The architectural importance of this gate and the tomb of Clytemnestra nearby, is that they are not true arches but corbel arches. True arches were invented not much later, the oldest still standing true arch bridge is also built by Mycenaeans, the Arkadiko Bridge .
A large cadaver tombstone slab can be found embedded in the wall at the north-east corner of St Peter’s graveyard, together with the four sides of the tomb itself. The tombstone dates back to the 14th century and is part of a fashion widespread in Europe, although relatively rare in Ireland, which explored bodily decomposition and human mortality. This reflected a preoccupation with death arising from the great plague of 1347 to 1350, and subsequent epidemics. This particular slab dates from 1520 and was associated with Sir Edmond Golding and his wife Elizabeth Flemying, the daughter of the Baron of Slane.
Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, South West England, is the ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury. Situated on a hill about two miles (three kilometres) north of modern Salisbury near the A345 road, the settlement appears in some of the earliest records in the country. It is an English Heritage property and is open to the public. - Wikipedia
War chariots?! War fucking chariots? And enough if them to leave marks in streets? That guy is off by a few centuries and a few kilometers there. War chariots were a thing in ancient Egypt, long before Rome even thought of existing. Rome didn't use those, at least not in any meaningful numbers
It has been restored several times in recent years, following flood damage. Over the years the damage provides a good indicator of the strength of each flood. Some of the top slabs have been washed away in extreme flood conditions and they have now all been numbered to facilitate replacement. The Exmoor National Park web site says
The stones forming the spans weigh between one and two tons each and have on occasions been washed up to 50 yards (46 m) downstream.
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