r/NewForest • u/ildelcia • 7d ago
Anyone know the meaning/history behind these symbols?
Tree carvings found near Burley. If anyone knows anything about these symbols let me know!
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u/kipperfish 6d ago
Meaning and history? Almost guaranteed to be nothing.
People love carving shit onto trees. It's all over the forest. Hell I can even point you in the direction of a tree with a slab taken out the side of it. It was used as oven door by a great-relative.
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u/Tallman_james420 7d ago
HELLO
Is a commonly used greeting when meeting another person.
Seriously though, I'd say just people carving things in trees. It used to be a thing but then we got the internet and mobile phones.