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Butser Hill
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 1st May 2005
Butser Hill submitted by JimChampion on 1st May 2005. April 2005. On the left, the bank of one of the defensive earthworks on Butser Hill. In the foreground, sheep: the hill was home to a prehistoric farm and is still grazed by livestock. Dominating the picture: a modern tribute to the Iron Age roundhouse (covered with scaffolding) which houses the toilets between the car park and picnic area. Not quite as authentic as the buildings at the nearby Butser Ancient Farm.
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King Stone at the Rollrights
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 7th May 2005
King Stone at the Rollrights submitted by JimChampion on 7th May 2005. February 2005. The King Stone in all its majestic curviness on a bright cold morning, shot through the railings from a low angle. So close that this pic is in fact a composite from two separate images: the software's so good there's just no way of spotting the join. Amazing.
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Beacon Hill (Warnford)
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 7th May 2005
Beacon Hill (Warnford) submitted by JimChampion on 7th May 2005. May 2005. Looking down into the Meon valley from the east-facing spur of Beacon Hill. In the foreground is the saucer barrow, around 15m in diameter and surrounded by a 2.5m ditch and 5m wide outer bank. On the horizon towards the right is Old Winchester Hill which has its own round barrow cemetery.
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Holdenhurst Long Barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 8th May 2005
Holdenhurst Long Barrow submitted by JimChampion on 8th May 2005. January 1936. The first known deliberate use of a mechanical excavator to assist archaeological trench digging. The person in the picture is George Willmot, and the photo is believed to have been taken by Stuart Piggott who led the rescue work at the site. This photo is reproduced by the kind permission of David Allen, Senior Keeper of Archaeology with the Hampshire Museums service.
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The Sanctuary.
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 10th May 2005
The Sanctuary. submitted by JimChampion on 10th May 2005. February 2005. Looking over the Sanctuary site, from the Avenue entrance. The modern ambience is a bit weird, like Woodhenge, with the little concrete markers showing where several phases of posts/stones once stood.
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West Kennet Avenue
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 10th May 2005
West Kennet Avenue submitted by JimChampion on 10th May 2005. February 2005. A popular view, but I like the quality of the light and colour in this particular picture with the the sun setting behind Walden Hill.
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Chun Castle
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 13th May 2005
Chun Castle submitted by JimChampion on 13th May 2005. August 2004. Looking out from the gateway of Chun Castle, with Chun quoit in the middle distance (to the left of the engine house) and Pendeen church in the distance. This photo was taken just after I was caught in the Cornish rain here: there's no shelter nearby.
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Bindon Hill
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 14th May 2005
Bindon Hill submitted by JimChampion on 14th May 2005. The context of the fort, on top of Bindon Hill and towering over Lulworth Cove. The cove would have been an important harbour for early Iron Age settlers/invaders arriving from the continent, and it is suggested that the defensive earthworks of Bindon Hill were a hurried beach-head fortification to secure control of the cove.
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Little Butser
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 15th May 2005
Little Butser submitted by JimChampion on 15th May 2005. May 2005. A panoramic view of Little Butser, looking east from the much higher neighbouring northerly spur of Butser Hill. Cross dykes separate the Little Butser spur from Butser Hill proper (to the right).
The town in the distance is Petersfield and the A3 runs very close by. You can't miss Butser Hill as you drive south on the A3: its the massive one with a mast on top.
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Farley Mount
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 29th May 2005
Farley Mount submitted by JimChampion on 29th May 2005. May 2005. The mound and 18th century obelisk from the northeast. An Iron Age enclosure occupied the land between here and the obelisk, although modern ploughing has removed much of the ditch and banks from view. The obelisk has been recently restored and gleams white in the sunlight: it was quite noticeable on this same afternoon from Danebury hillfort over 11 km away.
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Woolbury
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 29th May 2005
Woolbury submitted by JimChampion on 29th May 2005. May 2005. Looking north from yet another Beacon Hill - this time in the Farley Mount country park. Woolbury hillfort can be seen in the middle distance, about 4 miles away. The visible southern side is gentle slope (Stockbridge Downs) but the far side is much steeper. It is also possible to see the heavily defended Danebury hillfort from this spot, but it was lost in the haze on this particular afternoon. The patchy sunlight makes interesting luminous patterns on the fields below.
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Whitsbury
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 30th May 2005
Whitsbury submitted by JimChampion on 30th May 2005. May 2005. Looking east across the dry valley at Whitsbury hillfort - its ramparts are hidden beneath the dense tree cover. The defences on the hill were first constructed in the early Iron Age, and were reinforced in medieval times. The grassy bank running up the centre of the photo is a medieval boundary earthwork. A Bronze Age boundary earthwork (Grim's Ditch) runs underneatht the hillfort but little remains of it at the surface in this area.
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Duck's Nest
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 30th May 2005
Duck's Nest submitted by JimChampion on 30th May 2005. May 2005. Looking east at the tree-covered profile of the Duck's Nest long barrow. Its got an unusual name, but I don't know the reason why...
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Damerham Knoll Camp
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 30th May 2005
Damerham Knoll Camp submitted by JimChampion on 30th May 2005. May 2005. Looking south at Damerham Knoll from Toyd Down. The Iron Age camp is beneath the trees illuminated by a patch of sunlight - it is not on the very highest point of the knoll (where the trees are highest). The nearest trees on the knoll form the "Bokerley Dyke planation", although Bokerley Dyke itself is quite a few miles distant to the west.
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Giants Grave (Breamore)
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 30th May 2005
Giants Grave (Breamore) submitted by JimChampion on 30th May 2005. May 2005. Looking north at the Breamore Giant's Grave long barrow, with its new rabbit-proof-fence and sign which asks you to respect the monument and stay outside the perimeter fence. The axis of the barrow points uphill, which is unusual round these parts.
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Breamore Miz-Maze
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Turf Maze
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 30th May 2005
Breamore Miz-Maze submitted by JimChampion on 30th May 2005. May 2005. A composite image of the miz maze, taken from the vantage point of a tree stump to the north of the maze. It is in very good condition, and this is probably because of its relatively remote location and surrounding fence.
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Grans Barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 30th May 2005
Grans Barrow submitted by JimChampion on 30th May 2005. May 2005. Looking SE at the Grans Barrow from the end of the nearby Knap Barrow. Two birdwatchers are in situ. The overhead power cables just make it into the picture.
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Woodbury Hill (Dorset)
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jun 2005
Woodbury Hill (Dorset) submitted by JimChampion on 5th Jun 2005. Here's the eastern bank of Woodbury's defences: but where's the ditch? The answer is that there used to be a second, outer rampart, but this was quarried away for its gravel. The remains of the outer rampart and the infilled ditch form a broad terrace on the eastern side of the hillfort.
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Poundbury
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jun 2005
Poundbury submitted by JimChampion on 5th Jun 2005. Looking south across the Frome valley at the ramparts of Poundbury hillfort. You can see its rectangular perimeter in this composite picture - no wonder the Romans liked the site. Parts of modern Dorchester can be seen poking out e.g. the keep-like military museum is on the left. (The line in the sky is a power cable that I couldn't get away from).
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Flower's Barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jun 2005
Flower's Barrow submitted by JimChampion on 5th Jun 2005. June 2005. Looking across to Flower's barrow cliff fort from Mupe bay. A patch of sunlight is illuminating the hill and the outline of the ramparts can be made out against the sky. The right hand side of the fort is disappearing into the sea! We had walked far enough to get to this point, keeping on going to Flower's barrow was out of the question. Not an easy site to access!
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