Archaic England, an essay in deciphering prehistory from megalithic monuments, earthworks, customs, coins, placenames, and faeric superstitions (1919)
Bayley, Harold · London : Chapman & Hall ltd. · leaf 426
of horse-racing, foot-races, etc., many uncommonrural diversions and feats of activity were exhibited to agreater number of spectators than ever assembled on anyformer occasion. Upwards of 30,000 persons were present,and amongst them most of the nobility and gentry of thisand the neighbouring… … 115 416 AECHAIC ENGLAND [CHAP. whiteness, is a huge scoop in the downs forming a naturalamphitheatre, and at the base of this so-called manger are the clear traces of artificial banks or tiers. In 1825the games were held at Seven Barrows, distant tivo milesin a south-easterly direction from the…
Archaeology · England -- Antiquities
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