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East Chisenbury Midden
Trip No.7 Entry No.4 Date Added: 7th Apr 2011
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
Log Text: Neil Oliver and Niall Sharples discuss evidence of feasting in the early Iron Age period and Suddern Farm Man in the BBC's History of Celtic Britain
Gurness
Trip No.7 Entry No.5 Date Added: 7th Apr 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Broch of Gurness submitted by steveco on 24th Feb 2002. Broch of Gurness HY382268. Another well preserved Broch.
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Log Text: Neil Oliver visits this classic broch from approx 600BC in BBC's History of Celtic Britain
Tre'r Ceiri
Trip No.7 Entry No.6 Date Added: 7th Apr 2011
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Would like to visit
Tre'r Ceiri submitted by Billythefish on 3rd Apr 2005. Inside the fort are around 150 hut circles. Here is a group near the main northern entrance, showing the northern rampart wall in the distance.
I loved the atmosphere with the mist swirling about me. I was completely alone, except for the sound of the wind through the stones.
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Log Text: Early Iron Age hillfort visited by Neil Oliver in BBC's History of Ancient Britain
Butser Ancient Farm
Trip No.7 Entry No.7 Date Added: 7th Apr 2011
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
Butser Ancient Farm submitted by JimChampion on 6th May 2007. Looking through one of the entrances to the village enclosure at Butser Ancient Farm. The site is busy with visitors to the Beltain special event. There are several roundhouses in the enclosure, including the Great Roundhouse which is currently being rebuilt.
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Log Text: Neil Oliver tries his hand at ancient farming with David Freeman, and finds out how a grain storage pit works. BBC's History of Ancient Britain
Pipers (nr Merry Maidens)
Trip No.20 Entry No.11 Date Added: 26th Feb 2024
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes
Pipers (nr Merry Maidens) submitted by Bladup on 20th May 2013. The wonderful South West Piper.
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Log Text: #5 in our rundown of favourite standing stones (and pairs) in Britain
Aberlemno
Trip No.20 Entry No.12 Date Added: 26th Feb 2024
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Angus)
Visited: Yes
Aberlemno submitted by dodomad on 12th Mar 2022. A carved Pictish symbol stone uncovered in a field in Aberlemno in 2022. Only 200 Pictish symbol stones are known to exist
Photo Credit: University of Aberdeen
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Log Text: #4 in our rundown of favourite standing stones (and pairs) in Britain
Long Meg
Trip No.20 Entry No.13 Date Added: 26th Feb 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes
Long Meg submitted by JanF on 22nd Jun 2010. Long Meg (and her daughters) Stone Circle, Cumbria UK, is a magical place.. I watched the sunset on this special day in memory of my loved one.. Many others were here with me.. Complete strangers, but yet close friends..
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Log Text: #3 in our rundown of favourite standing stones (and pairs) in Britain
Rudston Monolith
Trip No.20 Entry No.14 Date Added: 26th Feb 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Yorkshire (East))
Visited: Yes
Rudston monolith submitted by rldixon on 25th Dec 2005. rudston monolith in colour
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Log Text: #2 in our rundown of favourite standing stones (and pairs) in Britain
Langdale Axe Factory
Trip No.5 Entry No.1 Date Added: 23rd Feb 2011
Site Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
Langdale Axe Factory submitted by Thorgrim on 15th Nov 2003. The Langdale Pikes in Great Langdale.
(see article on Langdale Axes)
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Log Text: Offcuts of stone axes in the mountains - featured in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
Maen Llia
Trip No.20 Entry No.15 Date Added: 26th Feb 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes
Maen Llia submitted by cerrig on 22nd Jun 2023. The day after the solstice.
I thought I'd have it all to myself, but I got to share the stone with these delightful ladies instead.
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Log Text: #1 in our rundown of favourite standing stones (and pairs) in Britain
Swinside
Trip No.5 Entry No.3 Date Added: 23rd Feb 2011
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Would like to visit
Swinside submitted by rldixon on 15th Jan 2006. Swinside well worth the walk
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Log Text: Sunkenkirk stone circle (alternative name) - Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
Maes Howe
Trip No.5 Entry No.4 Date Added: 23rd Feb 2011
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Maes Howe submitted by Victor Reijs on 9th Jun 2002. Winter solstice sunset at Maes Howe
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Log Text: Shown first from the air in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
Carn Meini
Trip No.5 Entry No.8 Date Added: 23rd Feb 2011
Site Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
Carn Meini submitted by vicky on 7th Jun 2004. The Bluestones outcrop of Carn Meini as viewed from the top.
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Log Text: The outcrops of rock that are the most likely source of the Stonehenge bluestones, featured in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
Durrington Walls
Trip No.5 Entry No.9 Date Added: 23rd Feb 2011
Site Type: Henge
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Would like to visit
Durrington Walls submitted by TimPrevett on 10th Oct 2006. A composite image of half of Durrington Walls (the western side); compare scale of house to the left with the ring left in the landscape.
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Log Text: Evidence of feasting from pig bones, see Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
Bac Mic Connain
Trip No.17 Entry No.1 Date Added: 5th Jul 2020
Site Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Country: Scotland (North Uist)
Visited: Saw from a distance
Log Text: None
Kilpheder Wheelhouse
Trip No.17 Entry No.3 Date Added: 5th Jul 2020
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (South Uist)
Visited: Saw from a distance
Kilpheder Wheelhouse submitted by SandyG on 20th May 2016. Detail of the northern wall. View from the south (26 August 2015).
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Log Text: None
Drimore, A' Cheardach Mhor
Trip No.17 Entry No.4 Date Added: 5th Jul 2020
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (South Uist)
Visited: Yes
Drimore, A' Cheardach Mhor submitted by SandyG on 4th Feb 2019. The short length of visible walling. View from south east (Scale 1m).
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Log Text: None
Newgrange
Trip No.5 Entry No.11 Date Added: 23rd Feb 2011
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Meath)
Visited: Would like to visit
Newgrange submitted by McDeil on 8th Jan 2002. Entry at Newgrange showing massive carved stone which once blocked the entry. Not shown are the tourists who in Summer would queue for up to an hour to be taken through the tomb!
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Log Text: Reconstructed in the style of "Stalin visits the stone age" says Neil Oliver and we agree. Featured in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
Drimore, A' Cheardach Bheag
Trip No.17 Entry No.5 Date Added: 5th Jul 2020
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (South Uist)
Visited: Saw from a distance
Drimore, A' Cheardach Bheag submitted by dodomad on 5th Jul 2020. Model showing the Drimore site under excavation in 1956
Credit: Historic Scotland
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Log Text: None
Watch Stone (Orkney)
Trip No.5 Entry No.13 Date Added: 23rd Feb 2011
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Would like to visit
Watch Stone (Orkney) submitted by swatson on 18th Jul 2004. Situated 170m NNW of the Stones of Stennes is the Watch Stone; an impressive monolith 5.6m high, dating back to the 3rd millenium BC.
OS HY306125
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Log Text: Shown briefly in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain