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Skara Brae
Date Added: 16th Jan 2021
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jan 2021
Skara Brae submitted by PAB on 15th Jan 2021. Information board, 'Early Houses'
Visited June 2016
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Barnhouse Settlement
Date Added: 16th Jan 2021
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jan 2021
Barnhouse Settlement submitted by PAB on 15th Jan 2021. Barnhouse settlement.
June 2016
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Stan Stane, North Ronaldsay
Date Added: 20th Jan 2021
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jan 2021
Stan Stane, North Ronaldsay submitted by PAB on 20th Jan 2021. A slightly oblique view of the southern face of 'Stan Stane', showing its beautiful lichen covering.
June 2016
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Loch of Houlland
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 15th Oct 2006
Loch of Houlland submitted by pab on 15th Oct 2006. View south over the Loch of Houlland and its broch.
The next broch south in the chain around the Shetland coast was sited on the hill at Sae Breck which can be located on this picture from the square remains on the horizon of the WWll building which was built on the same site. There are no readily identifiable remnants of the Sae Breck broch, but its position can be located through the trig point shown on OS maps.
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Pund's Water
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 21st Oct 2006
Pund's Water submitted by PAB on 21st Oct 2006. Close-up of lintel and entrance. The Chambered Cairn sits on a plateau above the loch caled Pund's Water, one of many glacier-formed lochs on Shetland.
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Ness of Burgi
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Oct 2006
Ness of Burgi submitted by PAB on 22nd Oct 2006. Also taken from Jarsloff, this zoomed picture shows the position of the Ness of Burgi Fort on the edge of the peninsular.
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Tonga Fort, Scatness
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Oct 2006
Tonga Fort, Scatness submitted by PAB on 22nd Oct 2006. Tonga Fort is very close to the site known as Ness of Burgi, a headland on which another fort has been excavated. This map places the Tonga Fort ramparts in context, especially when read in conjunction with the RCAHMS description referred to on the main Tonga Fort site.
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Sumburgh Airport Broch
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 25th Oct 2006
Sumburgh Airport Broch submitted by pab on 25th Oct 2006. Interpretation Board at the Old Scatness site next to Sumborgh Airport. The site has been found to contain far more than just the Broch, with surrounding settlements spanning many centuries still being identified.
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St Ninian's Isle
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 17th Nov 2006
St Ninian's Isle submitted by pab on 17th Nov 2006. St Ninian’s Isle lies off the western coast of the most southerly part of the Shetland Mainland. It is linked to the mainland by a beautiful stretch of sand (called a tombola), which locals advised us would only be covered by the sea in extreme storms every decade or so. It is an absolutely wonderful place.
St Ninian’s Isle was the site of a valuable find of a hoard of ecclesiastical silver-ware in July 1958, and it was also found to have been in use through the Iron and Bronze ages.
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Jarlshof
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 20th Feb 2008
Jarlshof submitted by pab on 20th Feb 2008. Jarsloff, looking across to the fort on Ness of Burgi.
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Loch of Houlland
Date Added: 12th Feb 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Shetland)
Visited: Yes on 15th Oct 2006
Loch of Houlland submitted by pab on 15th Oct 2006. View south over the Loch of Houlland and its broch.
The next broch south in the chain around the Shetland coast was sited on the hill at Sae Breck which can be located on this picture from the square remains on the horizon of the WWll building which was built on the same site. There are no readily identifiable remnants of the Sae Breck broch, but its position can be located through the trig point shown on OS maps.
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Dun Vulan Broch
Date Added: 4th Apr 2011
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (South Uist)
Visited: Would like to visit
Dun Vulan Broch submitted by Creative Commons on 19th Apr 2010. Site in South Uist Scotland
Built in the Iron Age, in the last few centuries BC, Dun Vulan broch would have dominated the landscape.
Copyright Frances Watts and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Pollachar
Date Added: 9th Feb 2012
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (South Uist)
Visited: Yes on 24th Sep 2011
Pollachar submitted by pab on 24th Sep 2011. Strangely low in ambiance - perhaps knowing that it had been re-erected made it seem less 'authentic'?
Grossly unfair of course!
Date of visit: 12 May 2011
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Roques de Teneguia
Date Added: 15th Jan 2012
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Spain (Canary Isles)
Visited: Would like to visit
Roques de Teneguia submitted by Klingon on 19th Jun 2009.
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La Zarza
Date Added: 9th Feb 2012
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Spain (Canary Isles)
Visited: Yes on 4th Feb 2012
La Zarza submitted by PAB on 4th Feb 2012. Position of the La Zarza Rock Art site within the Parque Cultural.
The Parque is located within a ravine containing a beautiful mixeture of laurel, pine and other trees. It is approx 15 minute walk from the entrance & museum - rather slippery in wet conditions.
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Mihintale Temple
Date Added: 23rd Aug 2015
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Sri Lanka
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Mihintale Temple submitted by PAB on 23rd Aug 2015. Mihintale Temple.
The location where Buddhism was introduced to Sri Lanka in 247 B.C. - a place of real peace, despite the crowds!
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Dambula Cave temple
Date Added: 24th Aug 2015
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Sri Lanka
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2013. My rating: Ambience 4
Dambula Cave temple submitted by PAB on 23rd Aug 2015. Dambula Cave Temple - the external view of the main caves accessible to visitors.
Peter Boyle / March 2013
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Anuradhapura
Date Added: 24th Aug 2015
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Sri Lanka
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2013. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4
Anuradhapura submitted by PAB on 23rd Aug 2015. Refectory, in Anuradhapura complex.
The 19m 'Rice Canoe' is on the right - the smaller trough is believed to be for the curry.
Peter Boyle / March 2013
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Adam's Peak
Date Added: 28th Aug 2015
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Sri Lanka
Visited: Yes on 26th Aug 2015
Adam's Peak submitted by PAB on 26th Aug 2015. Adams Peak, Sri Lanka. Footage from 1933 of pilgrims available in the BGI Archives - Link under Comments.
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Sigiriya
Date Added: 28th Aug 2015
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Sri Lanka
Visited: Yes on 28th Aug 2015
Sigiriya submitted by PAB on 28th Aug 2015. Cobra Hood rock, Sigiriya.
Aptly named, and huge! The cave underneath the Cobra Hood rock contains ancient wall paintings.
March 2013
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