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Lanacombe 3
Date Added: 4th Feb 2020
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
Lanacombe 3 submitted by TheCaptain on 1st Aug 2007. My hat and bag are marking the positions of fallen stones I found under the turf.
It looked to me as if this setting was once perhaps two rows running up the hillside, perhaps a sixpack.
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Log Text: Car parking is available at SS 76428 42356. From here follow the bridleway eastward to the row. Whilst in the area it is worth having a look at the other Lanacombe stone rows and Trout Hill 4.
Hoaroak 1
Date Added: 4th Feb 2020
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 12th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Hoaroak 1 submitted by TheCaptain on 30th May 2010. Most of the stones are less than 18 inches long, and fallen, or else just stubs of stone still fast in the ground. Only one stone really stands proudly near the centre of the setting.
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Log Text: This row can be reached either by walking from Brendon Two Gates (SS 76507 43252) which takes you past the rows on Cheriton Ridge or from Shallowford (SS 71409 44955) which avoids a couple of steep climbs.
Hawk's Tor (South)
Date Added: 4th Feb 2020
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 26th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 3
Hawk's Tor (South) submitted by SandyG on 29th Sep 2019. The Hawk's Tor (South) stone row, view from the east.
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Log Text: Limited parking is available at SX 26006 76124. From here walk north along the bridleway to SX 25940 76282 where the left branch in the track should be followed. The lower slopes of the hill are covered in dense vegetation and it is easy to get lost in the myriad of small tracks, but experience showed that it is best to stick to the more clearly defined ones or alternatively visit in the winter or spring when the vegetation is likely to be less of a problem. It is certainly worth making the effort.
Halscombe
Date Added: 4th Feb 2020
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 16th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Halscombe submitted by SandyG on 28th Oct 2019. The Halscombe Stone 'grid type' triple stone row. Photograph taken April 2019, view from the south. The row is orientated NNE to SSW and there are a number of cairns in the vicinity.
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Log Text: Limited car parking is available at SS 76074 38505. Taking special care walk uphill along the public highway to SS 76067 38274 and enter the moorland through the gate. Head west across the moor to the row.
Furzehill Common 1
Date Added: 4th Feb 2020
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 12th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
Furzehill Common 1 submitted by TheCaptain on 18th May 2010. On the western slopes of Furzehill Common ridge, I first found a large boulder like stone, and with some further searching around, I found a sort of line of stones running down the side of the hill.
View here looking northwest, along the West Lyn valley.
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Log Text: This row can be reached either by walking from Brendon Two Gates (SS 76507 43252) which takes you past the rows on Cheriton Ridge or from Shallowford (SS 71409 44955) which avoids a couple of steep climbs.
Coley Water, South
Date Added: 3rd Feb 2020
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 10th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Coley Water, South submitted by SandyG on 9th Sep 2019. Largest upright in the Coley Water, South stone row. View from south (Scale 1m). Photograph taken 10th April 2019
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Log Text: Limited car parking is available at SS 84543 44569. From here follow the track leading south west to the row which is situated adjacent to it.
Careg Lywd 2
Date Added: 3rd Feb 2020
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Mar 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 1
Careg Lywd 2 submitted by SandyG on 23rd Oct 2019. Looking north along the row. The northern length of the row has been exposed by peat erosion and a shift in orientation coincides with an adjacent rock outcrop which blocks views from parts of the row. The row is orientated NNW to SSE and there is another stone row in the vicinity.
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Log Text: Car parking is available at SN 85567 15530. From here walk north east along the waymarked path to SN 86267 15799. Head south east up the hill for about 400m. You will need a map and or GPS device and stout footwear. The terrain is particularly tough and care needs to be taken. This site is best visited at the same time as Careg Lwyd 1.
Hoscombe SE
Date Added: 3rd Feb 2020
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 10th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
Hoscombe SE submitted by SandyG on 10th Oct 2019. Looking east along the southern part of the Black Barrow, South stone row (Scale 1m). Visited 10th April 2019.
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Log Text: Limited car parking is available at SS 84543 44569. From here follow the track leading south west to SS 83567 43802. Then head west to the row. This route takes you past Coley Water, South and Porlock Allotment stone rows.
Almsworthy
Date Added: 3rd Feb 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Almsworthy submitted by thecaptain on 24th Nov 2006. Almsworthy Common is stated by various sources to be the remains of two concentric ovals, or up to six lines of stones, but I felt it was fairly random.
Its quite fun wandering round trying to figure out what patterns the stones are making. I can see six in this picture, with a few more hidden from view by the heather.
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Log Text: Car parking is available at SS 83533 42236. From here head south east along the track to the row.
Grain Earth House
Date Added: 10th Feb 2019
Site Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 2
Grain Earth House submitted by SandyG on 22nd Aug 2015. Steps leading down into the souterrain. The blue torch is essential for the visit. The key is now available from Judith Glue opposite Kirkwall Cathedral (8th June 2015).
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Dwarfie Stane
Date Added: 10th Feb 2019
Site Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Dwarfie Stane submitted by SandyG on 20th Aug 2015. 19th century graffiti on the southern face of the stone. (10th June 2015).
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Cuween Hill
Date Added: 10th Feb 2019
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Cuween Hill submitted by SandyG on 19th Aug 2015. View from the east of the well trodden path leading up to the cairn. (2nd June 2015).
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Cubbie Roo's Burden
Date Added: 10th Feb 2019
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Cubbie Roo's Burden submitted by SandyG on 18th Aug 2015. View from the south. Shame about the electric pole (3rd June 2015).
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Comet Stone (Orkney)
Date Added: 10th Feb 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Comet Stone (Orkney) submitted by SandyG on 17th Aug 2015. Comet stone and its smaller neighbours. View from west. (9th June 2015).
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Brough of Deerness
Date Added: 10th Feb 2019
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Brough of Deerness submitted by SandyG on 16th Aug 2015. Well on the promontory would have been the source of water. (8th June 2015).
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Brough of Bigging
Date Added: 10th Feb 2019
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Brough of Bigging submitted by SandyG on 15th Aug 2015. View from the north east. (11th June 2015).
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Brodgar Farm Standing Stones
Date Added: 10th Feb 2019
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Brodgar Farm Standing Stones submitted by SandyG on 14th Aug 2015. Its amazing these stones survived. It would be equally surprising if there had not been others. Might they have once formed part of an alignment leading between the Ring of Brodgar and Stones of Stenness. (9th June 2015).
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Log Text: These stones are visible from the public highway.
Gurness
Date Added: 10th Feb 2019
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Gurness submitted by SandyG on 13th Aug 2015. Interior looking towards the entrance. (4th June 2015).
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Broch of Borwick
Date Added: 10th Feb 2019
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Broch of Borwick submitted by SandyG on 12th Aug 2015. The broch stands on the edge of a very spectacular cliff. (7th June 2015).
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Birsay
Date Added: 9th Feb 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Birsay submitted by SandyG on 10th Aug 2015. Norse houses on Birsay. (4th June 2015).
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