow, SM Walters, 15.11.1972.
		Wandlebury, 49-53-, PH Oswald et al., 19.7.1999, [R].
		Under trees, Cherry Hill, Ely, 542.799, B Smith et al., 26.7.1993, [R]; 57P, RM Payne, 9.2001.
	www.mnlg.com /gc/species2pz/q/que_ile.html (288 words)

	The Cambridge Crop Circles: what do they mean? By Paul Newman
		There is also an ancient pond in the centre of the wandlebury Ring, which the ‘mary’ line passes straight through, which is a very similar size to the stage one event centre circle of the 666 circle.
		When a friend of Shey Hancock dowsed the area of Wandlebury Ring a few years ago, she became convinced there was some sort of stone circle or stone structure buried deep under the surface.
		On top of the hills is a bench that we used as a meeting place and is by far the best viewing point for the huge formation.
	www.cam.net.uk /home/Nimmann/events/gogmagog.htm (2173 words)

	Wandlebury (Hillfort) \| The Modern Antiquarian \| Wandlebury (Hillfort)
		Wandlebury (Hillfort) on The Modern Antiquarian, the UK and Ireland's most popular megalithic community website.
		Lethbridge was positive he'd found a chalk hill figure of a goddess on the side of the slope here.
		Legend has it a golden chariot is buried under the hill.
	www.themodernantiquarian.com /site/2125 (448 words)

	SHUCKLAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Gog Magog Hills are crossed by the Stapleford/Gt.
		She worked as a house-maid in the mansion, now unfortunately mostly depleted but part of which still stands at the heart of the Wandlebury Ring....Unfortunately on the night in question his bicycle had got a puncture when he came to go home after saying goodnight to his sweetheart.
		It was a dark and windy night and he walked up the hill pushing his bike, his path illuminated by a flickering acetylene lamp.
	www.shuckland.co.uk /stapleford.htm (406 words)

	BBC Cambridgeshire - Walk Through Time - The Cam Valley - Stage 2
		Having such a high view point was a strategic advantage for early settlers which is why the Norman's made the most of this natural hill by building a motte and bailey castle upon it.
		People began to live on the hill including the Saxons who later settled down on the river valley on the gravel and mud.
		Castle Hill began as the administrative centre for this area and it still is - with Shire Hall there today.
	www.bbc.co.uk /cambridgeshire/natural_history/walk_through_time/02.shtml (944 words)

	Wilmington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Giant is one of two hill figures in Sussex, the other being a White Horse at Litlington, and is currently owned, along with Wilmington Priory and 2 acres of downland, by the Sussex Archaeological Society, to which it was given by the 9
		Hindover Hill, which is decorated by a modern white horse is one spur of a pair that forms a V shape shape in between even more defined than on Windover Hill.
		Windover Hill is said to be one of many places along the South Downs haunted by "Black Dogs" or "Witch Hounds" which follow you around, the sound of their paws stopping and starting as you do.
	www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk /aspen/sussex/wilmington.html (5764 words)

	Stapleford Village Website
		In 1895 they sold the Wandlebury estate and it was eventually it was purchased in 1904 by Harold William Stannus Gray.
		The area of 163 acres, neighbouring the Wandlebury country park was purchased on Michaelmas Day 1989 by the Magog Trust, a registered charity, which was set up specifically for the task.
		A Windmill was built on the hill to the south of Haverhill Road in 1804.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /robert.smith28/heritage.htm (1018 words)

	Stone Pages • Archaeo Forums
		Was wondering if anyone has researched the history of Wandlebury iron age hill fort and its now overgrown chalk figures.
		Wandlebury is about a mile from Cambridge (UK), and sits on a ley line.
		I have heard a couple of legends about the hill fort, and heard that theres links to the Boudica and the Iceni.
	www.stonepages.com /forum/index.php?act=ST&f=6&t=581&s=97381e83ff1a913f1b3b701a777340fc (295 words)

