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| Site Name (A/D) |
Site Type | Country (A/D) |
County/ Region | Visited? (A/D) |
Date (A/D) |
Cond | Amb | Acc | Comments | Trip Number (A/D) |
Trip Order |
| St Kenelm's Well | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Worcestershire | Visited | 10th May 2014 | 3 | 3 | 4 | The site could be so much more attractive if only someone cared | ||
| St Michael's Mount | Ancient Village or Settlement | England | Cornwall | Visited | 1st Jan 1955 | 4 | 5 | 3 | I became fascinated by this site at an early age - I rarely fail to visit it when close and that meant monthly visits when I lived nearby - nicer (more peaceful) when the holidaymakers have gone home | ||
| Dinedor Camp | Hillfort | England | Herefordshire | Visited | 31st May 2013 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Beginning to suffer from recent work - but the interior and the NE to SE banks bring some nice views | ||
| St Ann's Well (Aconbury) | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Herefordshire | Visited | 31st May 2013 | 3 | 4 | 3 | So overgrown it is a little hard to find but a good map and 'alert ears for running water' and you will find it just below and to the east of Aconbury Camp - nice spot | ||
| Higgin's Well | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Herefordshire | Visited | 31st May 2013 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Probably needs some caring soul to carry out some clearing of foliage etc but very peaceful | ||
| Holy Well (Dinedor) | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Herefordshire | Visited | 31st May 2013 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Nice site obviously cared for | ||
| The Golden Well (Dorstone) | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Herefordshire | Visited | 31st May 2013 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Recent drainage work seems to have very badly affected the Well - do plenty of research on maps before you go | ||
| Arthur's Stone | Chambered Tomb | England | Herefordshire | Visited | 31st May 2013 | 4 | 5 | 5 | This site has to be very high on anyone's 'to visit' list | ||
| Climperwell | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 4th May 2013 | 4 | 4 | 4 | What a lovely surprise - so peaceful | ||
| Bucks Head Round Barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 4th May 2013 | 3 | 4 | 4 | How many times have I sped past this one? Quite a history | ||
| Climperwell Round Barrows | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 4th May 2013 | 2 | 4 | 3 | These Barrows are suffering badly under the plough | ||
| Birdlip Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 30th Apr 2013 | 2 | 4 | 4 | The Camp has suffered badly from quarrying - the earthworks are not very prominent - but it is a splendid stroll with some nice views | ||
| Woodleaze Bowl Barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 19th Apr 2013 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Is this a Bronze Age Bowl Barrow or a Quarry Spoil Heap? Nice walk | ||
| Woodleaze Farm | Long Barrow | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 19th Apr 2013 | 2 | 4 | 4 | How on earth did the famed George Witts miss this one? - super views and loads of other interesting sites locally | ||
| Warren Tump (Gloucestershire) | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 17th Sep 2012 | 2 | 3 | 3 | The Barrow is being fast eroded by the plough - nice boundary marker just to the south | ||
| Lansdown Camp | Misc. Earthwork | England | Somerset | Visited | 6th Sep 2012 | 2 | 3 | 3 | The Jury has to be out on this site - there are technically three different 'Camps' at Lansdown all within 500m of each other - only Little Down Camp to the west impresses - | ||
| St Alphages Well | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Somerset | Visited | 6th Sep 2012 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Study 'Old Maps' and the 1990 OS Pathfinder Map before you go - site on a steep scarp and heavily overgrown - took some finding - nice area south of Bath Racecourse | ||
| Cold Ashton Round Barrows | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 6th Sep 2012 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Bit of a 'claggy' walk east along the Cotswold Way from the Civil War Battlefield just north of Lansdown but when you get there it is so peaceful - some lovely views | ||
| Bitton Round Barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 6th Sep 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Take one stable owner with several reels of electric fencing making horse pens, combine him/her with the local badger community and what do you get? - a seriously damaged round/bell barrow fast becoming an eyesore - never mind the potential for an electric shock even on the Public Footpath!!! Pity b... Read More |
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| Bitton Camp | Misc. Earthwork | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 6th Sep 2012 | 2 | 4 | 5 | No evidence yet for this being a Roman Camp but the Local Authority do seem to take a lot of care of the site - nice spot | ||
| Lugbury | Chambered Tomb | England | Wiltshire | Visited | 28th Aug 2012 | 3 | 3 | 3 | This could be a wonderful site to visit if someone showed some care and do some maintenance otherwise one day it will disappear into a veritable jungle - the visible stones are really impressive | ||
| Holy Well (Biddestone) | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Wiltshire | Visited | 28th Aug 2012 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Getting a bit threadbare - too many visitors - be patient you will find a star stone but then don't be greedy - farmer's permission should be sought - it is on the north side of the fast flowing and quite deep brook and just under the 'bend' in the power lines | ||
| Lanhill | Long Barrow | England | Wiltshire | Visited | 28th Aug 2012 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Easy to visit/park - worth a visit - Wiltshire's answer to Hetty Pegler's Tump - you can enter the chamber | ||
| St Mary's Well (Charlcombe) | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Somerset | Visited | 25th Aug 2012 | 4 | 4 | 4 | What a superbly peaceful Well - nicely shaded on a hot day - you must visit it | ||
| Portbury | Standing Stone (Menhir) | England | Somerset | Visited | 18th Aug 2012 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Pity about the modern brass plaque - quite an imposing stone | ||
| St Mary's Well (Portishead) | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Somerset | Visited | 18th Aug 2012 | 3 | 3 | 5 | This pleasant little Well needs some TLC - approach from the North - minor local one way system | ||
| Labourer's Stone | Marker Stone | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 15th Aug 2012 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Does this tie in with similar stones, the TW Stones, at King's Woods Congresbury in North Somerset? Same height and shape. | ||
| Wraxall Camp | Ancient Village or Settlement | England | Somerset | Visited | 9th Aug 2012 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Heavily overgrown but a superb example of an Iron Age Defended Farmstead | ||
| Snake's Well and Spring | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Somerset | Visited | 9th Aug 2012 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Wish I could find out more about the history of this site | ||
