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THIS IS LONGFORD Now in our sixteenth century! Longford's Saxon Past
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From an article in the T5 Inform magazine, Summer 2003 edition. A 5,000-year old raised ceremonial walkway discovered at the T5 dig could be one of the oldest in the country, archaeologists believe. Experts claim the construction of the 3.5Km Stanwell cursus, found near the south runway, is more 'primitive' than other known examples, meaning it may have been a very early prototype. The monument, one of the longest in the country, would have taken hundreds of years to build using simple tools such as antler picks. Another excavation site, near the northern runway, has yielded early evidence of the origins of Longford - a small Saxon settlement dating from the 5th to 7th century AD. Nearby, two brooches and a silver disc - dating from the Roman and Saxon periods respectively, were found in a rubbish pit.
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