Exploring Ancient Burial Barrow in Darwen Lancashire and more…

Discovering Darwens ancient, Bronze Age, burial barrow, relaxing, walk through stunning scenery and learning about the proud history of this little industrial market town.

[@user-ck3qj4he3q]

The ghost of Mr Harris, former Headmaster of the school also walks those grounds 😂

[@mickbentley9049]

hi , the object at the top of whitehall park is what remains of the cannon ! barrel missing obviously , i think it was taken away during the wars for scrap metal to help the war effort, as indeed were many iron railings ect , the carriage is pretty unmistakeable when you look at it and imagine the barrel on top

[@Robbo8ball]

Aha mystery solved thank you! I never would have guessed but now that you said it it makes complete sense. 👍

[@rsmickeymooproductions4877]

I think it would be pronounced as Nowt in a Lancashire twang.
From Middle English nought, noght, noȝt, from Old English nōwiht, nāwiht (nay +‎ a +‎ wight), which in turn comes from ne-ā-wiht, which was a phrase used as an emphatic "no", meaning "not a thing".

[@Robbo8ball]

😆yes, I used to hear the saying “You don’t get owt fer nowt” regularly before in Lancashire

[@dotslashsatan]

Is this top of whitehall? / near watery lane? Think they’re building new houses on this now

[@Robbo8ball]

Hi there, it’s on Ashleigh street, I haven’t been in a few months, but would be slightly surprised if they got planning permission as it’s a burial ground with historical significance.

[@LancashireLarks]

Someone else already said about the sea saw. Yeah. Remains of a cannon, not the camera but the gun haha 👍🏻

[@Robbo8ball]

Yeah I wouldn’t have known, but CZcams came to the rescue! 😊

[@gwynwilliams4222]

No darwen is Welsh word comes from derwyn it means oak tree in Welsh you also have derwentwater which means oak three on the water 😊also darw means (a Bull )

[@Robbo8ball]

Hello, my research showed 1. Darwen's name origin: The town of Darwen in Lancashire gets its name from the River Darwen, on which it is located.
River name meaning: The name "Darwen" is believed to come from the Old English words "dere" (oak) and "wenna" (stream or river).
Combined meaning: So, the name essentially means "river of the oaks" or "oak stream, or river where the oaks grow.”
The Brythonic language name for oak is derw and this is etymologically linked to Derewent (1208), an ancient spelling for the River Darwen.[2] Despite the area becoming part of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria by the mid-8th century, its Brythonic name was never supplanted by an Old English place name.
But I take your comment on board. 🙂

[@indiana146]

Darwin is in Australia this is darwen

[@Robbo8ball]

Thanks cocker