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Ancestral connections

BBC Countryfile Magazine

November 2025

Our landscapes are littered with reminders of our mystical past, and it's one part of living in Britain that has always fascinated me.

Great writers and artists such as JRR Tolkien and Mervyn Peake have taken their inspiration from our castles, monuments and folklore, while Neolithic sites connect us to the rituals of our ancient ancestors. Even the Glastonbury Festival, perhaps the world's most celebrated arts event, is held at the crossroads of what some believe are dru

This story is from the November 2025 edition of BBC Countryfile Magazine.

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