have you read about the Saxon gold
buried in nearby Underhill
Lane?by C L Scribbler
- July 3, 2019
The first time I visited Chiltington Lane -
while househunting in the summer of 2006 - a key draw for me was its
proximity to Clayton, near Ditchling - where my late sister and her husband had
settled in 1994.
Never heard of Clayton? If you look at the South
Downs from Chiltington Lane and imagine walking a couple of miles along the top
heading right, past Plumpton College which you can see below, carry on a little
way past past Ditchling Beacon. Then before you see any windmills - you're
there. It's Clayton - most of which is hidden from view by trees and scrub.
I
had already started writing a story set in Clayton Holt before the idea of
moving to these parts (from Baughurst in Hampshire - shown as
Mouse Country on this map)
had even occurred to me. But I never got around to publishing it before now.
My
new story is called - Jamie and the
Tree Troll.
You can read it on my website
GoblinSearch.com
I hope
you enjoy it whether you live around here or not. And if you're an expert on
local history you might be interested to see some previously undocumented
accounts regarding the Saxons in Clayton which I have curated in
parts of the text.
Extract...He swept some
bat droppings off the top of the chest and opened the lid to reveal… Gold.
Gold in glowing golden heaps. Jamie's eyes welled up with tears from the bright
light coming out of the black box. At first he couldn't focus. So he blinked and
rubbed his eyes. Then he could see the different shapes clearly - plates, arm
bands, rings, goblets and chains all in the same warm looking bright metal.
Heaps and heaps of Saxon gold. "Well what do you think?" said
Clayton. "It explains something" said Jamie. "It explains why I
never found any Saxon gold with my metal detector."
...read the
story | | |