| Backwell Cave | Cave or Rock Shelter | England | Somerset | Visited | 4th Aug 2012 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Be careful how you approach this; new paths created by the Backwell Environmental Trust can deceive - they distract from the old foothpath - cannot imagine why they left the cave off their notice board and why they did not clear modern detritus - | ||
| Tap's Combe Camp | Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle | England | Somerset | Visited | 4th Aug 2012 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Hemmed in from the West and North you have to walk beyond this to the South up Tap's Combe and then climb the scarp - worth it all the same | ||
| Walton-in-Gordano Banjo Enclosure | Misc. Earthwork | England | Somerset | Visited | 30th Jul 2012 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Most Banjo Enclosures are only seen from the air as cropmarks - this can be seen on the ground | ||
| Cadbury Hill | Hillfort | England | Somerset | Visited | 25th Jul 2012 | 2 | 4 | 3 | This Camp has a lot to offer - its history is fascinating | ||
| Tickenham Court Barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Somerset | Visited | 19th Jul 2012 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Stands above the M5 and almost lost due to previous plough damage but still discernible | ||
| Cadbury Camp | Hillfort | England | Somerset | Visited | 19th Jul 2012 | 3 | 5 | 4 | What a wonderful spot | ||
| Bathampton Round Barrow 2 | Round Barrow(s) | England | Somerset | Visited | 15th Jul 2012 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Almost lost to Bath Golf Club Car Park | ||
| Bathampton Camp | Hillfort | England | Somerset | Visited | 15th Jul 2012 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Quite a large area suggests this was built to hold stock - like Minchinhampton | ||
| Jug's Grave | Round Barrow(s) | England | Wiltshire | Visited | 15th Jul 2012 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Deep in dark woodland amidst several quarry workings | ||
| Stanway Bowl Barrows | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 16th Jun 2012 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Easy to find with some interesting other sites locally - Willersey Hillfort and Long Barrow; Stanway Tithe Barn; Hailes Abbey; both 'alleged' sites of Stumps Cross; Shenberrow Hillfort; Beckbury Camp; Odo and Dodo - all 'within a stone's throw' | ||
| Near Hearkening Rock | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | Wales | Monmouthshire | Visited | 14th May 2012 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Great views from this Stone and its close neighbour the Suck Stone | ||
| The Buck Stone (Gloucestershire) | Rock Outcrop | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 9th Jun 2012 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Great Views - big stone | ||
| Staunton Broadstones | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th May 2012 | 4 | 4 | 4 | What a great area for Broadstones - far more to be found than have been documented in the past - this must surely be the 'Stony Farmstead' denoted by the name Staunton | ||
| The Virgins Cup | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 9th Jun 2012 | 4 | 4 | 3 | No wonder the locals speak in hushed tones about this stone - great folklore | ||
| Toads Mouth Stone | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 9th Jun 2012 | 4 | 4 | 5 | A very unusual northern profile | ||
| Staunton Suck Stone (Gloucestershire) | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | Wales | Monmouthshire | Visited | 14th May 2012 | 4 | 5 | 3 | This Stone is absolutely massive - close to the Near Hearkening Stone (great views from both) | ||
| Far Hearkening Rock | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | Wales | Monmouthshire | Visited | 14th May 2012 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Unusual type of rock for the area - formed from Dolomite not the predominant Old Red Sandstone/Quartz Conglomerate - superb views over the Wye Valley | ||
| The Queen Stone | Standing Stone (Menhir) | England | Herefordshire | Visited (still working on) | 4 | 4 | 3 | This Stone is something of an enigma - there is no good reason for it being where it is - it is however worth that 'little bit extra' to get close to - the markings are quite extraordinary - was there any human influence on its placement? | |||
| The Lang Stone | Standing Stone (Menhir) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 15th Oct 2011 | 4 | 4 | 4 | I fancy that this is the Lang Stone - elusive and perhaps illusive | ||
| Gattle's Cross | Marker Stone | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th May 2012 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Most unusual - nice bit of folklore - Is it an upturned Cross? Almost certainly | ||
| The Speech Stone | Marker Stone | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th May 2012 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Interesting - this lies on a Watkins Leyline | ||
| Long Stone, Staunton | Standing Stone (Menhir) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th May 2012 | 3 | 3 | 5 | One of the easier sites to find in the Forest of Dean this stone stands some 8ft high | ||
| Stantonbury Camp | Hillfort | England | Somerset | Visited | 7th May 2012 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Worth a visit just to examine the Wansdyke - one of the few places in Somerset where the Dyke can be appreciated | ||
| Maes Knoll | Hillfort | England | Somerset | Visited | 5th May 2012 | As good a panorama as Solsbury Hill - Dundry Ridge; The Clifton Suspension Bridge; The Severn Bridge; the City of Bristol; the Westbury White Horse; Stanton Drew Great Circle; Chew Valley Lake | |||||
| Felton Bowl Barrows T28 & T29 | Round Barrow(s) | England | Somerset | Visited | 25th Apr 2012 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Interesting to find a pair of Barrows with ditches that run into each other - nicely tidied | ||
| Stanton Drew Great Circle | Stone Circle | England | Somerset | Visited | 28th Apr 2012 | 4 | 4 | 4 | This place is inspiring, impressive and whatever superlative you wish to add - part of the MP day out | ||
| Stanton Drew NE Avenue | Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue | England | Somerset | Visited | 28th Apr 2012 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Impressive - part of the MP day out | ||
| Stanton Drew - Avenue | Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue | England | Somerset | Visited | 28th Apr 2012 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Impressive - part of the MP day out | ||
| Stanton Drew NE Circle | Stone Circle | England | Somerset | Visited | 28th Apr 2012 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Impressive - part of the MP day out | ||
| Stanton Drew SSW | Stone Circle | England | Somerset | Visited | 28th Apr 2012 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Impressive - part of the MP day out | ||
| Felton Common Suck Stone | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | England | Somerset | Visited | 28th Apr 2012 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Pleased to have found it (with h_fenton and the Captain) on my third visit to Felton Common - I knew it was there - just took a bit of effort on my part and a lot of help from the others - thanks guys | ||
| Leigh Down | Stone Circle | England | Somerset | Visited | 28th Apr 2012 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Accompanied detailed visit on private ground - excavations proceeding - | ||
| Dundry Long Barrow | Long Barrow | England | Somerset | Visited | 25th Apr 2012 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Nice position - just a little difficult to approach or was the wet and windy weather the problem! | ||
| Felton Hill Long Barrow T26 | Chambered Tomb | England | Somerset | Visited | 25th Apr 2012 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This is not a Long Barrow, a Chambered Cairn or a Windmill mound but probably an Oval Bowl/Round Barrow | ||
| Felton Hill Bowl Barrow T30A | Round Barrow(s) | England | Somerset | Visited | 25th Apr 2012 | 3 | 4 | 3 | The most easterly of the Felton barrows - probably oval and ditched | ||
| Felton Village Bowl Barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Somerset | Visited | 25th Apr 2012 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Strange how earlier experts missed this one - nice tidy barrow | ||
| Stanton Drew - The Cove | Standing Stones | England | Somerset | Visited | 24th Apr 2012 | 3 | 4 | 5 | First visit - recce - another detailed visit 4 days later - MP day out | ||
| Wyck Beacon bowl barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 8th Apr 2012 | 3 | 2 | 4 | The site is currently marred by the Local Water Authority building a new access road to their site just to the N of the Barrow - security fencing all over the place! | ||
| Burnt Hill Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | England | Oxfordshire | Visited | 8th Apr 2012 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Now that excavations have taken place what was originally thought to be a collection of rugge/rugg stones gathered over many hundreds/thousands years of field clearance has been declared to be a chambered tomb over which a 'more modern' (still a couple of hundred years old!) field dry stone wall was... Read More |
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| Burnt Hill barrow | Long Barrow | England | Oxfordshire | Visited | 8th Apr 2012 | 1 | 4 | 4 | This has now been declared (after excavation) as a mere collection of rugg/rugge stones gathered over many years of field clearance and NOT a Long Barrow - more detail to follow | ||
| Goose Stones | Standing Stone (Menhir) | England | Oxfordshire | Visited | 8th Apr 2012 | 3 | 4 | 3 | These stones are really 'Rugg' or 'Rugge' stones i.e. a geological feature - the stones have been collected over many years of field clearance | ||
| Chastleton Camp | Hillfort | England | Oxfordshire | Visited | 8th Apr 2012 | 3 | 4 | 4 | I am intrigued as to why this is also called 'Chastleton Barrow' - could 'Barrow' be a corruption of 'Bury' (in the local dialect where there 'y' is not pronounced) - and it is still populated by horses - | ||
| Adlestrop Hill | Long Barrow | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 8th Apr 2012 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Ravaged by 1930s excavations - interesting research on the 'other piles of stones' - lots of interesting sites in the area | ||
| Icomb Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 8th Apr 2012 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Superb views - earthworks difficult to make out - lots of interesting sites in the area | ||
| Stow Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 8th Apr 2012 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Another town site ravaged by modern development - the wells to the NE seem interesting | ||
| Knole Park Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 29th Mar 2012 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Virtually destroyed by needless development and now (even today) more destructive works - all (originally) for a view - the same has happened elsewhere in Gloucestershire - take a look round Cheltenham | ||
| Solsbury Hill | Hillfort | England | Somerset | Visited | 27th Mar 2012 | 3 | 5 | 3 | It is easy to understand why Peter Gabriel was so charmed by this camp and its views | ||
| Rockhampton Standing Stone | Marker Stone | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 12th Mar 2012 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Another 'wandering' Gloucestershire Stone on the old trackway between two old towns with castles Thornbury and Berkeley | ||
| Ladborough Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 10th Mar 2012 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Good walk - nice view - puzzling stones around the camp - not really like boundary stones or ploughing markers | ||
| Towbury Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 3rd Mar 2012 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Just to South of M50 with Golf Course to South East - nice afternoon stroll - Sandstone quarrying had little effect - | ||
| Tump Barn Round Barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 19th Feb 2012 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Barrow is badly pitted but set in a beautiful spot near to a 'castellated' barn - the nearby village Didmarton (with the deserted old parish of Oldbury-on -the-hill) has much to offer | ||
| Leygore Manor II | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 31st Jan 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Little evidence remaining - ploughed out late 1800s | ||
| Leygore Manor | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 31st Jan 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Met the Landowner - very little evidence now remaining - ploughed out late 1800s | ||
| Colnpen | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 31st Jan 2012 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Impressive even on a cold cold day | ||
| Hangman's Stone (Northleach) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 31st Jan 2012 | 2 | 3 | 4 | One of two sites in Gloucestershire to bear this name | ||
| Barrow Elm | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jan 2012 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Quite a surprise to find this one | ||
| Tar Barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jan 2012 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Local land owner somewhat protective but is he looking after the barrow(s)? | ||
| Wellhill Copse Barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jan 2012 | 3 | 4 | 3 | A very pleasant walk with some super views of the rolling Cotswolds | ||
| Windrush Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jan 2012 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Nice tidy Camp - great views (except for one overhead electricity line) especially on a sunny but frosty January day | ||
| Lad Barrow | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jan 2012 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Nice spot - avoid shooting days and low-flying partridge | ||
| King Athelstans Mounting Stone | Marker Stone | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 26th Dec 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Totally missed by D P Sullivan | ||
| Trewsbury Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 26th Dec 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Nice parkland setting just off the Fosse Way SW of Cirencester | ||
