Near the Uffington white horse
\nAnd castle
\nClose to the Ridgeway
\nWe see
\nA neolithic long barrow
\nAnd Chamber tomb
\nWayland Smithy<\/p>\n
It is a place that’s so
\nspecial
\nWith timber and stone chambered
\nWalls
\nDating from 3590 BC
\nAnd its age and its state
\nJust enthrals<\/p>\n
KIng Eadred probably
\nGave it its name
\nAnd a story explaining
\nAnd so
\nAn invisible smith
\nLived thereabouts
\nIf your horse required shooing
\nYou’d go
\nLeave your horse
\nAnd an amount of money
\nAnd it would quietly be shod
\nThat is the story
\nOf one Wayland Smithy
\nThough some think
\nIts all a bit odd.<\/p>\n
At Ashbury in Oxfordshire
\nIn a small wood
\nExcavated by Stuart PIggott
\nAnd Richard Atkinson 1962\/3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Near the Uffington white horse And castle Close to the Ridgeway We see A neolithic long barrow And Chamber tomb Wayland Smithy It is a place that’s so special With timber and stone chambered Walls Dating from 3590 BC And … Continue reading