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Swingate F
Date Added: 15th Jul 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Swingate F submitted by enkidu41 on 1st Sep 2004. The location of this stone provides extensive views over the sea towards the Lizard peninsula.
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Log Text: On towards Mousehole and Swingate F, and again I see a stone standing in a field nowhere near where marked. A nice pointed stone down nearer the sea I don’t go for a closer look, as I have to get on. I am now getting very tired and weary. I thought the walk would only take an hour and half, but it was very demanding so took a lot longer. I had not carried my bag, and omitted to take water and sustenance, and well before I got back I was really suffering. Eventually I get to the cove and just have time for a crab sandwich from the cafe. Head up to the Lamorna Wink for a pint, but it has shut at 3:00, 5 mins before I got there. Damn. Where now? I know, over to Treen and the Logan Rock. An eventful day, but no mermaids today. Aided a knackered man doing coastpath by taking him to the bus stop, and a rescued a young Londoner and wife who had crashed his car because the roads are not wide and straight enough.
Swingate E
Date Added: 15th Jul 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Swingate E submitted by enkidu41 on 1st Sep 2004. The location of this stone is just north of the coastal path and provides extensive views out to sea.
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Log Text: I just about make it through the field of young bullocks before they all come sauntering over to see me. In the next field is Swingate E, but nowhere near where it was marked on the portal, and it doesn't look all that ancient to me. It later turns out that many of these stones around here are innacurately marked on the portal, something I try to correct later. It is very hard to know round here what is an ancient menhir and what is a more modern rubbing stone, as most of the fields have a central stone.
Swingate C
Date Added: 15th Jul 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Swingate C submitted by Bladup on 8th Nov 2012. Swingate C.
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Log Text: After the Kemyel Crease farm buildings the path continues through some woodland with a spring / well which is very pleasant. Out into fields again and through Kemyel Drea with its slightly confusing paths and herd of inquisitive cows. I get back on track and see the top of Swingate C above the cropped field in which it stands.
Kemyel B
Date Added: 15th Jul 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Kemyel B submitted by Bladup on 8th Nov 2012. Kemyel B.
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Log Text: Now to look for Kemyel B. I can find nothing at the place its marked on my map, perhaps its hidden in the hedge or a bit of rough ground. Still finding nothing, I decide to carry on along the track behind the farm, where I find a nice big stone acting as a gatepost, so assume this is it. Now I am back looking at the portal, and I see several pictures of this stone telling me that it is not Kemyel B. However, it will have to do me as I need to get on.
Kemyel A
Date Added: 15th Jul 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 3
Kemyel A submitted by enkidu41 on 1st Sep 2004. A 6' high stone standing in the middle of a field.
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Log Text: Walking from Lamorna Cove over the top to Mousehole, then back along the coastpath, there are many stones to be found in the fields near Lamorna. It’s a lovely walk up the Lamorna valley to the old mill, then head up into the fields towards Kemyel farm. The first stone, Kemyel A, is a nice 6 footer centrally in the field, so I go for a close look.
Boleigh Fogou
Date Added: 9th Jul 2025
Site Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jun 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Boleigh Fogou submitted by ocifant on 3rd Oct 2004. The entrance to the fogou.
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Log Text: The plan for today is a visit to Boleigh Fogou then down to Lamorna Cove for a coastal walk to Mousehole. I had tried to call the contact number for Rosemerryn house several times, but got no response. As I was passing I saw two ladies wandering the grounds in the woods, so thought I would ask them. However, they turned out to be guests at the rental house, but did tell me that there may be somebody up in the main house to ask. So I walked up the road and along the driveway, when a lady came cycling down the lane, so I said hello and asked if she knew anything. She was in fact (Laura?) the owner of the house. I explained that I would like to see the fogou, and had called but not had an answer, but as I was actually down here near the place, and spoken to the ladies in the garden, I thought that it was worth going to see if anyone was in. She was very nice about it and seemed pleased to show me the fogou, which is not far outside the main house in a little woodland. Thank you very much. The fogou is wonderful, all quiet and calm away from the heat. The main passageway is now open at both ends letting adequate light in, and looks like it collects a large pool of water when it is wet, but not something for today. There are several white globes hanging from the ceiling, probably spiders egg cases, but maybe something to do with bats, or indeed just balloons of seafog. The creep passage off to the left has a small entrance, which I was unable / unwilling to crawl through, but could stick my head and camera inside for a picture. What a magical place this is, and its great to have been able to visit after all these decades.
Symonds Yat Fort
Date Added: 11th Jun 2025
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 4th May 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Symonds Yat Fort submitted by TheCaptain on 5th Apr 2004. Symonds Yat Fort, Symonds Yat, Gloucestershire, SO563157
Iron age hillfort on the headland of Symonds Yat Rock, high above a complete U Bend in the river Wye.