| St Lawrences Well | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 13th Dec 2011 | 4 | 4 | 5 | I wonder how many people speed past this everyday not knowing how delightful this Well is | ||
| Lypiatt Cross | Ancient Cross | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 1st Dec 2011 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Probably a 'folly' - very doubtful that it is original | ||
| The Golden Coffin (Far Oakridge) | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 1st Dec 2011 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Definitely a plundered Round Barrow - not so sure about the Roman General buried in a Golden Coffin - I came here not to bury Caeser but to ....... | ||
| Litteridge Cross | Ancient Cross | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 4th Oct 2011 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Strange history behind this - quite fascinating | ||
| The Tibblestone | Standing Stone (Menhir) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 27th Nov 2011 | 4 | 3 | 5 | A lot of history attached to this Stone | ||
| St. Kenelm's Well | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 27th Nov 2011 | 4 | 5 | 3 | This Well is in a beautiful setting 1 mile to the east of and overlooking Winchcombe - well worth the effort - parking by Kenelm Lodge a bit difficult | ||
| Nottingham Hill | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 27th Nov 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | The history of this site is fascinating - all sorts of artefacts have been discovered | ||
| High Cross Stone (Elkstone) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 20th Nov 2011 | 3 | 4 | 5 | This Stone is well camouflaged - is it from a previously unreported Long Barrow rumoured to be in the locality? - nice pub (The Highwayman) on the A435 - good beer Arkells | ||
| Througham | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 20th Nov 2011 | -1 | 1 | 3 | What is it with the farming community in the Bisley (Glos) area? - this is just a dumping ground much like another site about 2 miles further south | ||
| Lineover | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 17th Nov 2011 | 3 | 3 | 5 | This site lies 50m E from a layby on the busy A436 Cheltenham - Andoversford - Bourton on the Water road with heavy daytime traffic - be careful - the road is narrow and heavily used by 41ft artics | ||
| Odo and Dodo | Standing Stones | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 17th Nov 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Stones set in a private garden beside the finish line on the Prescott Hill Climb | ||
| Colerne Cross Dyke | Misc. Earthwork | England | Wiltshire | Visited | 10th Nov 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | This is a little jewel - and there is much more to be found in the area | ||
| The Danes Tump | Round Barrow(s) | England | Wiltshire | Visited | 10th Nov 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | A lovely unusual site in a beautiful setting | ||
| Folly Wood | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 2nd Nov 2011 | 2 | 3 | 4 | This really is NOT a Chambered Tomb nor is it a Long Barrow | ||
| Rowden Wood | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 2nd Nov 2011 | 2 | 3 | 4 | This really is NOT a Long Barrow | ||
| The Horestone (Rodborough) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 21st Oct 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This took a lot of research and the result was worth it - the Horestone is as impressive as the other Minchinhampton Ancient Stones - just took some finding - greatest help from a local lady 'in a hurry' who really was most kind and also aid from the Secretary of the Minchinhampton Local History Soc... Read More |
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| The Bulwarks (Gloucestershire) | Ancient Village or Settlement | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 10th Oct 2011 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Will The Bulwarks ever be understood? Certainly not until a lot more excavation is carried out | ||
| The Cobstone | Holed Stone | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 10th Oct 2011 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Great fun researching this | ||
| Hyde Tumulus 2 | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 25th Sep 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Had to wait for crops to be harvested to be certain of finding and photographing this virtually ploughed out site | ||
| St Arilds Well | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 6th Oct 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Need to take your time and walk round the Well to get a full appreciation - there are a few surprises | ||
| Elberton Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 6th Oct 2011 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Old Down Country Park own this site - they have laid out a 'Sculpture Trail' in parts of the Ditch to the Camp and also have erected jumps for a novice cross country riders course around it - they have drawn attention to the Camp but it is very unkempt | ||
| The Trench | Misc. Earthwork | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 2nd Oct 2011 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Found some historical information - went back today to check things out | ||
| The Trench | Misc. Earthwork | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 25th Jun 2011 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Intriguing - Must find out more - EH seem too dismissive | ||
| The Giant's Stone (Gloucestershire) | Chambered Cairn | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 2nd Oct 2011 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Found thanks to excellent map from www.old-maps.co.uk | ||
| Bisley Barrow | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 2nd Oct 2011 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Heavily damaged by agricultural waste | ||
| Avenis Barrow | Long Barrow | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 2nd Oct 2011 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Found it at last - tucked in the NW corner and against the hedge/wall on S side of sunken road W-E | ||
| King's Play Hill Long Barrow | Long Barrow | England | Wiltshire | Visited | 30th Sep 2011 | 2 | 4 | 3 | The site has been ravaged by the plough over many years - it is in a magnificent position - Oliver's Castle; the Wansdyke; Civil War Battle Field (Roundway Down 1643); loads of other barrows Long, Round, Bowl (single and in groups); Cross Dykes - lots to investigate in the area - superb views over t... Read More |
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| Heddington 1 | Round Barrow(s) | England | Wiltshire | Visited | 30th Sep 2011 | 2 | 4 | 3 | In a sorry state but it stands proud over King's Play Down (Hill) Long Barrow 75m to the SE | ||
| Oliver's Castle | Hillfort | England | Wiltshire | Visited | 30th Sep 2011 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Looks as though The Captain and I missed each other by 10min - I met the chaps with their radio controlled gliders as they went to the SW corner - saw quite a few people on bikes - too hot for that | ||
| Bagendon | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 23rd Sep 2011 | 2 | 4 | 4 | This was a mammoth task but great fun - need more time to the E of River Churn to look for Bagendon 2 (if it exists) | ||
