Wayland’s Smithy is an ancient burial site situated right next to the Ridgeway long-distance path. Atmospherically enclosed by a ring of beech trees, the site comprises a Neolithic long barrow, with four large standing stones at the entrance and marker stones along the side of the barrow. The barrow is approximately 5000 years old and had two phases of construction. Traditionally, Wayland was blacksmith to the Saxon gods. Legend states that a horse left at the barrow overnight with a penny, would be shod by morning.
