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Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Mynydd Troed Long Barrow is in Talgarth, Breconshire [Map], Prehistoric Wales Neolithic Burials.
Long Barrows of the Cotswolds. Mynydd Troed Long Barrow [Map]
Brecknockshire, 29 S.W. Parish of Talgarth. 8*.
Latitude 51° 56' 51". Longitude 3° 13' 13". Height above O.D., about 1250 feet.
This Long Barrow is not marked on the map and has not been noticed before. It was found quite accidentally during a walk. It is only 60 feet long, and is about 30 feet wide at the north-east end (highest and broadest). Here are the remains of two uprights visible; the chamber has apparently been dug into a long time ago. Other large stones are visible above the surface of the mound further to the south-west. The two uprights are set at right angles to each other, the eastern-most being at right angles to the long axis of the mound. The other upright is to the north-west of it. Close by on the north-west is a very small mound which has been dug into. The mounds lie on a spur above the pass leading from Cwm Sorgwm to Llangorse and the north-west, where is a col between Mynydd Troed on the N.E. and Mynydd Llangorse on the S.W.
Visited August 7th, 1921.