| North Cerney 2 | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 23rd Sep 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Liked this site - nice spot between Woodmancote and Rendcomb | ||
| Calmsden spring | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 23rd Sep 2011 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Quite impressive - pity about rusted tanks which obviously replaced stone troughs | ||
| North Cerney 1 | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 23rd Sep 2011 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Experts disagree on GLO 70 but I think it is far more likely to be a Long Barrow | ||
| Shortwood Hill barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 21st Sep 2011 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Very easy to find - just park by the bus stop and go through the footpath gate - pretty much destroyed - 1.5m high - S side cut into by hedge | ||
| Hazlewood Copse Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 13th Sep 2011 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Four visits and I am still none the wiser! | ||
| The Oven | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 13th Sep 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | What I call a 'real find' | ||
| Worswell | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 6th Sep 2011 | 4 | 4 | 5 | This is lovely | ||
| Magdalen Mead Well | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 2nd Sep 2011 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Not much evidence of the original well but tidy restoration (creating two ponds) all the same | ||
| Tytherington Camp | Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 5th Sep 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | M5 and quarry have caused problems but this is still an attractive Camp | ||
| Blisbury Hill Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 5th Sep 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | I like the ancient trackway Pennyhay Lane as much as the Hillfort itself - nice spot | ||
| Bury Hill Camp (Winterbourne) | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 6th Sep 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Needs proper management asap and to be cleared of unsightly detritus | ||
| Red Well (Matson) | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 4th Sep 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Well and nearby lake quite delightful - grey shed green railings and general area not so - | ||
| Churchdown Hill Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 4th Sep 2011 | 2 | 3 | 5 | To the Archaeology tutor and his faithful 'pupils' - your perseverance and tenacity (in 1972) paid off (see site narrative) - I hope Severn-Trent Water Board (thus they are now known) need to refurbish pipes etc again and that people of your calibre are brought in to investigate - pity about the res... Read More |
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| Notgrove | Long Barrow | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 31st Aug 2011 | 2 | 2 | 5 | The GCC Tomb Raider has not been here yet - just general decay | ||
| Guiting Power Round Barrow 3 | Timber Circle | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 31st Aug 2011 | -1 | 'Designer Barrow' - a poor modern reproduction | ||||
| Beckbury Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 31st Aug 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Beckbury Camp has quite a few surprises - ancient tracks - large stones - and more | ||
| Farmcote gatepost | Standing Stone (Menhir) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 31st Aug 2011 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Farmcote is a tiny hamlet not often visited - the local farmer's sister runs a Chilli Garden with some superb relishes | ||
| Roel Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 31st Aug 2011 | 2 | 4 | 5 | There is a lot more to be learned about Roel - field walking to the E (although over pasture) should reveal a large flint scatter | ||
| Hempsted Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 28th Aug 2011 | 2 | 4 | 3 | There is more to this site than the fact that it is of Roman design and build - like Sodbury there could well have been an Iron Age Fort previously | ||
| Dursley Merestone | Marker Stone | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 28th Aug 2011 | 3 | 3 | 5 | How can Sullivan not have seen this - perhaps he never thought to check it out - it certainly is not 'old' - nice boundary stone but no more than that | ||
| Lady's Well (Gloucestershire) | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 28th Aug 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Close to the W entrance of Hempsted Camp - even the Victorians were into graffiti carving messages inside | ||
| Old Sodbury | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 24th Aug 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | I am uncomfortable with the suggestion that this could be pre-Roman | ||
| Kingscote Standing Stones | Standing Stones | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 24th Aug 2011 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Difficult to find but the reward is twofold - an isolated standing stone and some sloes | ||
| Horton Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 24th Aug 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Wonderful views from SW round to NW with Drakestone Point and Brackenbury Ditches easily made out but why are Horton and Sodbury Camps so close to each other (1.5km) - Sodbury has larger earthworks Horton has the Cotswold Scarp | ||
| The Grickstone | Standing Stone (Menhir) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 24th Aug 2011 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Worth the extra effort - footpath quite heavily overgrown | ||
| Freezing Hill Camp | Misc. Earthwork | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 19th Aug 2011 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Superb views to SW, W and NW - worth the effort | ||
| Wick Burial Chamber (Gloucestershire) | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 19th Aug 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | In a really nice and peaceful setting | ||
| Tetbury Upton 3 | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 17th Aug 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | In a lovely setting - found a Yellow Orchid | ||
| Bowldownwood Round Barrows | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 17th Aug 2011 | 2 | 4 | Two Barrows next to each other lying W-E; W easier to spot; E little more than crop mark | |||
| Beverston Barrow 1 | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 17th Aug 2011 | 2 | 3 | 3 | So overgrown this is difficult to find - large stones underfoot on the mound | ||
| Beverston Barrow 4 | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 15th Aug 2011 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Easier to see outline from valley to S - WSW of and near to Cromwell's Bath | ||
| Beverston Barrow 2 | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 15th Aug 2011 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Almost ploughed out - very stony - nice view E over Tetbury | ||
| Tetbury Bowl Barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 15th Aug 2011 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Heavily overgrown - technically unnamed but could be referred to as Tetbury/Ilsom Farm/Broadfield Farm Bowl Barrow | ||
