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King Alfred's Tower. / 51.1148273°N 2.3650446°W / 51.1148273; -2.3650446. Alfred's Tower is a folly in Somerset, [1] [2] England, on the edge of the border with Wiltshire, on the Stourhead estate. The tower stands on Kingsettle Hill and belongs to the National Trust. It is designated as a Grade I listed building .
King Alfred's Tower (1772) on one supposed site of Egbert's Stone, the mustering place before the battle. With his small warband, a fraction of his army at Chippenham, Alfred could not hope to retake the town from the Danes, who had in previous battles (for example at Reading in 871) proved themselves adept at defending fortified positions.
Wiltshire folklore indicates two sets of sarsen stones which are in the right general area and which might be Egbert’s Stone. The first is the boundary stone (ST773312), which was traditionally set up by Egbert at the side of the river Stour where the borders of Wiltshire, Somerset and Dorset meet. The place where three roads or boundaries ...
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Egbert's Stone was a landmark near Brewham, Somerset, England where the fyrds of Wessex gathered to answer King Alfred the Great's call for troops before his decisive victory over the Vikings at the Battle of Edington in May 878. From 1769 to 1772, King Alfred's Tower was built at the site of Egbert's Stone to commemorate the victory.
Aug 31, 2018 · This post is adapted from my book, King Alfred: a Man on the Move, available from Amazon. It would be great if you could support this project by purchasing a copy. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles refer to Egbert’s Stone (Ecgbryhtes stan) as the place where the armies from Somerset, Wiltshire and part of Hampshire came together to … Continue reading "In search of Egbert’s Stone. Part 1: The ...
Nov 8, 2023 · Egbert’s Stone, The Harrow Way and a Splendid Bottom. Updated: Nov 10, 2023. Once again I return to a landscape that has a special hold on me. One that draws me back time and again. An ancient landscape across which man has travelled for millennia. In pre-history it was settled by Neolithic man who left behind great burial chambers in the hills.
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