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| Ballycrovane |
Standing Stone (Menhir) |
Ireland (Southern) |
Co. Cork |
Visited |
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4 |
4 |
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It's also known as Faunkill. There's something just odd about walking through someone's garden to visit a megalith, even when you've paid to do it!
This tall thin stone itself is a short walk up a st...
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| Isbister: Tomb Of The Eagles |
Chambered Cairn |
Scotland |
Orkney |
Visited |
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4 |
5 |
3 |
This is a superb site as it's run by the family who own the land that the Tomb is on. The visitor centre is excellent for its talks and information. A shortish walk takes you to the Burnt Mound which ...
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| Rollright Stones |
Stone Circle |
England |
Oxfordshire |
Visited |
1st Jan 1980 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
Just came across this old leaflet from my first visit in 1980 |
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| St.Magnus's Well |
Holy Well or Sacred Spring |
Scotland |
Orkney |
Visited |
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4 |
4 |
5 |
Just spotted this as I was driving along. As I was reading the sign, I heard the trickle of running water and found a pipe sticking out of the ground beside a wooden fence that had a clean mug left th...
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| Barnhouse Settlement |
Ancient Village or Settlement |
Scotland |
Orkney |
Visited |
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4 |
5 |
4 |
I visited in 2005 so this log’s from memory, it was a superb location. I’ve not seen structures built so close to a loch. Imagine stepping outside first thing in the morning, a few steps and you could...
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| Hull and East Riding Museum |
Museum |
England |
North Humberside |
Visited |
16th Apr 2005 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
Very interesting visit and a must for prehistory enthusiasts. J.R.Mortimer, a prolific antiquarian excavated anything that looked like a lump in the landscape in the East Yorkshire Wolds area and his ...
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| Stonehenge |
Stone Circle |
England |
Wiltshire |
Visited |
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| Cullerlie |
Stone Circle |
Scotland |
Aberdeenshire |
Visited |
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| Gurness |
Broch or Nuraghe |
Scotland |
Orkney |
Visited |
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The "well" is so intriguing http://www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=a312&file=index&do=showpic&pid=47934
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| Dolmen Of The Four Maols |
Burial Chamber (Dolmen) |
Ireland (Southern) |
Co. Mayo |
Visited |
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| Cailleach Beara |
Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature |
Ireland (Southern) |
Co. Cork |
Visited |
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| Eightercua |
Stone Row / Alignment |
Ireland (Southern) |
Co. Kerry |
Visited |
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There was no public access when I visited and none of the images we have seem to be taken close to these stones. They are easily visible from the road. |
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| Drumtroddan Cup and Ring Markings |
Rock Art |
Scotland |
Dumfries and Galloway |
Visited |
1st Jan 2006 |
3 |
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It's quite a walk from the parking area at the farm, not suitable for anyone with mobility problems. The largest easily-accessible outcrop with RA I've seen. There was a large herd of bullocks to wal...
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| Shronebirrane |
Stone Circle |
Ireland (Southern) |
Co. Kerry |
Visited |
1st Jan 1999 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
At first glance as it's only half there, I called this one Shronebirrane semi-circle.
It's unusual inasmuch as it's in the valley-bottom, surrounded by mountains. I felt it had a very forlorn air. Th...
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| Kenmare |
Stone Circle |
Ireland (Southern) |
Co. Kerry |
Visited |
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| Poulnabrone |
Portal Tomb |
Ireland (Southern) |
Co. Clare |
Visited |
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5 |
4 |
Situated in the Burren region on the unusual geological Limestone Pavement, exposed rock with its own micro-climate in the cracks - called grykes - for flora and fauna, Poulnabrone Dolmen, made from...
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| Gamelands |
Stone Circle |
England |
Cumbria |
Visited |
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5 |
4 |
Not very well known locally, none of the staff in our hotel had heard of it. |
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| Cairnholy 1 |
Chambered Tomb |
Scotland |
Dumfries and Galloway |
Visited |
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4 |
4 |
5 |
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| Unstan |
Chambered Tomb |
Scotland |
Orkney |
Visited |
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| Ring of Brodgar |
Stone Circle |
Scotland |
Orkney |
Visited |
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| Chalice Well |
Holy Well or Sacred Spring |
England |
Somerset |
Visited |
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5 |
5 |
5 |
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| King Doniert's Stone |
Ancient Cross |
England |
Cornwall |
Visited |
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1 |
4 |
Very few sites have no ambience at all for me, this was one. |
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| Torhousekie |
Stone Circle |
Scotland |
Dumfries and Galloway |
Visited |
1st Aug 0007 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
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| Cairnholy 2 |
Chambered Tomb |
Scotland |
Dumfries and Galloway |
Visited |
29th Aug 2007 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
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| Duloe |
Stone Circle |
England |
Cornwall |
Visited |
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| Twelve Apostles (Dumfries) |
Stone Circle |
Scotland |
Dumfries and Galloway |
Visited |
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4 |
4 |
4 |
Access from the road that runs beside it is over a stile, signposted at that point with a wooden marker. |
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| Uragh NE |
Stone Circle |
Ireland (Southern) |
Co. Kerry |
Visited |
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5 |
5 |
4 |
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| Hill of Tara |
Passage Grave |
Ireland (Southern) |
Co. Meath |
Visited |
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4 |
5 |
3 |
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| Newgrange |
Passage Grave |
Ireland (Southern) |
Co. Meath |
Visited |
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4 |
4 |
3 |
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| Watch Stone |
Standing Stone (Menhir) |
Scotland |
Orkney |
Visited |
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5 |
5 |
5 |
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| Comet Stone (Orkney) |
Standing Stone (Menhir) |
Scotland |
Orkney |
Visited |
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5 |
4 |
4 |
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| Stenness |
Stone Circle |
Scotland |
Orkney |
Visited |
15th Jul 2005 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
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| Knowth |
Passage Grave |
Ireland (Southern) |
Co. Meath |
Visited |
15th Jul 2005 |
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| Mother Shipton's Cave and Petrifying Well |
Holy Well or Sacred Spring |
England |
Yorkshire (North) |
Visited |
16th Jul 2005 |
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| Mine Howe |
Chambered Cairn |
Scotland |
Orkney |
Visited |
23rd Jan 2010 |
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| Acklam Wold Cemetery |
Barrow Cemetery |
England |
Yorkshire (North) |
Visited |
7th Apr 2010 |
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| Easter Aquhorthies |
Stone Circle |
Scotland |
Aberdeenshire |
Visited |
30th Jul 2010 |
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