| Abbey Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 13th Aug 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Astride the A38 at Alveston - | ||
| Rodborough Camp | Ancient Village or Settlement | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 13th Aug 2011 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Enclosed twice within 3000yrs - first in the Iron Age then by greedy Wool Merchants in the 18th Century | ||
| Crackstone Long Barrow | Long Barrow | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 12th Aug 2011 | 2 | 3 | 4 | The field has been divided up by the owners of Crackstone Stables (to keep pasture for horses separated) and it has been done in an unsightly way which rather detracts from the scene - quite a puzzle this site | ||
| Haresdown Barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 12th Aug 2011 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Easy to see from the Tetbury to Cirencester road A433 | ||
| Hasleden Barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 12th Aug 2011 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Those badgers have been working hard on their set - the Barrow is riddled with tunnels | ||
| Woodchester Beaker Barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 17th Jun 2011 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Woodchester Beaker Barrow and Ivy Lodge Round Barrow are the same | ||
| Hyde Tumulus 1 | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 9th Aug 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Unusually an oval Round Barrow - it is more likely to be Iron Age than Roman - another RB just 50m to S leads to the notion it is earlier - they often went in pairs - the Roman burial could be an intrusion - did Witts suspect this but having made a mistake with another barrow locally fail to appreci... Read More |
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| Amberley Cross Bank | Misc. Earthwork | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 8th Aug 2011 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Probably the oldest of the many earthworks on Minchinhampton Common | ||
| Amberley Camp | Misc. Earthwork | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 8th Aug 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | A quite fascinating part of Minchinhampton Common | ||
| Cassey Well | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 1st Aug 2011 | 2 | 3 | 3 | The site needs some TLC - perhaps the Well ran dry after the Sapperton Canal Tunnel was dug | ||
| Painswick Beacon | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 1st Aug 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | The Earthworks are impressive - very large indeed but I prefer Uley Bury and Drakestone Point where the views are much more spectacular | ||
| Washwell | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 1st Aug 2011 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Walters and Hunt suggested this well had been damaged - if so whoever renovated the barn did an expert and very sympathetic restoration | ||
| St Tibby's Well | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 1st Aug 2011 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Delightfully quaint | ||
| Welshbury Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 30th Jul 2011 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Well worth a visit - intriguing site | ||
| Welshbury Cairn | Cairn | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 30th Jul 2011 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Dominates the entrance to the camp | ||
| Welshbury Hill | Ancient Village or Settlement | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 30th Jul 2011 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Intriguing site - Well worth a visit - Steep climb | ||
| Soudley Camp | Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 30th Jul 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 | If only the conservationists would allow the bracken to be cleared | ||
| Drummer Boys Grave Stone | Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 30th Jul 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | The smallest site seen so far | ||
| Barrow Clump | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 17th Jul 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Nice setting - I like this site it has 'presence and purpose' - not known by Witts | ||
| Norbury Hillfort (Colesbourne) | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 17th Jul 2011 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Longish uphill but steady walk along a marked footpath and farm track - views worth it when you get there | ||
| Withington Woods Cross Dyke | Misc. Earthwork | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 17th Jul 2011 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Very difficult to find - site under dense cover - take a compass | ||
| Ablington Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jul 2011 | 2 | 4 | 4 | I must return to carry out a more detailed investigation of the SE and E sides | ||
| Ablington Long Barrow | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jul 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Very heavily overgrown like its neighbour Lamborough Banks | ||
| Norbury Hillfort (Farmington) | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jul 2011 | 2 | 4 | 3 | This will take some exploring - all 80+ acres of it | ||
| Royal Oak | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jul 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 | When at Woodbarrow looking at a nice view over Bleakmoor nr (E) Chedworth look over your right shoulder - if the sun has almost set you will see this (in outline) it is just discernible | ||
| Ranbury Ring | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jul 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | A pleasant walk around the fort - much to see | ||
| Norbury Hillfort Barrow | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jul 2011 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Outline just discernible - just as well the pasture had been mown recently | ||
| Lamborough Banks | Chambered Cairn | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jul 2011 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Now seriously overgrown - best seen from the woods | ||
| Woodbarrow (Glos) | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jul 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Look carefully and you will see its outline - very badly damaged | ||
| Pinkwell (Chedworth) | Chambered Cairn | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jul 2011 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Easier to trace its outline in a late evening sun - nice setting | ||
| Alveston Round Barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 9th Jul 2011 | 2 | 3 | 3 | An easy site to visit - must return after harvest to take a closer look | ||
| Bloody Acre Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 9th Jul 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | A superb bastion - substantial earthworks - plenty of atmosphere | ||
| Drakestone Camp | Misc. Earthwork | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 6th Jul 2011 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Spectacular views and curious earthworks combine to make the site very interesting | ||
