Mere stones ST5704 7503 and ST5647 7460
North of the café, set in the grass can be seen three sturdy stones. These are boundary stones, marking the parish boundary between Clifton Parish and Westbury Parish, and are mentioned in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 883. There is a line of them running from here, westwards, to the top of the Gully. The parish boundaries created by the Saxons are still boundaries today, though the stones themselves date to the 1800s.
For further information about the history of this part of the Downs pick up a copy of the Durdham Down History Trail leaflet from Café Retreat.
North of the café, set in the grass can be seen three sturdy stones. These are boundary stones, marking the parish boundary between Clifton Parish and Westbury Parish, and are mentioned in an Anglo-Saxon charter of 883. There is a line of them running from here, westwards, to the top of the Gully. The parish boundaries created by the Saxons are still boundaries today, though the stones themselves date to the 1800s.
For further information about the history of this part of the Downs pick up a copy of the Durdham Down History Trail leaflet from Café Retreat.