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07/19/07

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Lost Village In The Lake

The BBC is reporting that a team of divers have discovered the remains of a lost village under a lake in Wiltshire UK. The village only told of in legends until now was apparently sacrificed in order to put the lake in 250 years ago. Here is a snippet:

A team of divers who set out to solve the mystery of the drowned village of Bowood in Wiltshire has found the remains of buildings under a lake.

The lake at Bowood House was created 250 years ago by 'Capability' Brown when legend has it a village was sacrificed to make way for the design.

Diver Jon Dodsworth, 28, said old maps showed a community called Manning's Hill where the lake now stands.

The team discovered stone walls and the remains of two cottages under the lake.

A document entitled Wiltshire Community History mentions Manning's Hill as one of several communities which existed near Bowood in the 18th Century.

It continues: "The entrance to the park at Manning's Hill was drowned by the lake."

Full BBC Article Here

How cool is that! I am so there with my swim fins on!

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