The restored entrance to Wayland’s Smithy in Oxfordshire - a Neolithic chambered long barrow close to the Uffington White Horse. The barrow was built over an earlier burial structure which held the remains of at least 14 individuals. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #WaylandsSmithy

Painting of Wayland's Smithy long barrow

At last! I have a fresh & bright new #painting: #WaylandsSmithy #longbarrow. My 1st painting for 4 mnths & my 1st of 2026. I've returned to a theme which I 1st explored with my paints 25+ years ago; ancient monuments, #standingstones & our #Neolithic past.
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#Watercolour #Oxfordshire

Painting of Wayland's Smithy long barrow

At last! I have a fresh new #painting to show you: #WaylandsSmithy #LongBarrow. My first painting for 4 months & my first of 2026.

I've returned to a theme which I first explored with my paintbrushes (and muddy boots) 25+ years ago; ancient monuments […]

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Around 93 years later, me on one of my many visits to #WaylandsSmithy

Colour portrait photo. Wayland's Smithy early neolithic chambered long barrow in Oxfordshire. There is a low drystone wall to the left and right edges of the photo. The shaded dark stone covered entrance to the chamber of the long barrow in the middle. Top of the photo is blue sky, green trees. At the bottom the entrance has a low stone to climb to get in, and an open stone lined path. On top of the barrow is brown bare soil and patches of grass.

The entrance to Wayland's Smithy. #tombtuesday #neolithic #longbarrow #waylandssmithy #oxfordshire

#tombtuesday #WaylandsSmithy

#dragons & #poison - the perils faced everyday on #fieldwork by our brave, intrepid MSc students specialising in Landscape Archaeology. #Ridgeway #WaylandsSmithy #whiteHorse #Uffington

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While we're here, let's stop off in the Vale of the White Horse #SarsenCountry

Climb up onto the chalk Downland for #WaylandsSmithy chambered tomb @EnglishHeritage or follow the lanes around villages like Idstone, Ashbury and Letcombe to see #sarsen stones used in the buildings.

In other news, #WaylandsSmithy currently smells of lemon-scented detergent @EnglishHeritage

The beeches at #WaylandsSmithy are a veritable encyclopaedia of arborglyphs @betisdan @DrHComics @howardmrw