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1cheese-rolling.co.uk
The Official Site of Cheese Rolling at Coopers Hill in Gloucestershire
An annual event with a long history: cheeses are rolled down a steep hill and competitors dash after them. There are also uphill races. Features history, directions, dates and details of races.
The annual Gloucestershire 'Cheese Rolling and Wake' has been taking place for possibly hundreds of years. It may have been started by the Phoenicians, the Ancient Britons or the Romans. The remains of an Ancient Britons' fort stand at the top of the hill, and the Romans are known to have inhabited the area. Research undertaken so far is not complete, but do***entary evidence shows that Cheese Rolling on Cooper's Hill was already an old tradition in the early 1800s.

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2archaeoastronomy.com
Archaeoastronomy pinpoints equinox, solstice and cross quarter moments throughout the year
ancient skywatchers regulated their calendars and tracked days with celestial alignments, often sunrises and sunsets with targetted shadow and light features on equinoxes, solstices and cross quarters

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