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A Guide to Stone Circles (New Edition), Aubrey Burl

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2007 Spring Photo Competition

Hawk Stone
Hawk Stone - PID:28679
Added Apr 09 2007 by ocifant
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*A* Old and New - An ancient weathered stone, surounded by the new shoots of...

Avebury Complex

Longstone Cove
Longstone Cove - PID:5470
Added Feb 17 2004 by ocifant
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Wide view of the Beckhampton Avenue stones
Longstone Cove
Longstone Cove - PID:5472
Added Feb 17 2004 by ocifant
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Adam, outstanding in his field.

Berkshire & Buckinghamshire

Cholesbury Camp
Cholesbury Camp - PID:11299
Added Jan 09 2005 by ocifant
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Part of the surrounding bank and ditch. Heavily shadowed by beech trees, this...
Cholesbury Camp
Cholesbury Camp - PID:11301
Added Jan 09 2005 by ocifant
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Looking from the centre of the site toward one of the entrances, summer...
Soulbury Stone
Soulbury Stone - PID:16497
Added Sep 04 2005 by ocifant
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Located some 50 yards or so north of the church, at the junction of High Road...

Cambridgeshire

Hilton
Hilton - PID:5469
Added Feb 17 2004 by ocifant
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Hilton Turf Maze, Dec. 2002. The maze was roped off to allow regrowth of the...

Cornwall

Alsia Well
Alsia Well - PID:6008
Added Mar 30 2004 by ocifant
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Alsia Well, in all it's glory, tucked away in the undergrowth
Beersheeba
Beersheeba - PID:5802
Added Mar 19 2004 by ocifant
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Beersheba, with St Ives Bay and the Hayle Towans in the background. March 2004.
Bleu Bridge
Bleu Bridge - PID:8956
Added Aug 31 2004 by ocifant
Votes: 1   Hits: 2216  
Comments: 1   Size: 500x397
The stone is almost hidden in the vegetation by the side of the path. I stood...
Bodrifty Settlement
Bodrifty Settlement - PID:5242
Added Jan 27 2004 by ocifant
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One of the better defined hut circles
Bodrifty Settlement
Bodrifty Settlement - PID:5243
Added Jan 27 2004 by ocifant
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General view, showing the plethora of stones in the settlement
Boleigh Fogou
Boleigh Fogou - PID:9508
Added Oct 03 2004 by ocifant
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Looking back out of the main passage. The creep entrance can be seen on the...
Boleigh Fogou
Boleigh Fogou - PID:9510
Added Oct 03 2004 by ocifant
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Looking into the fogou. The creep entrance can just be seen on the left.
Boleigh Fogou
Boleigh Fogou - PID:9514
Added Oct 03 2004 by ocifant
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The entrance to the fogou.
Boscawen Un
Boscawen Un - PID:5263
Added Jan 27 2004 by ocifant
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Boscawen Un, March 2003 with the gorse cleared from within the circle.
Boscawen-Ros East
Boscawen-Ros East - PID:8955
Added Aug 31 2004 by ocifant
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Previously listed on the Portal as two separate sites, there were two stones...
Bosiliack Barrow
Bosiliack Barrow - PID:5238
Added Jan 27 2004 by ocifant
Votes: 2   Hits: 2516  
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SW431342 - Bosiliack Chambered Tomb. From Men-an-Tol, head toward Ding Dong...
Boskednan stone circle
Boskednan stone circle - PID:9504
Added Oct 03 2004 by ocifant
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The circle 'restored' after the recent renovation work during summer 2004.
Boskenna Cross
Boskenna Cross - PID:10681
Added Nov 19 2004 by ocifant
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The reverse of the crosshead, showing the Latin Cross and 4 bosses.
Bosporthennis Quoit
Bosporthennis Quoit - PID:5748
Added Mar 13 2004 by ocifant
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Bosporthennis (pronounced Bosprennis) Quoit
Carwynnen Quoit
Carwynnen Quoit - PID:5425
Added Feb 14 2004 by ocifant
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This is the closest I've managed to get to the quoit. I've not yet found a way...
Chun Castle Well
Chun Castle Well - PID:6007
Added Mar 30 2004 by ocifant
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Atop Chun Hill, lies Chun Well.
Chyenhal
Chyenhal - PID:14376
Added May 31 2005 by ocifant
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A difficult site to get to, there was no-one at the farm to ask for access,...
Chyenhal
Chyenhal - PID:14393
Added May 31 2005 by ocifant
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Chyenhal stone, seen from near the Kerris Stone. Remove the field boundaries,...
Crowpound Menhir
Crowpound Menhir - PID:9489
Added Oct 03 2004 by ocifant
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Comments: 0   Size: 600x495
Crowpound Menhir
Crowpound Menhir - PID:9507
Added Oct 03 2004 by ocifant
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Comments: 0   Size: 600x497
Fairy Well (Carbis Bay)
Fairy Well (Carbis Bay) - PID:6010
Added Mar 30 2004 by ocifant
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Fairy Well, Lelant. Just a hole in the cliff face, but it has the capacity to...
Fairy Well (Carbis Bay)
Fairy Well (Carbis Bay) - PID:6015
Added Mar 30 2004 by ocifant
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The dark line on the cliff is the South West Coast Path. The Fairy Well,...
Gun Rith
Gun Rith - PID:5459
Added Feb 17 2004 by ocifant
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Comments: 0   Size: 575x431
Not surprising it fell, it wasn't in too deep!

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