Middle earth= middle ages?/Barrow Downs= Ireland and Scotland?

[Gwaihir the Windlord]

It nice to have at least some one who disagrees.

Hmmm... shall I take that as a threat? ;0)

Yes, incidentally I am English. And I happen also to note that you aren't, which puts me a notch or two up in authority on this thread I think. *sniff*

The Barrow-Downs could well remind you of Ireland or Scotland; it does me, although there are also many places in England and Wales that bear a reference to it -- and many more places in Scotland and Ireland that don't. When I say that, I mean that Scotland and Ireland are obviously not just great big Barrow-Downs with bits of Old Forest strewn accross them; but indeed, there are quite a few sites accross the British Isles that have a downish quality to them, yes.

[ December 04, 2002: Message edited by: Gwaihir the Windlord ]