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Uffington White Horse
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Hill Figure or Geoglyph
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th Dec 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Uffington White Horse submitted by dodomad on 8th Mar 2012. The betting firm Paddy Power said it took six hours to create the rider, which was a temporary addition as a publicity stunt.
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Log Text: Surrounded by some really nice countryside and some interestingly shaped hills
Rollright Stones
Date Added: 27th Mar 2013
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 8th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Rollright Stones submitted by JimChampion on 17th Feb 2005. February 2005. A worms-eye view looking north into the King's Men circle. Lovely winter morning sunshine on a somewhat eerie site.
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Log Text: A heavily eroded site with many layers of history
King Stone at the Rollrights
Date Added: 27th Mar 2013
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 8th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
King Stone at the Rollrights submitted by enkidu41 on 30th Apr 2004. SP 297308
One of the Rollright Stones group, this extremely weathered 8' high stone is 300' away from the King's Men stone circle. It may have been connected with a destroyed Neolithic cairn.
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Log Text: A standing stone on the opposite side of the road to the stone circle, also on the site is a long barrow, round barrow and a cemetry
Swinside
Date Added: 27th Mar 2013
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Swinside submitted by rldixon on 15th Jan 2006. Swinside well worth the walk
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Log Text: A well preserved stone circle surrounded by beautiful scenery
Castlerigg
Date Added: 27th Mar 2013
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Castlerigg submitted by rldixon on 7th Jan 2009. castlerigg taken about 11am dec 2008
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Log Text: Lovely Stone Circle with some interestingly shaped mountains nearby
Long Meg
Date Added: 27th Mar 2013
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 7th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Long Meg submitted by nicoladidsbury on 13th Oct 2007. The dawn sun cast a perfect shadown on to Long Meg - I could hold one of the spirals in the palm of my hand!
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Log Text: Fascinating standing stone with carvings on next to a large stone circle
The Hurlers
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 21st Dec 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
The Hurlers submitted by Aleutia on 20th Jun 2012. Sunrise on the Summer Solstice 2012. Not a single person around
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Log Text: Three great stone circles, that are allegedly in alignment with the starts of Orion
Lanyon Quoit
Date Added: 27th Mar 2013
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 9th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Lanyon Quoit submitted by rldixon on 22nd Jul 2010. Lanyon Quoit taken in Infra Red 2008
i had a bit of time to play with some of my older photos i liked this one
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Log Text: Large dolmen with other megalithic structures in the vicinty
Chun Quoit
Date Added: 27th Mar 2013
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 8th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Chun Quoit submitted by sem on 16th Jun 2005. The capstone and the horizon.
There is a theory that dolmens (or quoits as they are known in Cornwall) were not totally covered in earth but the capstones were left uncovered and were a copy of the horizon. I have manipulated the tones in this shot to show this, but no shapes have been altered.
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Log Text: A beautiful ancient sculpture in an area full of megalithic remnants
Trethevy Quoit
Date Added: 27th Mar 2013
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 9th Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Trethevy Quoit submitted by Bunnyhugger on 12th Oct 2003. Trethevy Quoit
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Log Text: A huge sloping dolmen in a field next to a row of houses
Ciudad Perdida
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Colombia
Visited: Yes on 18th May 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 1
Ciudad Perdida submitted by ModernExplorers on 14th May 2012. View over the 'lost city'.
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Log Text: This site is an absolute gem and a must see for anyone interested in ancient sites. It is quite difficult to get to and I would say impossible without a guide but it is easy to find guides and travel agencies selling tours to the lost city.
I visited the site back in 2005 as part of a 6 day trek through the jungle. It takes 2 days (or 3 - depending on which villages you visit along the way) serious hiking through the Colombian jungle so you should have a decent level of fitness.
The city is based on a hill and to enter the site you must climb 1200 steps which lead from the river bed up to the city itself. The engineers were very skilled in building on hills; there are features in place that guide the water run-off down the hill without causing damage to the structures and there stone tiers throughout the city.
There are markings on some of the rocks that look like some form of ancient map and there are circular stone structures.
A beautiful site set in a beautiful location, just don't forget your insect repellant.
For further details on my trip in Colombia please follow the link:
http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/blog-490421.html
Ta Prohm
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Cambodia
Visited: Yes on 2nd Sep 2008. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Ta Prohm submitted by ModernExplorers on 12th May 2012.
Amazing trees, brilliant to see the roots devouring the ruins
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Log Text: Fantastic site, a must see
Angkor Wat
Date Added: 2nd Feb 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Cambodia
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2008. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Angkor Wat submitted by Roesler on 2nd Oct 2010. Legendary Ancient Khmer Temple
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Log Text: One of the many great temple structures, this is the main man - a huge structure with some amaizing artwork carved into its walls, part of the Amazing Angkor Complex
Pre Rup
Date Added: 2nd Feb 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Cambodia
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2008. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Pre Rup submitted by Roesler on 2nd Oct 2010. Ancient Khmer Temple near Angkor Wat.
Tower
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Log Text: One of the many great temple structures, part of the Amazing Angkor Complex
Neak Pean
Date Added: 2nd Feb 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Cambodia
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2008. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Neak Pean submitted by Roesler on 2nd Oct 2010. Ancient Khmer Temple Near Angkor Wat
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Log Text: One of the many great temple structures, part of the Amazing Angkor Complex
Preah Khan
Date Added: 2nd Feb 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Cambodia
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2008. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Preah Khan submitted by Roesler on 2nd Oct 2010. Ancient Khmer Temple near Angkor Wat
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Log Text: One of the many great temple structures, part of the Amazing Angkor Complex
Bayon
Date Added: 2nd Feb 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Cambodia
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2008. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Bayon submitted by ModernExplorers on 1st Feb 2013. The Temple
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Log Text: One of the many great temple structures - this one has eerie faces built into its structure, part of the Amazing Angkor Complex
Prasat Kravan
Date Added: 2nd Feb 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Cambodia
Visited: Yes on 9th Sep 2008. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Prasat Kravan submitted by ModernExplorers on 14th May 2012.
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Log Text: Another large temple, part of the Angkor Complex
Perperikon
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Bulgaria
Visited: Yes on 11th Jul 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Perperikon submitted by ModernExplorers on 6th Oct 2012. Walking up the megalithic corridor to the top
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Log Text: Some interesting ruins - columns, ceramic pots, a tower at the top of the hill but the more interesting features were the shapes carved or cut into the rock.
One of my favourite sites around the world
Ravne Tunnel Megaliths
Date Added: 1st Feb 2013
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Bosnia
Visited: Yes on 29th Jul 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Ravne Tunnel Megaliths submitted by ModernExplorers on 12th Nov 2012.
One of the huge megalithic blocks they have found
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Log Text: I worked excavating at the Bosnian Pyramids on the 2 week volunteer program.
Fascinating Sites in the valley next to Visoko