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Real Name: Kevin J Kilburn
Favourite Ancient Site: Bridestones, Cheshire.
Your Location: Cheddleton, Staffordshire Moorlands
Your Occupation: Retired materials manager, plastics
Your Interests: Astronomy and the history of astronomy

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Lifelong interest in astronomy. Member of Manchester Astro Soc, Founder Member the Society for the History of Astronomy and Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. Google 'Kevin J Kilburn' to see more. British prehistory is a growing interest.
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Cheshire

Charles Head
Charles Head - PID:82149
Added Sep 30 2011 by astronomer
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Charles Head tumulus is on private land owned by Spring Bank Farm. Following...
Charles Head
Charles Head - PID:82150
Added Sep 30 2011 by astronomer
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The north side of the tumulus has been excavated, probably by Bateman. Recent,...
Charles Head
Charles Head - PID:82151
Added Sep 30 2011 by astronomer
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This quartz cobble, approximately 15x15x10cm, was found partially buried on...
Charles Head
Charles Head - PID:82152
Added Sep 30 2011 by astronomer
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Charles Head tumulus stands at 372m above seal level on a N-S trending hilltop...
Further Harrop
Further Harrop - PID:81721
Added Sep 21 2011 by astronomer
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This view of the Further Harrop tumulus takes in important prehistoric and...
Further Harrop
Further Harrop - PID:81722
Added Sep 21 2011 by astronomer
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From Further Harrop the enigmatic cairn circles at Green Low 11km distant on...

Cumbria

Beckermet Ancient Crosses (St Bridget's)
Beckermet Ancient Crosses (St Bridget's) - PID:83236
Added Oct 11 2011 by astronomer
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Anglo-Norse shaft at Beckermet. Now rather truncated compared with...

Derbyshire

Green Low ringcairn
Green Low ringcairn - PID:81720
Added Sep 21 2011 by astronomer
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The burial mound at Further Harrop (next to the trees) occupies an unmissable...

Staffordshire

Cat Low (Staffordshire)
Cat Low (Staffordshire) - PID:99983
Added Dec 02 2012 by astronomer
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View of Callow Hill from NW as one climbs the hill from the rear of the...
Cat Low (Staffordshire)
Cat Low (Staffordshire) - PID:99984
Added Dec 02 2012 by astronomer
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Cat Low tumulus from N. Totally overgrown with brambles but central depression...
Cock Low (Leek)
Cock Low (Leek) - PID:86042
Added Jan 09 2012 by astronomer
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It is not known from which of the funerary urns referred to in the main...
Leekfrith Tumulus
Leekfrith Tumulus - PID:86041
Added Jan 09 2012 by astronomer
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This is the Celtic (sic) cremation urn found at Leekfrith in 1889. Now in the...
Nicholson Museum and Art Gallery
Nicholson Museum and Art Gallery - PID:86040
Added Jan 09 2012 by astronomer
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A slightly different view showing the rock art with a little more contrast.
Nicholson Museum and Art Gallery
Nicholson Museum and Art Gallery - PID:86039
Added Jan 09 2012 by astronomer
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This is the carved stone found at Ramsor Farm, SK084454, Ramshorn,...
Nicholson Museum and Art Gallery
Nicholson Museum and Art Gallery - PID:86054
Added Jan 09 2012 by astronomer
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As pointed out by Doug Pickford, the c3000BC Ramsor stone shows a remarkable...
Roaches Stone carving
Roaches Stone carving - PID:82631
Added Oct 04 2011 by astronomer
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I would suggest that this is the base of a medieval crane or windlass.
St Edward the Confessor
St Edward the Confessor - PID:83238
Added Oct 11 2011 by astronomer
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Often overlooked, this badly eroded 10thC wheel motif suggests that Leek's...
Weaver Hills
Weaver Hills - PID:105166
Added Mar 31 2013 by astronomer
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View of the summit barrow from approx N.
Weaver Hills
Weaver Hills - PID:105165
Added Mar 31 2013 by astronomer
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As referred to by Postman this is the largest of the barrows on the Weaver...
Weaver Hills
Weaver Hills - PID:105167
Added Mar 31 2013 by astronomer
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I'm calling this the secondary barrow only because its slightly lower but a...
Weaver Hills
Weaver Hills - PID:105168
Added Mar 31 2013 by astronomer
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The Weaver Hills form the south-westernmost limestone extension of the Peak...
Weaver Hills
Weaver Hills - PID:105169
Added Mar 31 2013 by astronomer
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This image gives a good impression of the size of the southernmost of the four...
Weaver Hills
Weaver Hills - PID:110348
Added Jul 16 2013 by astronomer
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Weaver Hills SW tumulus The O.S map shows a tumulus at the extreme SW of...