09-15-2018, 09:59 PM
(09-15-2018, 09:42 PM)Theoderic Wrote: New Ground is at the end of the defile... Brythons would have had to have been in and not the Roman Army... Bulbourne river would have started at Bulbourne and not at Cow Roast as is the case today
This is old ground for New Ground, I'd say! Definitions of defiles and plains etc are very open. River a chalk stream, upper reaches probably near dry in summer, 18th century (I think) map I added to a post way back showed the stream rising over to the east of New Ground. Sure there are difficulties with this site, but less so than others, I think.
(09-15-2018, 09:42 PM)Theoderic Wrote: a front line that stretched from Aldbury village across to Aldbury Nowers
Yes, that was the one I suggested here. Although at the time you thought it was too easy to outflank?
(09-15-2018, 09:42 PM)Theoderic Wrote: Gade Valley at Ivinghoe Beacon... Pitstone on the Icknield Way.
Both nice looking sites, although neither look like the sort of 'throat shaped' valley that I think we're looking for. But that's open to interpretation, as are so many things about this topic!
Nathan Ross