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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
Stenness
Trip No.5 Entry No.6 Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 3rd May 2002
stenness submitted by Andy B on 3rd May 2002.
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Log Text: Across the land bridge from Brodgar and framing Maeshowe - Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
Ring of Brodgar
Trip No.5 Entry No.5 Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 18th Dec 2004
Ring Of Brodgar submitted by Andy B on 18th Dec 2004. Image taken one evening in about 1995
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Log Text: Several shots in 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
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.
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Log Text: Shown briefly in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
Knowth
Trip No.5 Entry No.12 Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Meath)
Visited: Yes on 9th Dec 2011
Knowth submitted by Andy B on 9th Dec 2011. One of the wall stones with a finely carved spiral uncovered by archaeologists at Knowth.
Photo: Kevin O'Brien, OPW
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Log Text: Source of the Knowth mace head and lots of rock art - featured in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
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
Stonehenge.
Trip No.5 Entry No.2 Date Added: 4th Apr 2012
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2001
Stonehenge. submitted by Andy B on 1st Jul 2001. The Heel Stone alignment at dawn
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Log Text: Section on astronomical alignments - featured in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain (of course I have visited but this is to get the order right)
Heel Stone
Trip No.5 Entry No.7 Date Added: 12th Jun 2015
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th Sep 2014
Heel Stone submitted by Andy B on 4th Sep 2014. Photo of Ellie Jones' aunt - shown with permission. It was taken around 1950-52. She would like to to recreate the photo to see if the little gnome shaped shadow in the bottom left of the stone still shows up.
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Log Text: Another look at Stonehenge for the Summer Solstice sunrise 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
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.
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Log Text: Offcuts of stone axes in the mountains - featured in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient 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