The family farm might get a little tight after a few generations of multiplying and growth. Sheep, goats, cows, horses, chickens, pigs, and young'ins running about the place would need some more space. This is because the 2.47-14.8 acres is full of stuff. Four generations are about all this amount of land can support. It's time to join hands with some other folks to keep things growing and secure. Certainly, it would help to get a larger place, and figure out how to trade the extra stuff we have and get the things we need but don't have around the place. We have some young, strapping, well-armed young sons who could help watch the place, and some beautiful, menstruating young daughters that need a place of their own. Where did Uncle Trinovantes settle his family? Upriver I believe. Maybe we could join hands and build a bigger and stronger place together.
The following figure attempts to show the larger Celtic settlements [> 15-20 acers] around my Jones ancestors' part of the world. They seem to follow the pattern of the smaller family farms (last post) and cluster along the rivers that flow to the sea. Who had control of the land bridge between the Dee and the Severn would have a great deal to do with what happened between the highlands and lowlands. It was what is now called "Old Oswestry Hill Fort" that seems to be in control of this land pathway. Green grass in the lowlands, and green grass in the highland pastures.
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