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Bottlebush Down barrows
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jan 2009
Bottlebush Down barrows submitted by JimChampion on 11th Jan 2009. Round barrows on Bottlebush Down, viewed from the agger of the Ackling Dyke Roman road, towards Handley Cross.
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Agglestone
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jun 2009
Agglestone submitted by JimChampion on 5th Jun 2009. Approaching the Agglestone along the sandy path from the high ground to the south-west.
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Danby Beacon
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Yorkshire (North))
Visited: Yes on 30th Jul 2009
Danby Beacon submitted by JimChampion on 30th Jul 2009. The mound on the left is the Bronze Age burial mound re-used in more modern times as Danby Beacon. The beacon sculpture on the barrow was erected the Danby Beacon Trust in 2008, and first lit on the anniversary of Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. The top of Beacon Hill, beyond the barrow, was the site of a major Second World War radar station.
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The King Barrow (Isle of Purbeck)
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jun 2010
The King Barrow (Isle of Purbeck) submitted by JimChampion on 4th Jun 2010. The King Barrow is the grassy mound in the centre of the photo. Apologies for the quality, this is a tightly-cropped photo taken through the heat haze from over half a km away, up on Ballard Down (just north of the trig pillar).
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The Ulwell Barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jun 2010
The Ulwell Barrow submitted by JimChampion on 4th Jun 2010. Two-photo panorama of the Ulwell Barrow and the obelisk. The path to the right of the barrow continues up to the highest part of Ballard Down and then onwards along the ridge towards the end of the Purbeck Hills at Ballard Point.
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Badbury Rings
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jun 2010
Badbury Rings submitted by JimChampion on 11th Jun 2010. The cattle in the foreground were grazing the large field that includes the rings of Badbury. Beyond are the three round barrows alongside the track to the main car park.
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Park Hill Camp
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th Sep 2010
Park Hill Camp submitted by JimChampion on 19th Sep 2010. Iron age fort on the Stourhead estate, on Park Hill (ridge to the west of Six Wells Bottom). Interior of the camp is to the right, on the far side of the bank. There has been some recent clearance of beech trees from this part of the earthworks.
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Lescudjack Castle
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st Aug 2008
Lescudjack Castle submitted by JimChampion on 31st Aug 2008. From Trengwainton Carn there are splendid views across Mounts Bay. I took this photo, ostensibly of St Michael's Mount, using my camera's maximum zoom from the sunny but windy summit of Trengwainton Carn. Upon closer inspection later on, I found that I had inadvertently photographed Lescudjack Castle in Penzance - it lies roughly half way between The Mount and Trengwainton Carn. In this photo the hillfort is the area lit by direct sunlight in the centre left of the photo. For a version of this p...
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Mayon Cliff cairn
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st Aug 2008
Mayon Cliff cairn submitted by JimChampion on 31st Aug 2008. The cairn on Mayon Cliff, not listed as a scheduled monument by English Heritage. It is in fairly bad condition, but still recognisable on this exposed headland where the elements and visitor pressure keep the vegetation right down. The island in the distance is the Brisons and Cape Cornwall can be seen poking in from the right.
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Trevilley Cliff Tumuli
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2008
Trevilley Cliff tumuli submitted by JimChampion on 1st Sep 2008. At the top of the slope, the cairn on Trevilley Cliff, at grid reference SW34682417. The path cuts through the left side of the cairn. In the distance on the right are the Land's End buildings (in white).
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Boskednan A
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2008
Boskednan A submitted by JimChampion on 1st Sep 2008. Kerb stones, I think, at the cairn at grid reference SW43263530, to the north-west of the Nine Maidens stone circle.
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Alexander Keiller Museum
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 31st Dec 2008
Alexander Keiller Museum submitted by JimChampion on 31st Dec 2008. The door to the Barn Gallery at Avebury. The barn is kept very cool in order to preserve the structure of the 17th century building, so it only houses a few archaeological exhibits - according to the NT leaflet it 'tells the story of the landscape through a fully interactive display'. Most of the archaeology collection is in the nearby Stables Gallery. Both are covered by the same admission ticket, unless you are a member of the National Trust (in which case both galleries are free).
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Ibsley Common barrows
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jun 2006
Ibsley Common barrows submitted by JimChampion on 10th Jun 2006. Honestly, its a bowl barrow. Located on Dorridge Hill at grid reference SU17881161, it is 12m in diameter and less than 1m high. Its northeast edge (on the left) is being worn away by users of this track across Ibsley Common. The English Heritage scheduling notes say that it is constructed of compacted gravel.
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Gorley Hill
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2006
Gorley Hill submitted by JimChampion on 13th Jun 2006. Panoramic view of the southwest corner of Gorley Common, looking south. The hill fort once occupied this area, but gravel extraction in the 1950s and 1960s removed any evidence of the earthworks. A well-grazed plateau remains, surrounded on some sides by large embankments (the original ground level); the birch trees in the distance are growing on such a bank, and the corner of a bank protrudes from the right.
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Ferny Knap tumuli
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 26th Jun 2006
Ferny Knap tumuli submitted by JimChampion on 26th Jun 2006. A composite photo of the Ferny Knap bowl barrow. The mound is almost 2m high and is quite obvious on the featureless heath. Its companion, the bell barrow, is not as prominent and didn't want to be photographed today.
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Hinton Ampner tumuli
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 27th Jun 2006
Hinton Ampner tumuli submitted by JimChampion on 27th Jun 2006. Looking south at the largest bowl barrow in Hinton Ampner Park (centred on grid reference SU59442784) on a very bright day. The barrow has a large central depression - usually a sign of robbing or antiquarian digging.
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Cheriton Long Barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 27th Jun 2006
Cheriton Long Barrow submitted by JimChampion on 27th Jun 2006. Looking north at the side of the long barrow mound, which crosses the photo from left to right beyond the oilseed rape. The footpath across the field is on the other side of the barrow, this view is from the field gate on Lamborough Lane. The barrow is covered with grasses and so stands out in this field. It will probably be much more obvious when the oilseed crop has been harvested.
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Monument to a Horse
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jun 2006
Monument to a Horse submitted by JimChampion on 28th Jun 2006. The largest of the standing tetralithons, and the one that many people notice as they hurtle past on the A272. At this time of year it is almost hidden by the surrounding nettles on the verge of the road.
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Glastonbury Lake Village Museum
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 9th Aug 2006
Glastonbury Lake Village Museum submitted by JimChampion on 9th Aug 2006. The rear courtyard at The Tribunal building - the Lake Village museum is upstairs and a preserved dugout canoe is just through the doorway on the left.
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Peat Moors Centre
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 9th Aug 2006
Peat Moors Centre submitted by JimChampion on 9th Aug 2006. This is as far as we got - its not open on Wednesdays :( As compensation you can turn a handle on the blue box and hear someone tell their memories of cider drinking and peat cutting.
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