Yartleton Hill now known as May Hill (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Thursday, January 29, 2009, 19:49 (5849 days ago) @ gerrymary64

Yartleton possibly derived from Celtic iarkledune, meaning round-topped hill.

May Hill used to be known as Yartleton Hill, but may have been renamed because of the May Day activities there :-
Each May Day (the first of May), morris dancers dance in the new dawn on the top of May Hill and hundreds of
observers join in the celebration. A ceremony on May Day morning has been carried out for several centuries,
originally it included of a mock battle between youths signifying the fight between Summer and Winter.

One of May Hill’s longest modern-day residents, Mr. Joe Watkins,......

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