| Camp Hill (Rockhampton) | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 4th Jul 2011 | 4 | 5 | 2 | This site is fabulous - say no more | ||
| Oldbury-on-Severn Submerged Forest | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 4th Jul 2011 | 1 | It rose like Atlantis from beneath the waves - no chance of getting near it - high security and (every 12 1/2hrs) tides too! | ||||
| St Arilda's, Oldbury-on-Severn | Artificial Mound | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 4th Jul 2011 | 4 | 4 | 4 | This is in a beautiful spot - no wonder the villagers fought to save it | ||
| The Toots (Oldbury) | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 4th Jul 2011 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Lots of evidence but Oldbury Village expansion over many many years has encroached on the Fort making it difficult to get a full picture. | ||
| Damery Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 2nd Jul 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Friendly resident most helpful - I rather liked this site - there was lots of atmosphere | ||
| Brackenbury Ditches | Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 2nd Jul 2011 | 3 | 4 | 2 | One hell of a climb but well worth it | ||
| Whitefield's Tump | Long Barrow | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 28th Jun 2011 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Passed by, by many a golfer day in day out (especially in summer) and probably not recognised by the for what it is (no - not an unraked overgrown golf bunker with lots of divot holes!) but a Long Barrow - | ||
| Nan Tow's Tump | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 30th Jun 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Must return in winter - first visit in height of summer - site heavily overgrown | ||
| West Littleton Down | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 30th Jun 2011 | 4 | 2 | Just arrived at the wrong time - haymaking in progress meant it was inconvenient to walk to site - but that walk is not short nor is it along footpaths so permission needed | |||
| Parkwood Farm | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 30th Jun 2011 | 2 | 4 | 4 | This came as a surprise when approaching Leighterton from the S late on a sunny summer's evening | ||
| Giant's Caves | Chambered Cairn | England | Wiltshire | Visited | 30th Jun 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | The approach from Badminton Village springs a beautiful surprise as you meet the T-junction (with footpath/track going to S) shown on the map even more so in summer on a late sunny evening - lots to investigate with many stones around and on the Cairn - probably a veritable 'treasure chest' on caref... Read More |
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| Fox Covert NW | Chambered Tomb | England | Wiltshire | Visited | 30th Jun 2011 | 3 | 3 | 4 | As to be expected on Summer visit site heavily overgrown - pity about the electricity pylons to the S | ||
| Tormarton 1 | Long Barrow | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 30th Jun 2011 | 3 | 4 | Summer visit no marks in crop to confirm position - relied on OS Explorer which also showed accurately Fox Covert a site 'just across the road' | |||
| Dyrham Camp | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 30th Jun 2011 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Limited visit to part of fort to NW of road - whetted my appetite for a return for more detailed inspection | ||
| Dyrham and Hinton | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 30th Jun 2011 | -1 | 2 | 5 | Easy to locate where it should be but absolutely no evidence of site remaining (seems now to be ploughed out) but Hillfort just down the road (to the West) quite intriguing | ||
| Money Tump | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 25th Jun 2011 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Easy to find and to get to - should be another bowl barrow in next field - but no sign | ||
| Westwood (Gloucestershire) | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 25th Jun 2011 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Nice setting - loads of damage to Barrow - covered in brambles | ||
| Juniper Hill | Misc. Earthwork | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 25th Jun 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | These Cross Dykes are quite interesting - particularly figuring out why they were positioned where they are now found - where does this one protect - probably from attack from up the small combe to the West but where in the East? | ||
| Crippet's Barrow | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 23rd Jun 2011 | 3 | 5 | 4 | This could be my favourite - quite easy to get to - | ||
| Haresfield Beacon and Ring | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 23rd Jun 2011 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Well worth a visit on a clear weekday - superb views | ||
| Haresfield Dyke Camp | Ancient Village or Settlement | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 23rd Jun 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Not easy to appreciate and gives some food for thought | ||
| Haresfield Barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 23rd Jun 2011 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Shown as Tumuli on OS Explorer 179 - not at all impressive | ||
| Camp Barrow | Barrow Cemetery | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 23rd Jun 2011 | 2 | 3 | 4 | North is a Long Barrow and South a Round Barrow according to most commentators - I am not sure I agree - perhaps N was a Long Barrow when it was whole but then S now still looks like a small Long Barrow rather than a Round one (but it is marked Tumulus on the OS Map) or was the RB built on the S end... Read More |
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| Coberley | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 23rd Jun 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Unusual to see a barrow cut through by excavations - some wear to barrow at NW corner showing courses of stone inside head of barrow | ||
| West Tump | Long Barrow | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 23rd Jun 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Not that hard to find - just keep walking up hill from the sawmills (along a pathway that starts -left- between the gate to the sawmills and the gate by the old cricket pavilion and then take the second oblique right keeping the higher part of the hill/wood just slightly to the left of your directio... Read More |
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| Honeycombe Farm | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 23rd Jun 2011 | -1 | 2 | 5 | Where this is supposed to be is very easy to get to and even easier be sure where you are when you get there. The Long Barrow is marked on OS Explorer as being where a footpath crosses the local B road - there is no sign of the barrow's continued existence - at least no sign in crop level (wheat) - ... Read More |
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| Randwick Cross Dyke | Misc. Earthwork | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 20th Jun 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Comes over the spur from the NW and plunges down the other side to the SE - but where does it guard? - certainly not the Haresfield Hillforts to the N - deep quite steep sided and really quite impressive | ||
