Wayland's Smithy

Wayland's Smithy is a Neolithic chambered long barrow and part of the Severn-Cotswold Group of neolithic structures found in Oxfordshire. Although the tradition of building these barrow monuments stems from practice from the continent, the cultureal style of the Severn-Cotswold Group is unique to the area. It is said to be inhabited by an invisible living smith, who will take care of any horse left there with a coin for the work.
== Wayland the Smith ==
It is said that any who leave a horse at Wayland's Smithy, along with a coin for services rendered, would come back to find that the horse has been taken care of, the lost horseshoe replacedPage 40, Chapter 8: Great Stones in General, . Wayland the Smith was a legendary Germanic figure, and this site was likely named thus by the Saxons, though the site predates them, built in the neolithic age around 3590BC.
== References ==
Category:Neolithic Sites
Category:Burial Sites