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Click thumbnail for full size picture of Calstone Combes SMALLGRAIN PLANTATION PICNIC SITE to CALSTONE COMBES
I can admit to a bit of attempted puzzle solving though. The Wansdyke - what was it for? Well, Robert Vermaat sent me an answer. "It's not Neolothic, but Dark Ages. Several digs have revealed that it is late Roman or Early Medieval, ranging from late 4th century to 7th century AD. If you want to know more he has a very good website at www.wansdyke21.org.uk At Waypoint 8 you turn onto the old coach road to Bath. I find it fascinating to see three separate roads going to the same destination running so close to each other. First the Romans, then the early Victorian stage coaches and finally cars on the modern tarmac highway run on diffenrent roads, why not simply upgrade the original, hadn't they heard of cones? Well lucky them! We have had isolated reports of a notice on the stile at the stile by waypoint 6 saying you cannot continue straight ahead across the field. This is not true, the sign is illegal, ignore it. In fact the farmer should not plough the path at all! If it happens send a complaint to How to get there:- Turn off the A4 1.4 miles east of Calne where you see a brown picnic site sign to Smallgrain Plantation at SU 0158 6972. Follow the road up the hill. At the top on the left is the picnic site. Be careful not to miss it, there is no warning and you only see it at the last minute. If you reach the golf club you have gone too far.
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