Wholistic Arts

Heath Wood & Foremark Hall, Ingleby Early start. 10am. I went to Heath Wood near Ingleby. Approaching the wood there were a few stones that could be neolithic or later used by Saxons. Walked round and through the wood but only saw two mounds! Then I walked back on the other side. There was a large area cordoned off with wire fencing. I went inside under the fence, having found the gate later, and saw 4 areas covered with corrugated iron. They were not mounds but probably excavations. I had read an archaeological document to say that one dig concentrated on these four burial mounds. Apparently there are 59 in the wood! They were probably graves of the Viking Great Army 873-8 a.d. and what is interesting is that they had all been cremated. This is currently the only site found in Britain with Viking cremations. They had changed their practice. Another interesting point is that the wood is quite high and because the leaves have not yet formed on the trees I was able to see the vi...