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Île-Coalen allée couverte
Trip No.203 Entry No.577 Date Added: 5th Jun 2020
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 25th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Île-Coalen allée couverte submitted by thecaptain on 30th Mar 2006. The remains of this allée couverte can be found at low tide on the beach at the southwestern corner of Ile Coalen, at the northwest entry to the Trieux river estuary.
There is possibly the remains of a peristalith around it, or perhaps its bits of broken capstone, I cannot tell.
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Log Text: The remains of this monument can be found at low tide on the beach at the southwestern corner of Ile Coalen, which is just offshore from the mainland at the northwest entry to the Trieux river estuary. The island can be reached by walking from the mainland when the tide is out.
It is the remains of an allée couverte, the chamber of which has an orientation of 155°, the length of which was indeterminate to me. At the northwestern end is the remains of a seperate cell a couple of metres in length. Several side slabs, plus the two cross slabs are still in position, but the rest of it is a bit of a jumble, and has been knocked about a bit over the years. There is possibly the remains of a peristalith around it, or perhaps its bits of broken capstone, I cannot tell.
I enjoy coming to these island places - much more fun to come to than a field wall or suchlike.
Ilkerton Ridge Barrows
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 11th May 2010
Ilkerton Ridge Barrows submitted by TheCaptain on 11th May 2010. Several barrows and cairns are to be found on the crest of Ilkerton Ridge, one or two quite large and in very good condition, some of them very small and deteriorated.
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Ilkerton Ridge stones
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 11th May 2010
Ilkerton Ridge stones submitted by TheCaptain on 11th May 2010. I found a single stone standing about three feet tall, in a hollow amongst the dense heather.
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Ilot Roc'h-Avel
Trip No.203 Entry No.515 Date Added: 28th May 2020
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: France (Bretagne:Finistère (29))
Visited: Yes on 21st Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Ilot Roc'h-Avel submitted by thecaptain on 18th Jun 2006. Ilot Roc'h-Avel is a small island just offshore from Presqu'ile Ste-Marguerite, which can be easily walked to from the beach at Kerennoc when not high tide.
Just inland and up a bit from the cairn cut in half by the sea is another cairn, again of which certain edge set stones suggest remains of a chamber.
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Log Text: Just offshore from Presqu'ile Ste-Marguerite near the town of Landéda are a few small islands which can be reached at low tide, upon which there are stone monuments. Ilot Roc'h-Avel is one of these, which can be easily walked to from the beach at Kerennoc when not high tide tide.
Towards the western tip of the islet is the fascinating remains of a cairn which is now half on the island with the other half now taken by the sea. At the seaward edge can be seen a drystone walled chamber - only the northern half of which remains. A few large stones lie dotted about on the shoreline, which with a bit of imagination can be placed into position for some sort of chamber.
Just inland and up a bit from the cairn cut in half by the sea is another cairn, again of which certain edge set stones suggest remains of a chamber.
There are lots of children out on the beach below, obviously a school visit. All sorts of fun and games are going on, girls shreiking when their feet touch weed or shells! Brilliant. AAaaaaaaarggghhhh - its a crab !!!!!!
Ingatestone
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: England (Essex)
Visited: Yes on 30th Nov 2013
Ingatestone submitted by theCaptain on 30th Nov 2013. Two of the large sarsens now flank the entrance to Fryerning Road from the High Street.
This is the southern stone.