This is a view of the eastern end of the inner ditch and bank, the defended headland being to the right.
This is a smashing place to visit on a nice day, of which this was most definately NOT one.
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Log Text: Used the car park and café before a long walk down over the river Wye to King Arthurs cave and back. By the car park machines, there is now a nice display of the hillfort including a bronze model representation
King Arthur's North
Date Added: 4th Jun 2025
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Herefordshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th May 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
King Arthur's North submitted by TheCaptain on 4th Jun 2025. Just up from the main cave, we get to these other large caves, again with a double entrance
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Log Text: A bit further round the cliff face with lots of small entrances, and get to another large cave, again with a double entrance. One of the entrances leads into a substantial passage, the other a large chamber.
King Arthur's Cave
Date Added: 30th May 2025
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Herefordshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th May 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
King Arthur's Cave submitted by sem on 23rd Aug 2006.
This cave was inhabited from the Upper Palaeolithic to the Bronze Age, a period of over 50,000 years. Finds here include bone, flint and "imported" pebbles. Caves nearby have also yielded Beaker and Roman pottery, but as this cave was also used to extract iron in the 18th and 19th centuries much archaeological evidence has been destroyed.
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Log Text: We walk on through the Lords Wood and arrive at a car park just above King Arthurs caves, to which we wander down. The caves are very interesting and we spend a fair while exploring in them, a longish cave to the right with a smaller separate entrance on the left, with a connection between them. Up in the car park is a noticeboard with all sorts of historical detail and stories about them.
Madawg Rockshelter
Date Added: 23rd May 2025
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Herefordshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th May 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Madawg Rockshelter submitted by TheCaptain on 23rd May 2025. Heading upstream along the northern side along the river Wye, and on the left the left a bare rockface with various small cave entrances and overhangs.
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Log Text: Heading upstream along the northern side along the river Wye, and on the left the left a bare rockface with various small cave entrances and overhangs.
Cavall's Cave
Date Added: 23rd May 2025
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Herefordshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th May 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Cavall's Cave submitted by TheCaptain on 23rd May 2025. From King Arthur's Cave head down a steep valley path covered in wild garlic to the river Wye again. To the left are what appear to be quarries with various cave entrances in the lower face.
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Log Text: From King Arthur's Cave head down a steep valley path covered in wild garlic to the river Wye again. To the left are what appear to be quarries with various cave entrances in the lower face. From here we head back to Symonds Yat crossing the Biblins wire rope bridge.
Symonds Yat West
Date Added: 23rd May 2025
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Herefordshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th May 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Symonds Yat West submitted by TheCaptain on 23rd May 2025. A circular walk from Symonds Yat, crossing the Wye on the hand ferry, then it’s a slog up forest trails through the woods and get to these caves. They were tentatively fenced off, but easy to get to and have a look in. On the right looking at them is a decent sized cave
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Log Text: May bank holiday circular walk from Symonds Yat, crossing the Wye on the hand ferry, then it’s a slog up forest trails through the woods and get to these caves. They were tentatively fenced off, but easy to get to and have a look in. On the right looking at them is a decent sized cave, with a smaller one to the left. There are plenty of other small cave entrances and mine shafts about, so be careful !
Metheral Hill boundary stones
Date Added: 7th May 2025
Site Type: Marker Stone
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 8th Apr 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 2
Metheral Hill boundary stones submitted by TheCaptain on 11th Apr 2025. I note that they are lined up side on to each other, and that they are aligned on to the position of the White Moor stone circle. Is this some kind of ancient alignment, or just my imagination running wild? More probably they are aligned along the boundary, of which a further marker is the Whit Moor Stone. I like to think its more ancient than that.
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Log Text: Walking back to Belstone from Hund Tor, I notice two stones standing, marked on the map as Boundary Stones. They are both about 5 foot tall, and have a T carved in them. They have obviously been here a long time as they are all weather worn, so much so that I wonder whether they were ever anything else. I then note that they are lined up side on to each other, and that they are aligned on to the position of the White Moor stone circle. Is this some kind of ancient alignment, or just my imagination running wild? More probably they are aligned along the boundary, of which the next marker is the Whit Moor Stone. I like to think its more ancient than that.
White Moor Cairn
Date Added: 7th May 2025
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 8th Apr 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 2
White Moor Cairn submitted by TheCaptain on 12th Jun 2004. White Moor Cairn, Dartmoor, Devon SX634895
Situated between the stone circle and the Whit Moor Stone are the remains of a cairn.
This is seen here as the darker area in the heather.