	85_QrtY61
		Taliesin later travels to Cadwaladyr's new court at Wandlebury, on a hill overlooking the City of Cambridge.
		A mighty ritual is performed upon the hill, whereby Taliesin is taken into a trance state and prophecies for the Island of Britain.
		Merlin and Taliesin's meeting upon the hill is later composed in " The Dialogue between Myrddin and Taliesin." Merlin, however, has news of his sister Gwawr, who he has now left at the Court of Dunadd with their other sister Gwen.
	uk.geocities.com /songoftaliesin/introtal.htm (1519 words)

	Gog Magog Golf Club - The Wandlebury Course (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A medium iron should set up a comfortable Par 4 assuming the bunkers on each side are avoided.
		The long Par 3 eighth requires a long downhill iron, sometimes even a wood, with a slice landing in a deep bunker right of the green.
		The fifth is a Par 3, usually requires a lofted iron to clear the bunkers and then stop within a few feet.
	www.gogmagog.co.uk /wandlebury-course-photos (628 words)

	W a n d l e b u r y R i n g - a n d r e w s o f e r
		Just outside Cambridge, England, Wandlebury is a mix of wild woods and open grassland on the edge of the Gog Magog hills.
		As a boy, I used to love pacing the wooded ring inside the earthworks' outer ditch with my family; it was a magical place, rich with twenty-five centuries of East Anglian history.
		Thus, the quartet writing for this piece is extremely involved and shares an equal footing with the singer in presenting the feel, taste, and tone of Wandlebury Ring.
	www2.bc.edu /~sofer/poetry/wandlering.html (538 words)

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		His conclusion is that the most likely location for Troy is in the Gog Magog Hills, close to present day Cambridge.
		Probably this palace was located at the Gog Magog hills.
		The question is, were the Chalk Pit close to the springs near Cherry Hinton (NW of the Gog Magog hills) and / or the Limepit Hill (North / NorthEast) of the Wandlebury ring already in use as quarries during the late Bronze age?
	phdamste.tripod.com /questions.htm (533 words)

	The "Alligator" Mound--A Hopewell Effigy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Although today it is possible to drive right to the mound, when it was a farm the only access (at least for archaeological interlopers) was through an adjacent golf course, across a small wood, and up a fairly steep hill, on the top of which lies the mound as described.
		One distinct impression I had, huffing and puffing up this hill, was that this place of worship, if that's what it was, was not for the very old, young or feeble.
		There is even evidence that a full lunar calendar was recorded at Wandlebury, near Cambridge, covering the separate years of the 18.6 years lunar cycle.
	copperas.com /gator (1842 words)

	The Wandlebury Figures (Cambridge Giants) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The figures were cut into the southern part of Wandlebury camp a few miles south east of Cambridge.
		The giants were partially excavated in 1954 and a whole group of figures were found although not all archaeologists agreed with the findings of this excavation carried out by T.C. Lethbridge.
		A drawing of the Wandlebury figures, solid lines were excavated.
	www.hows.org.uk /personal/hillfigs/lost/cambri.htm (188 words)

	Magog Down on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		There's evidence the hills surrounded a lake during the last ice age.
		Wandlebury Ring was probably used as an Iron Age fort, but the area seems to have been occupied well before that too.
		Burials and other archeological evidence from the area suggest that the ditches and rings may have been used as burial sites as far back as the late Neolithic Period (4500 BC to 2200 BC) and the early Bronze Age.
	www.flickr.com /photos/xmark/20070493 (168 words)

	South Cambridgeshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Parkland with Iron Age hill fort, picnic area, woodland walks and nature trail.
		Giant’s Hill, a motte castle with part of an earlier medieval settlement.
		Prehistoric burial mound at Mutlow Hill used as a roman temple.
	www.publicagroup.com /Miniguide/pages/South_Cambs.html (646 words)

	Wandlebury Country Park - Growing schools
		Wandlebury was a private estate up until 1954 when it was acquired by the Cambridge Preservation Society, which manages it as a country park and nature reserve.
		The site dates from the Iron Age and a circular ditch remaining from the hill fort is a prominent feature in the landscape.
		The site offers a nature trail, woodlands, hegerows, wild flower meadows and chalk grassland and a traditional orchard with an observation bee hive.
	www.teachernet.gov.uk /growingschools/resources/placestovisit/detail.cfm?id=971 (95 words)

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