FOUND! Bledlow Cross

Just in time! Tweedy and I bring you the lost Bledlow Cross on Wain Hill in the Chilterns.

Completely covered by the expanding forest since the 1990s, the Bledlow Cross is now subject to a restoration project by the Chiltern Society.

We consider the context - between the Whiteleaf Cross above Monks Risborough and the Watlington White Mark - and the various views as to its antiquity.

Whilst the written record suggests it is no more than 300 years old, we leave with a sense that this could indeed, have origins extending back thousands of years to the Neolithic or Bronze ages.

You can see us enjoying a wild luncheon on Chinnor Hill over at Tweedy Outdoors here:
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With huge thanks to Hedley Thorne for the aerial shots of the Watlington White Mark:
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Find out more about the Watlington White Mark here:
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