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Log Text: Between the Whit Moor stone and the stone circle is a clear cairn to be seen. With it being so dry and the new years growth yet to happen, it's looking more significant than I remember from 21 years ago.
White Moor Cairn
Date Added: 7th May 2025
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jun 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 2
White Moor Cairn submitted by TheCaptain on 12th Jun 2004. White Moor Cairn, Dartmoor, Devon SX634895
Situated between the stone circle and the Whit Moor Stone are the remains of a cairn.
This is seen here as the darker area in the heather.
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Log Text: Between this White Moor stone and the circle are the remains of a cairn.
White Moor Stone
Date Added: 7th May 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 8th Apr 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 2
White Moor Stone submitted by TheCaptain on 12th Jun 2004. White Moor Stone, Dartmoor, Devon SX634895
150 metres southeast of White Moor Stone Circle is the Whit Moor Stone, which is more than 5 feet in height, and has been adapted as a parish boundary stone, with its parish marks cut into it. This stone is almost certainly much older than just a boundary stone, and is likely to be associated in some way with the circle.
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Log Text: Before setting off to Hound Tor, I firstly head southeast to the White Moor stone and the whole of the northeastern moor opens up in front of me, right over to Hamel Down and Hay Tor, which I was not expecting to see.
White Moor Stone
Date Added: 7th May 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jun 2004. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 2
White Moor Stone submitted by TheCaptain on 12th Jun 2004. White Moor Stone, Dartmoor, Devon SX634895
150 metres southeast of White Moor Stone Circle is the Whit Moor Stone, which is more than 5 feet in height, and has been adapted as a parish boundary stone, with its parish marks cut into it. This stone is almost certainly much older than just a boundary stone, and is likely to be associated in some way with the circle.
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Log Text: Situated on a flat saddle of land between Little Hound Tor and Hound Tor, miles away from any signs of modern life in the middle of the desolate moor, and there are views for miles around in almost all directions from the site. 150 metres southeast of the circle is the Whit Moor Stone, which is more than 5 feet in height, and has been adapted as a parish boundary stone, with its parish marks cut into it. This stone is almost certainly much older than just a boundary stone, and is likely to be associated in some way with the circle. Between this stone and the circle are the remains of a cairn.
White Moor Down
Date Added: 24th Apr 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 8th Apr 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 2
White Moor Down submitted by cazzyjane on 20th May 2014. A beautiful circle probably more impressive after doing such a long hike to get here! My first two attempts were aborted after firstly being shrouded in fog and secondly after getting stuck in very boggy marshland!
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Log Text: Approaching the top of the hill, I was expecting the stone circle to come into view much sooner than it actually did. In fact it is not to be seen until it is fairly close. It’s a lovely circle and on a superb sunny and clear day like today this is a most fabulous place, with extensive views all around. I spend a fair bit of time here taking lots of pictures, including full 360 degree panoramas from within the circle.
White Moor Down
Date Added: 24th Apr 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jun 2004. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 2
White Moor Down submitted by TheCaptain on 12th Jun 2004. White Moor Down Stone Circle, Dartmoor, Devon SX634896
This is a truly lovely stone circle, situated on a flat saddle of land between Little Hound Tor and Hound Tor, miles away from any signs of modern life in the middle of the desolate moor, and there are views for miles around in almost all directions from the site. There are 18 remaining stones of a probable nineteen arranged fairly evenly, in a circle of diameter 20 metres. The stones are arranged flat side inwards, and vary in height bet...
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Log Text: This is a truly lovely stone circle, situated on a flat saddle of land between Little Hound Tor and Hound Tor, miles away from any signs of modern life in the middle of the desolate moor, and there are views for miles around in almost all directions from the site. There are 18 remaining stones of a probable nineteen arranged fairly evenly, in a circle of diameter 20 metres. The stones are arranged flat side inwards, and vary in height between 2 and 4 feet high. 150 metres southeast of the circle is the Whit Moor Stone, which is more than 5 feet in height, and has been adapted as a parish boundary stone, with its parish marks cut into it. This stone is almost certainly much older than just a boundary stone, and is likely to be associated in some way with the circle. Between this stone and the circle are the remains of a cairn.
White Hill, Devon
Date Added: 19th Apr 2025
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 8th Apr 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
White Hill, Devon submitted by graemefield on 11th Aug 2014. Large hut circle within enclosure.
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Log Text: I now head northeast to cross the Small Brook running down from the moor, which requires finding a suitable place to jump across, and thankfully it isnt too boggy here today. Now I can head southeast up the hillside towards White Moor stone circle along a fairly reasonable path, which passes the remains of a couple of settlements, with clear hut circles and other features.