. The Bath road : history, fashion, & frivolity on an old highway. Horses; Bath Road (England); England -- Description and travel; England -- Social life and customs; genealogy. 202 THE BATH ROAD great earthwork, and is crossed midway l^y another; together, with part of the village built within the circle, cutting it up lamentably. Silbury Hill, which stands within sight, is a fitting- pendant to these mysteries. Antiquaries have con- tended together in referring both to ancient Britons, Phoenicians, Danes, Saxons, and even Romans, and are divided in opinion as to their object: whether the
. The Bath road : history, fashion, & frivolity on an old highway. Horses; Bath Road (England); England -- Description and travel; England -- Social life and customs; genealogy. 202 THE BATH ROAD great earthwork, and is crossed midway l^y another; together, with part of the village built within the circle, cutting it up lamentably. Silbury Hill, which stands within sight, is a fitting- pendant to these mysteries. Antiquaries have con- tended together in referring both to ancient Britons, Phoenicians, Danes, Saxons, and even Romans, and are divided in opinion as to their object: whether they were intended for Druids' or Snake-worshippers' ^^-\/*<^. K-r SILBURY HILL. temples, or whether they marked the last resting- places of those slain in some great battle fought before the dawn of history. That Silbury Hill stood here when the Romans came seems, however, to be certain from the fact that the old Roman road from Cunetio to Aquw Sol is (the existing Bath Road lietween Marlborough and Bath), engineered along. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harper, Charles G. (Charles George), 1863-1943. London : Chapman & Hall, Limited
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