Chysauster ancient village

 Several times, on our way back to apartment, we passed a sign for Chysauster Ancient Village . Eventually we decided to follow the directions to see what exactly it was.

 At this point I am linking to the Wiki page as it has some aerial photos of the site which gives a much better idea of the layout than I can from the ground.

It is the remains of an Iron age/Romano village set on the hill with a good view of the surrounding countryside.

The banner at the entrance has a handy aerial shot of the site ( whenever I'm at a site like this, I wonder how many nearby cottages have some of the stone incorporated into them)

fire heath

post hole

evidence of spinning ( you knew I would get it in somewhere !! )

Forge or Altar, I'm leaning towards a Forge.

This is certainly somewhere to visit again. I would like to take my spinning wheel up there sometime and just soak up the atmosphere. It is an English Heritage site but access is free.