| Randwick Barrows | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 20th Jun 2011 | 3 | 3 | 4 | I think there are others close by - unusual for there to be just a pair | ||
| Randwick Long Barrow | Long Barrow | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 20th Feb 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | What a whoppa! Those horns at the entrance are impressive | ||
| St. Mary's Well (Boxwell) | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 18th Jun 2011 | 3 | 3 | 3 | The Nuns looked after it better than the new owners - shame really | ||
| Boxwell Lodge | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 18th Jun 2011 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Site seriously damaged but Boxwell Stone good value | ||
| Kings Stanley Dyke | Misc. Earthwork | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 17th Jun 2011 | 4 | 4 | 3 | This one got me thinking - probably protects entrance to Uley Bury 1 1/2 miles to the west | ||
| Bown Hill Bowl Barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 17th Jun 2011 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Hard Work on rough ground - better viewed from BHLB | ||
| Bown Hill Long Barrow | Long Barrow | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 17th Jun 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Approach gets harder the nearer you get - good views to north - the barrow itself is not easy to walk across - riding school very amenable | ||
| Buckholt Wood | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 17th Jun 2011 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Easy to find with a couple of extras close by - a Bowl Barrow at the far end of the Airfield and a little further on the strange Penn Hill Cross Dyke | ||
| Soldier's Grave | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 17th May 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This is quite different from Buckholt Wood, Bown Hill, Nympsfield and HPT (all in the same area) in that it is very definitely Round rather than Long | ||
| Oldfield Wood | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 2nd Jun 2011 | ||||||
| The Tump | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jun 2011 | ||||||
| Lower Swell barrow | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jun 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | PWS to NW but also PWE to N and close by but quite difficult to approach is The Tump to the W | ||
| Cow Common Long Barrow | Chambered Cairn | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jun 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Close to Swell Wold Barrow | ||
| Swell Wold round barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jun 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Close to but North of Cow Common LB | ||
| Our Lady's Well (near Stow) | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jun 2011 | 4 | 4 | 4 | The easiest site to visit in Lower Swell | ||
| Poles Wood South | Long Barrow | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 14th Jun 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | GLO2 is a big one almost split in two by past excavations | ||
| The Toots (King's Stanley) | Long Barrow | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 13th Jun 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Tremendous views of the Severn Vale to the West | ||
| Blackquarries Hill | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 13th Jun 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Quite a surprise - very peaceful - super views SW to Severn Vale - Site eroded by ploughing - boundary wall demolished for 60% of its length | ||
| Hoar Stone at Duntisbourne | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 2nd Jun 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Site still much like photos by hamish - take the opportunity to see College Plantation 1&2 whilst you are there - Jack Barrow also very close by but virtually nothing left of it | ||
| College Plantation 2 | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 2nd Jun 2011 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Right next to Coll Plantn 1 - both recently had large trees growing out of them which had just been felled - both are quite impressive | ||
| College Plantation 1 | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 2nd Jun 2011 | 3 | 4 | 4 | On Earl Bathursts Estate which welcomes visitors who behave - trees that had grown out of site now felled | ||
| Long Stone (Minchinhampton) | Standing Stones | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 30th May 2011 | 4 | 4 | 5 | So this stone is from 'The Devil's Churchyard' - it caused HRH to think again when a planning application she made failed because of it | ||
| Lechmore Tump | Long Barrow | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 30th May 2011 | 3 | 3 | 3 | This is one for Ley Liners - excellent sight lines - site not too badly overgrown for May - makes up for any disappointment at Oldfield Wood | ||
| Nympsfield | Long Barrow | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 22nd May 2011 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Manicured to the point almost of being contrived - obviously a well trodden picnic spot with excellent views over the Severn Vale | ||
| Symonds Hall Farm | Long Barrow | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 22nd May 2011 | 3 | 2 | Went all round it trying to get nearer - followed by anxious local farmer who warmed to my task if only begrudgingly - maybe he was having an off day | |||
| Windmill Tump | Long Barrow | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 27th May 2011 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Very tidy - almost too well manicured - quite peaceful | ||
| The Tingle Stone | Long Barrow | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 27th May 2011 | 4 | 3 | Overgrown - would like to get nearer - for obvious reasons heavy security | |||
| Gatcombe Lodge | Long Barrow | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 27th May 2011 | 4 | 3 | Overgrown - for obvious reasons heavy security wanting to know what your camera is for | |||
| Leighterton Long Barrow | Long Barrow | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 29th May 2011 | 4 | 3 | Would love to get nearer - binoculars/long lens on camera just make temptation greater - no public footpath to site - nearest public highway 150yds + | |||
| Uley Bury | Hillfort | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 28th May 2011 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Wonderful in a refreshingly strong gale - spectacular views - quite a feat of ancient engineering | ||
| Norn's Tump | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 27th May 2011 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pleasant site on Golf Course - the site has been plundered long ago | ||
| Hetty Pegler's Tump | Passage Grave | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 28th May 2011 | 1 | 4 | This came as an awful shock - I have an idea that there was muddled thinking by local government - and we have the gall to criticise 19th century tomb hunters | |||
| Starveall | Chambered Tomb | England | Gloucestershire | Visited | 29th May 2011 | 2 | 3 | 4 | On its last legs - recent what seems to be destructive work |