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Belstone Common Cairns
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 13th Nov 2007
Belstone Common Cairns submitted by AngieLake on 13th Nov 2007. The cairn circle near Cullever Steps on Belstone Common, looking approx WNW. 6 Nov 07.
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Cosdon Hill Summit Cairns
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 14th Nov 2007
Cosdon Hill Summit Cairns submitted by AngieLake on 14th Nov 2007. Cosdon Beacon Summit Cairns can be seen as a tiny pimple on top of the mighty hill opposite.... viewed here from the top of Belstone Tor.
In the valley below, the River Taw starts its run down to the north coast of Devon from its source, a few miles further south, near the west of Hangingstone Hill, and close to Cranmere Pool letter box, the first established on Dartmoor.
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Merrivale circle
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 10th Feb 2008
Merrivale circle submitted by AngieLake on 10th Feb 2008. Unavoidably looking into the glare of the setting sun at the most prominent, angular, pointed stone in the western arc of Merrivale circle. Here, trying to include the jagged summit of Feather Tor [?] to the WSW.
About 6.30pm on 10.10.07
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Merrivale Cists
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 9th Feb 2008
Merrivale Cists submitted by AngieLake on 9th Feb 2008. Another view of the large cist south of the southerly row at Merrivale. This time another of the large stones along the southerly row is visible rear left. These larger stones occur at intervals along the rows.
In the distance is Great Mis Tor to NE.
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Merrivale North Row
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 9th Feb 2008
Merrivale North Row submitted by AngieLake on 9th Feb 2008. About 5.30pm on 10th October 2007, looking NW towards Great Staple Tor [L] and Roos Tor [R], and showing the blocking stone at the east of the north row. (The two stones to its left are the beginning of the long row.)
In the foreground is the narrow granite-lined leat which separates the two main rows.
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Drizzlecombe cairn 13
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cist
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 10th Mar 2008
Drizzlecombe cairn 13 submitted by AngieLake on 10th Mar 2008. Looking south from Cairn 13 towards the three major standing stones of Drizzlecombe [in 2005, I think].
The Giants Basin is visible too, just above top left of cairn.
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Drizzlecombe
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 11th Mar 2008
Drizzlecombe submitted by AngieLake on 11th Mar 2008. A stone to the approx. WSW of the main Drizzlecombe complex. Approx. SX588669, but unable to see it mentioned in Butlers.
Members of Devon Dowsers on their summer ramble in 2004/5??, show comparative height.
The Drizzlecombe menhirs and Giants Basin can be seen in distance.
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Drizzlecombe row 1
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 24th Mar 2008
Drizzlecombe row 1 submitted by AngieLake on 24th Mar 2008. Row 1 at Drizzlecombe, looking up towards Menhir 3. Giant's Basin is on the right behind Jack Walker, author of excellent alignment theory book, 'Dartmoor Sun'. (Yet to be published at that time, about 4 years ago.) JackME gets down to business, checking his alignments.
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Drizzlecombe menhir 3
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 24th Mar 2008
Drizzlecombe menhir 3 submitted by AngieLake on 24th Mar 2008. Drizzlecombe's Menhir 3 on a bright summer's day about four years ago.
In the background can be seen the tallest stone, Menhir 2, with an average-sized person beside it, giving an idea of its great height.
To the left of this shot is one of the small stones that are part of Menhir 3's uphill row.
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Drizzlecombe menhir 2
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 24th Mar 2008
Drizzlecombe menhir 2 submitted by AngieLake on 24th Mar 2008. Drizzlecombe's Menhir 2 looking almost unrecognisable here. If you look closely you will see Sally studying the cairn at the top of its row of short stones.
(Taken about four years ago, or more, on a Devon Dowsers summer ramble.)
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Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 25th Aug 2008
Royal Albert Memorial Museum submitted by AngieLake on 25th Aug 2008. The Zitherixon Wooden Idol, c. 426- 352 BC
(Photo by David Garner, in 'Treasures of Ancient Devon', Devon Books, 1996.)
I have two photos of this one from previous visits to Exeter's museum. Meanwhile, I'm posting this to compare it to Martyn's 'Dagenham Dave'!
(See site page 'Royal Albert Memorial Museum' for info.)
NB: I believe the Museum is still closed for refurbishment.
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Lade Hill Brook Beehive Hut
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 25th Aug 2008
Lade Hill Brook Beehive Hut submitted by AngieLake on 25th Aug 2008. Lade Hill Brook Beehive Hut is situated on the east bank of the East Dart river. This photo was taken in the mid-1980s.
See site page for info.
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Torquay Museum
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2008
Torquay Museum submitted by AngieLake on 1st Sep 2008. Three Bronze animal figurines from Milber. c.100 BC - c.50 AD. From the collections of Torquay Museum.
(Photo by David Garner from the booklet 'Treasures of Ancient Devon', Devon Books, 1996 edition.)
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Mattocks Down Stone
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2008
Mattocks Down Stone submitted by AngieLake on 1st Sep 2008. Mattocks Down standing stone, as photographed by the late James Ravilious, a famous rural archivist in North Devon.
(Taken from 'Treasures of Ancient Devon', Devon Books, 1996 edition.)
This photo was taken "after the stone received a direct lightning strike on 25/26 October 1996. Shattered fragments of the massive stone were thrown as far as 20 metres away from the surviving fragment, which still stands some 2 metres high."
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Mardon Down S
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 20th Nov 2008
Mardon Down S submitted by AngieLake on 20th Nov 2008. Stones of the ruined cairn near the southern entrance to Mardon Down circle.
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Mardon Down N
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 21st Nov 2008
Mardon Down N submitted by AngieLake on 21st Nov 2008. Mardon Down Cairn Circle (N) on the lower northern slopes of the ridge, overlooking the rest of Devon. As a guide, Cheriton Bishop, on the A30, would be in the distance here.
To access this site, keep going north on a narrower track when by Giant's Grave, instead of following the main ridgeway path. As seen here, the track then heads away diagonally to the right, and rejoins the main ridgeway track, going downhill towards the menhir 'Headless Cross'.
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Mardon Down Cairn 1
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 21st Nov 2008
Mardon Down Cairn 1 submitted by AngieLake on 21st Nov 2008. Stones of Cairn 1, centre, on approaching the circle from the south. Trackway visible to right.
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Mardon Down Ring Cairn
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 21st Nov 2008
Mardon Down Ring Cairn submitted by AngieLake on 21st Nov 2008. The saucer-shaped depression of the ring cairn on Mardon Down, looking approx NW. (20 m. across, according to Butler).
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The Giant's Grave Mardon Down
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 21st Nov 2008
The Giant's Grave Mardon Down submitted by AngieLake on 21st Nov 2008. Believe it or not, this bumpy mass of vegetation, left, is the Giant's Grave. You can see how the [rather wet!] ridgeway track skirts around it on the highest part of Mardon Down.
Looking approx south here, with the other smaller cairn just behind it to the south.
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Mardon Down Cairn 3
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 21st Nov 2008
Mardon Down Cairn 3 submitted by AngieLake on 21st Nov 2008. Flat topped Cairn 3 on Mardon Down, with a small stone still present in its outer ring, helping to maintain the shape. The "shallow trench into the centre" runs diagonally here from the right of the stone, into the centre.
My friend [top left] is standing further north by the ridgeway track, and to her right is the disappointing Giant's Grave.
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