January 29, 2008
A very sad start to the new year. Yesterday
Wansdyke expert Keith S. Gardner suddenly
passed away at the age of 76. A short
obituary can be rerad on
this site.March 10, 2007
The first of several new visits and photo
galleries: Armin Grewe's walks along Milk Hill and Morgan's Hill.
February
1, 2007
I've begun to update the
website. New articles and contributions
to follow.
April
16, 2006
New in the Bibliography for April:
- Hill,
David, and Margaret Worthington (2003):
Offa's Dyke, History & Guide,
(Tempus).
- Fowler,
Peter and Ian Blackwell (2000):
The Land of Lettice Sweetapple,
an English Countryside Explored,
(Tempus).
February
25, 2006
A new year and a new article: Grigg,
Erik (2006): Dark Age
Dykes; the author has written a
gazetteer of the more known linear
earthworks in the UK.
September
21, 2005
After a long time
of hibernation, I re-activated the Polls!
September
1, 2005
I added another link to a
nice page with pictures from the Devil's Dyke,
Cambridgeshire.
April
3, 2005
New in the Bibliography for April:
- Eagles,
Bruce (1997): The Area
around Bedwyn in the Anglo-Saxon
Period, in: Hostetter &
Howe (eds.), The
Romano-British Villa at castle
Copse, Great Bedwyn, pp.
378-97.
- Gardner,
Keith S., Martin Ecclestone, Neil
Holbrook and Andrew Smith (eds.) (2003):
The Land of the Dobunni,
(Heritage Publications, King's
Lynn).
- Hostetter,
Eric and Thomas Noble Howe (eds.)
(1997): The Romano-British Villa
at castle Copse, Great Bedwyn,
(Bloomington: Indiana University
Press).
- Hostetter,
Eric and Thomas Noble Howe (1997):
Observations on the Bedwyn Dyke,
in: Hostetter & Howe
(eds.), The
Romano-British Villa at castle
Copse, Great Bedwyn, pp.
359-69.
- Laing,
Lloyd Robert and Jennifer Laing (1979a):
A Guide to Dark Age Remains in
Britain, (London).
- Rahtz,
Philip (2003): The
Dobunnic Area in Post-Roman
Times, in: Ecclestone,
Gardner, Holbrook & Smith
(eds.), The Land of the
Dobunni, pp. 24-31.
January
16, 2005
I made the mistake not to
upload the correct pages about the
Wansdyke trip by the pupils of Longleaze
Primary School. That mistake
that now been rectified.
December
19, 2004
I've made some changes to
the general appearance of both Albums as well as Visits parts. I added
the pictures and new
reports of two visits make
back in 2003 (my apologies for the delay
to all involved) of 'Wayne' and the equally
unnamed pupils of Longleaze
Primary School to different
parts of Wansdyke.
November
7, 2004
A promise I made a long
time a go was the rotating map. it's
there now, in the map pages. New
is the rotating panorama
from Milk Hill, shot in 2002 by
Pete Glastonbury. Also, some
long-overdue maintenance. I repaired and
renewed all the links in the directions
to the sections. I also moved to this
website the links to other
websites about wansdyke and all other
Roman and dark Ages earthwork currently
on the net.
October
1, 2004
New in the Bibliography for October:
- Eagles,
Bruce (2001):
Anglo-Saxon Presence and Culture
in Wiltshire c. AD 450 - c. 675,
in: Peter Ellis (ed.), Roman
Wiltshire and after, Papers in
Honour of Ken Annable, pp.
199-233.
March
1, 2004
A new article by Keith
Nurse about Offa's
Dyke and their importance for
the date of Wansdyke. Also, new pictures from Adrian
Goodall.
December
3, 2003
I've added links to Uk
Streetmap to all the maps shown with the video footage.
November
3, 2003
More good, very good stuff
new from Pete Glastonbury! Apart from his
pictures and his screensavers, Wansdyke
Project 21 can now proudly present his
video movies, shot from his plane. 13
fragments, from 2 to 8 Mb. New
in the Bibliography for November:
- Hughes,
W. (1931): Grimsditch
and Cuthwulf's Expedition to the
Chilterns in AD 571, in: Antiquity
19, pp. 291-314.*
- Major,
Albany F. (1924): The
Problem of Wansdyke, in: Antiquaries
Journal 4, no.2, pp.
142-145.*
- Oman,
Charles (1930): Wansdyke,
in: Journal-Royal
Archaeological Institute 87, pp.
60-70.*
- Passmore,
A.D. (1924): The Age
and Origin of The Wansdyke, in: Antiquaries
Journal 4, no.1, pp. 26-29.*
October
3, 2003
At last, an album for the
very nice pictures of Wansdyke by Pete
Glastonbury. All of his
pictures are very good, especially the
ones shot from his plane. Also check out
his very beautiful screensavers. New
in the Bibliography for October:
- Turnbull,
Ronald (2002): 50 walks
in Somerset (AA Publishing,
Windsor).
September
1, 2003
Because Mike
Hansford's very nice
pictures of Wansdyke are that many now,
I've cut his album into 4 separate parts.
August
8, 2003
At 13.12, MET, visitor
number  visited this
website!
July
1, 2003
Pete and Allison
Glastonbury added another brilliant new
Panorama of East Wansdyke
through West Woods.
May
20, 2003
More new
pictures from Rick
Crowley and Mike
Hansford.
May
15, 2003
A second, very
beautiful screensaver
from Pete Glastonbury of Wansdyke, this
one showing Wansdyke absolutely covered
with bluebells, deep inside the West
Woods. Pete and Allison
Glastonbury also added a brilliant Panoramic tour of East Wansdyke
to their site.
More new
albums, some long overdue. I finally came
around to putting most of Neil
McDougall's pictures in an
album, and I did promise Adrian
Goodall to add some of his
pictures as well. Rick
Crowley and Mike
Hansford, however,
visited parts of Wansdyke very recently.
A big thank you to all!
May
6, 2003
Several
new items this month,
to make up for the lack of activity in
recent times. A new visit to East Wansdyke
(2002:
Milk Hill to Shaw) by
Mjausson.
New in the Bibliography for May:
- Ashton,
N. et al (1997): 100 walks
in Wiltshire (The Crowood Press,
Bristol).
- Mullett,
Geoff (2001): Walk West,
a selection of 30 West Country
walks within easy reach of
Bristol, (Anthony Rowe,
Chippenham).
February
20, 2003
A Wansdyke
Screensaver ! This beautiful
screensaver, courtesy of Pete
Glastonbury, shows a 360 degrees
panoramic view of Tan Hill, taken in the
summer of 2002. Download HERE (1346 kB) .
November
12, 2002
After a long break I've
updated the directions to all the
sections of the West to
East part with new links and
'Zoom Out' buttons. New
in the Bibliography for November:
August
9, 2002
Not much done over the
holidays, but I've updated the Wansdyke
Album with new galleries, in
recognition of all those great pictures
which I get from my contributors! many of
the new pictures there
have also been added to the descriptive
part. New in the Bibliography for August:
July
8, 2002
A new article by Keith
Nurse about Late
Roman coin hoards and their
importance for the date of Wansdyke. New
in the Bibliography for July:
- Avon
Archaeological Unit (1995):
The West Wansdyke, Avon, a
Management Study (Interim
Report).
April
2, 2002
I added an interview with
the archaeologist professor dr. Ken Dark
on Dark Age British
Earthworks. New
in the Bibliography for April:
February
4, 2002
I finished the FAQS and
Games pages. New in the Bibliography for February:
January
3, 2002
As of now, Wansdyke
Project 21 has its own domain! After
being part of the site of Vortigern
Studies, from today we are in our
separate spot. This also means new FAQS, Search, Bibliography, Games and Sitemap pages, while the
Links and the Polls remain at the
main site. And as always, PLEASE adjust
your bookmarks!
New in the Bibliography for January:
- Allan,
Terry (1996): Wansdyke,
Walk the Frontier Zone
(Bristol).*
- Fowler,
Peter J. (2001): Wansdyke
in the Woods: An Unfinished Roman
Military Earthwork for a
Non-event, in: Peter Ellis
(ed.), Roman Wiltshire and after,
Papers in Honour of Ken Annable,
pp. 179-198.*
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