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Thickthorn Down (North)
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Apr 2005
Thickthorn Down (North) submitted by JimChampion on 22nd Apr 2005. April 2005. Looking northwest at the long barrow immediately to the SE of the western terminal of the Dorset Cursus. The barrow is 47m long, 20m wide with a silted-up U-shaped ditch open at the nearest end.
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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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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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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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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 Hurlers Pipers
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st Oct 2006
The Hurlers Pipers submitted by JimChampion on 31st Oct 2006. August 2006, on a rainy afternoon close by the Hurlers stone circle. The Pipers in monochrome, since the natural colours were so desaturated anyway. A very exposed location. Cornish folklore question: Why would you have pipers at a hurling game?
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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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The Harp Stone
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 19th Apr 2008
The Harp Stone submitted by JimChampion on 19th Apr 2008. The Harp Stone is in the hedge in the foreground, on the far side of the field. In the distance the keep of Corfe Castle dominates the gap in the chalk ridge of the Purbeck Hills.
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The Dongas
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Trackway
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jan 2005
The Dongas submitted by JimChampion on 23rd Jan 2005. January 2005. The 'Dongas' trackways in the foreground, steep sided gulleys running NW towards Winchester (seen in the distance). The hillfort on St Catherine's Hill can be seen on the left.
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The Devil's Bed and Bolster
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 18th Apr 2007
The Devil's Bed and Bolster submitted by JimChampion on 18th Apr 2007. Stones at what was presumably the entrance to the chambered tomb. They seem to have a faintly pink hue in this photo - they were partially illuminated by camera flash in the shade of the trees. Seen on the Portal meet 15 April 2007, thanks to Hamish's directions and TheCaptain's keen observations.
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Testwood Lakes
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 5th May 2007
Testwood Lakes submitted by JimChampion on 5th May 2007. Part of a bronze age boat was discovered during the excavation of Meadow Lake, the most northerly in the Testwood Lakes complex. This photo shows a 'replica' of the kind of boat that the find came from. A plaque on the side of the boat reads 'Boats of this type were once used to cross the English Channel 3500 years ago. They were made of oak planks sewn together with twisted yew bark. The remains of a Bronze Age boat like this were found during the construction of the lakes in 1996.' The River B...
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Tenants Hill enclosure
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jun 2006
Tenants Hill enclosure submitted by JimChampion on 3rd Jun 2006. The medieval dew pond on Tenants Hill, confusing labeled as a "hut circle" on the Ordnance Survey maps. Strong afternoon sunshine is not best for bringing out these earthwork features, but there is different vegetation growing in the pond (nettles?). The bank behind the pond is the southern side of the Bronze Age enclosure. In the distance (center) is Long Barrow Hill.
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Telegraph Hill Bowl Barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th Mar 2005
Telegraph Hill Bowl Barrow submitted by JimChampion on 19th Mar 2005. March 2005. The Telegraph Hill bowl barrow from the south with the trees of the Telegraph Hill plantation behind.
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Swyre Head
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 26th Apr 2008
Swyre Head submitted by JimChampion on 26th Apr 2008. Approaching the barrow at Swyre Head along the bridleway from the north-west (Kimmeridge and Smedmore Hill).
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Sweet Track
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Trackway
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 9th Aug 2006
Sweet Track submitted by JimChampion on 9th Aug 2006. The southern half of the course of the Sweet Track runs through Shapwick Heath NNR, which is open to the public - leaflets and maps are available from the English Nature office next to the Peat Moors Centre. This photo shows one of the interpretative boards (with braille) explaining what the track was, how it was discovered and how its remains are being protected today. A modern-day track runs alongside (visible bottom right) - it is made from recycled plastic bottles.
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Sutton Down long barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 6th May 2007
Sutton Down long barrow submitted by JimChampion on 6th May 2007. Two-photo composite image of the long barrow on Sutton Down. In the distance, to the left of the barrow, is the chalk scarp which is home to the Fovant Regimental Badges and Chiselbury hillfort.
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Strodgemoor Barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2007
Strodgemoor Barrow submitted by JimChampion on 17th Jul 2007. Looking south along the eastern side of the barrow. The ditch is clearly visible in the foreground, curving off to the right. In the distance is Cranes Moor and Kingston Great Common.
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Stowe's Pound
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st Aug 2006
Stowe's Pound submitted by JimChampion on 31st Aug 2006. Remains of the rocky enclosure wall on top of Stowe's Hill known as Stowes Pound. The information on the displays at Minions village describe it as a neolithic inclosure. This view looks across the Tamar Valley towards Dartmoor.
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Stoney Littleton
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 18th Apr 2007
Stoney Littleton submitted by JimChampion on 18th Apr 2007. The famous ammonite cast, on the left-hand lintel of the entrance. Seen on the Portal meet 15 April 2007.
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Stonehenge.
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th Apr 2005
Stonehenge. submitted by JimChampion on 4th Apr 2005. 4 April 2005: like something from "The Birds" huge numbers of starlings swoop around Stonehenge and settle on the stones. Some birds of the crow family (not sure which ones) are busy making their nests in holes in the trilithons.
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