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<< Text Pages >> Burhou - Standing Stones in Channel Islands and Isle of Man

Submitted by rogeralbin on Wednesday, 30 May 2018  Page Views: 1211

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Burhou
Country: Channel Islands and Isle of Man
NOTE: This site is 8.516 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Standing Stones

Latitude: 49.730660N  Longitude: 2.25183W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 1 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 3

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Standing Stones in Channel Islands and Isle of Man

In 1847 F.C. Lukis recorded two menhirs on Burhou, since lost. The island was used for artillery practice during WW2 so possibly they are destroyed or recumbent.
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Puffins, Burhou
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Re: Burhou by rogeralbin on Friday, 19 April 2019
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The Puffins have arrived and the webcam is live.
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Re: Burhou by Hatty on Thursday, 06 December 2018
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The Neolithic builders seem to have been obsessed with the extreme cardinal points of the Channel Islands, Roger. They built a Venus Pool at the most western point, the tidal island of Lihou; they built a tidal island, La Motte, at the most southerly point and at the easternmost point ... we haven’t got that far yet!
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Re: Burhou by rogeralbin on Thursday, 31 May 2018
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I thought I ought try to flesh this out a little, it intrigued me when I found the Lukis reference. This must be the most Northerly of the Channel Island sites, the whole island is a nature reserve for the seabird colony, landing is only allowed at certain times. That this little dash of land on the edge of Europe should have had the attention of the Neolithic builders I find fascinating.
I believe there is a webcam to watch the seabirds.
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