The Ridgeway

The Ridgeway
Der Weg bei Ivinghoe Beacon
Der Weg entlang des Grim’s Ditch

The Ridgeway, englisch für Bergkamm und Weg, ist eine Altstraße im südlichen England. Der Weg erstreckt sich über eine Länge von 135 km, beginnt in Overton Hill (Wiltshire) im Westen und endet in Ivinghoe Beacon (Buckinghamshire) im Osten.

Heute ist die Strecke als The Ridgeway National Trail ausgewiesen. Entlang dieser Strecke befinden sich eine Reihe von Sehenswürdigkeiten aus der Steinzeit, Bronzezeit und Eisenzeit, darunter Grim’s Ditch und Liddington Castle sowie das Uffington White Horse und Uffington Castle. Vor 5000 Jahren könnte The Ridgeway ein Teil einer Strecke gewesen sein, die von der Küste von Dorset bis The Wash in Norfolk führte.

Literatur

  • Anthony Burton: The Ridgeway National Trail Guide Aurum Press, 2005, ISBN 1-84513-063-4
  • National Trails Office: Ridgeway Information Pack – Set of leaflets about the history, geology and wildlife of The Ridgeway.
  • John Richard Lane Anderson, Fay Godwin: The Oldest Road: Exploration of the Ridgeway. Whittet Books Ltd, 1987, ISBN 978-0905483528

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