This October Chris Webster from the South West Heritage Trust took the MAYANS on a guided walk along the headland at Brean Down.  This fascinating site includes archaeological remains dating from prehistory up to the Second World War.  We started out by climbing the steep track up to the top of the headland where Bronze Age roundhouses have been found in the sandy cliffs.  At the top we saw remains of WWII activity, including gun platforms and a large concrete arrow which was used to direct planes to their practice ranges.

We then moved on to look at the banks of an Iron Age hillfort, plus eroded Bronze Age round barrows, and then the site of a Roman Temple where the stones of the wall at the corner of the temple could be seen poking out through the grass.  We continued our walk across the low banks of prehistoric field systems and, coming across further gun emplacements from WWII, before finally ending up at the impressive Napoleonic Fort at the end of the headland!

This was a fascinating visit covering an amazing range of archaeological sites and we are extremely grateful to Chris for arranging such a great session!