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Highdown barrows
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 5th Aug 2007
Highdown barrows submitted by JimChampion on 5th Aug 2007. Looking north at the pair of barrows, which are aligned north-aouth. Both mounds are around 10 metres in diameter and less than a metre high, the southern one being slightly smaller than the other.
Hurst Castle on Hurst Spit can be seen in the Solent to the north.
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Dry Tree Menhir
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 15th Aug 2007
Dry Tree Menhir submitted by JimChampion on 15th Aug 2007. A low-angle view of the menhir, in its gorsey surroundings. I didn't previously know that this was here, but earlier in the day we'd been on the tour of the neighbouring Goonhilly Earth Station (a bit expensive for a lot of BT hype, but you can get buy-one-get-one-free vouchers from various leaflets and local papers) and on the bus tour of the site the guide pointed out the menhir and the surrounding round barrows.
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Prospidnick Menhir
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 15th Aug 2007
Prospidnick Menhir submitted by JimChampion on 15th Aug 2007. Looking towards the south-west at the Long Stone (or Prospidnick Menhir). The stone is illuminated by evening sunshine through a convenient break in the clouds. The last few miles to this spot involved an interesting drive down very narrow Cornish lanes.
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Trethevy Quoit
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 15th Aug 2007
Trethevy Quoit submitted by JimChampion on 15th Aug 2007. Two-photo composite image of Trethevy Quoit. I was surprised to find that the quoit was right next to a row of houses, probably for two reasons. One - the other quoits I'd visited (in West Penwith) were all in fairly remote locations. Two - all the photographs I'd previously seen of it had been carefully composed in order to avoid or hide the houses. Here it is in all its back-garden glory.
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Nine Stones (Altarnun)
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 15th Aug 2007
Nine Stones (Altarnun) submitted by JimChampion on 15th Aug 2007. Three of the stones in the south-western quadrant of this restored stone circle. The deep puddles are in holes created by cattle that use the stones as scratching posts - there aren't many trees or fences out here on East Moor.
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The Hurlers
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 16th Aug 2007
The Hurlers submitted by JimChampion on 16th Aug 2007. Stones in the southern part of the central stone circle on a very agreeable summer's afternoon. The concrete setting of one is clearly visible. If you approach the stone circles along the well-worn path from the car park then these are the first three standing stones that you come across. In the distance the old engine house is home to the Minions Heritage Centre.
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Kenidjack Common holed stones
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Oct 2007
Kenidjack Common holed stones submitted by JimChampion on 23rd Oct 2007. August 2007. These holed stones are located 'out of the way' on Kenidjack Common, although this well-worn path passes right through the middle of them.
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Rillaton Barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Oct 2007
Rillaton Barrow submitted by JimChampion on 23rd Oct 2007. August 2007. Looking north at the lumpy form of Rillaton Barrow. Stowe's Hill is visible in the distance to the left of the barrow mound, including the Cheesewring.
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Treen Entrance Grave (SW)
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Oct 2007
Treen Entrance Grave (SW) submitted by JimChampion on 23rd Oct 2007. August 2007. Looking out north-west from inside the chamber of the entrance grave, towards the sea.
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Porthmeor Circle
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Oct 2007
Porthmeor Circle submitted by JimChampion on 23rd Oct 2007. August 2007. Three upright stones in this embanked circle - easily visible from the nearby road across the common.
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Trencrom Castle Well
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 24th Oct 2007
Trencrom Castle Well submitted by JimChampion on 24th Oct 2007. August 2007. View west from Trencrom Castle Well, with Castle-an-Dinas and the quarry in the distance towards the left.
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Alsia Well
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 24th Oct 2007
Alsia Well submitted by JimChampion on 24th Oct 2007. August 2007. The spring itself - to get to it you have to pass through an old iron gate and stoop beneath the bushes.
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Boslow Cross
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 24th Oct 2007
Boslow Cross submitted by JimChampion on 24th Oct 2007. August 2007. The southern side of the Boslow Cross, alongside a grassy path.
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Portheras Barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 24th Oct 2007
Portheras Barrow submitted by JimChampion on 24th Oct 2007. August 2007. The Portheras Barrow is somewhat overgrown with gorse - the mound is under there somewhere. The stone cist's capstone is visible, otherwise it would have been very difficult to find.
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Truthwall Common barrows
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 24th Oct 2007
Truthwall Common barrows submitted by JimChampion on 24th Oct 2007. August 2007. The green bracken-covered mound is a round barrow at grid reference SW38903257. The path on the left leads from the Kenidjack Common holed stones to the Tregeseal East stone circle. In the distance (towards the left) is the small town of St Just.
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Goonhilly tumuli
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 26th Oct 2007
Goonhilly tumuli submitted by JimChampion on 26th Oct 2007. August 2007. In the distance, across the heath is a large heather-covered round barrow at grid reference SW72522158. I didn't get any closer as I was wearing shorts and the heath is covered with the evil cornish gorse that is ankle-high and very spiky. The dish in the background is "Arthur", the oldest of the satellite communication dishes at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station.
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Sancreed Beacon Barrows
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 26th Oct 2007
Sancreed Beacon Barrows submitted by JimChampion on 26th Oct 2007. August 2007. View north from Sancreed Beacon, with the northern barrow in the foregound (at grid reference SW41432949)- including the capstone of the cist.
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Clitters Cairn
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 27th Oct 2007
Clitters Cairn submitted by JimChampion on 27th Oct 2007. August 2007. This thorn tree protrudes from the rubble of Clitters Cairn. The hollow (on the right) in the centre of the cairn was created by antiquarian digging. Now the combination of tree and a 1 metre deep dip makes a good place for sheep to shelter on the bare moor.
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The Ridge Cairn
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 27th Oct 2007
The Ridge Cairn submitted by JimChampion on 27th Oct 2007. August 2007. The remains of the Ridge Cairn in the foreground - the central region has been cleared to create a shelter for sheep.
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Hambledon Hill south long barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Nov 2007
Hambledon Hill south long barrow submitted by JimChampion on 3rd Nov 2007. July 2007. Looking north along the reconstructed oval mound of this long barrow. It is just to the south of the neolithic enclosure on the summit of Hambledon Hill (in the background). There is a cross-dyke just to the south of the barrow that defends the approach to the summit from the Hanford spur of Hambledon Hill.
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