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Innisidgen Lower
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 1986
Innisidgen Lower submitted by enkidu41 on 27th Apr 2004. A poorly preserved entrance grave. Most of the roofing stones have disappeared although the passage is still clearly visible.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Innisidgen Upper
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 1986
Innisidgen Upper submitted by enkidu41 on 27th Apr 2004. SV 9220 1265
This entrance grave on St. Mary's comprises a 26' diameter mound and an 18' long entrance passage roofed with 5 large capstones.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Irishman’s Wall circle
Date Added: 13th Apr 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 8th Apr 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Irishman’s Wall circle submitted by TheCaptain on 13th Apr 2025. There were a few upright stones making an arc, with a small sector of about three very close together. Note the filled in excavation trench
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Log Text: Fabulous sunny day to Dartmoor to check out the "new" Taw Marsh stone circle etc. This one is easily found by walking along the trackway south from Belstone, and then heading off the track to the west, just before reaching the Irishmans Wall. Its position was notable for the flattened area of short grass, and remnants of the filled in excavation trenches. There were a few upright stones making an arc, with a small sector of about three very close together. I think that this would be some remnants of a cairn circle rather like the nine stones, rather than a true stone circle.
Iron Hill North
Date Added: 14th Oct 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 19th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Iron Hill North submitted by stu on 21st Jul 2002. 596147 NE Lakes Sheet.
10 stones remain on one side of a wall.
First stone on right is limestone the rest granite, this is found also at the Gamelands circle, Gunnerkeld and Iron Hill south a few metres away.
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Log Text: Continuing on south and I park near the large flooded quarry, from where it’s a short walk uphill to the east to the top of Iron Hill. The northerly circle is a ring of stones surrounding a large round tumulus which is bisected by the field wall which runs right over the top of it. On the southern side, the circle of kerbstones is almost complete, but I could see nothing on the northern side, but couldnt gain access to have a close look.
Iron Hill South
Date Added: 14th Oct 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 19th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Iron Hill South submitted by stu on 16th Jul 2004. NY596 148.
The small, slightly odd circle of Iron Hill South.
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Log Text: Just to the south of the hilltop barrow can be seen a small circle of large boulders, with a few more in the centre which may once have formed a cist.
Irons Well (Eyeworth)
Date Added: 8th Feb 2022
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Feb 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 2 Access 4
Irons Well (Eyeworth) submitted by JimChampion on 28th May 2006. January 2006. A view downstream from the chalybeate spring on a dull winter's day. Red ferric oxide precipitates out in the water, giving it a very orangey hue. The waters join a stream which feeds Eyeworth Pond.
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Log Text: New Forest walk with an expected lunch stop at Fritham, but the pub was closed. Leaving we go downhill to a large pond with some serious birdwatchers, before following the stream up the valley passing a muddy area with a fenced off spring with iron rust red water burbling out of it.
Joan Ford Newtake E
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Joan Ford Newtake E submitted by TheCaptain on 16th Apr 2019. The cairn has a well defined circular structure, with the wall built over the northern side, but leaving the large central cist clear. The cairn has a clear 8 metre diameter kerb of stones around the outside.
Here looking west.
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Log Text: From here it was unclear whether I should procede along the northern wall on the inside, or the outside in order to find the Joan Ford Newtake E cairn and cist. I went down the outside, and found the remains of the cairn after about a hundred yards, but on the inside of the wall. I got a boot full of boggy water in my attempt to get to the wall and take pictures, and there was no way I was going to get over the wall and barbed wire fence from here, so it was back to the gateway and along the wall again, this time on the inside. The cairn is a well defined circular structure, with the wall built over the northern side, but leaving the large central cist clear. The cairn has a clear 8 metre diameter kerb of stones around the outside, and all four sides of the cist remain, as well as the displaced capstone. I stopped to have my sandwich for lunch. Since leaving Sherberton Farm, I had not seen anybody all day until an RAF Hawk flew right above me at about 50 feet with a wing waggle!
Joan Ford Newtake row
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 2
Joan Ford Newtake row submitted by TheCaptain on 14th Apr 2019. Approaching the row from the hilltop to the north. The weaterworks lake is a good landmark.
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Log Text: Three slabs stand in a row on the slopes to the northwest of the Swincombe waterworks lake. This is an uncertain site, and it is not like any other prehistoric stone row on Dartmoor. I wondered whether it was part of some ancient settlement or industrial works, of which there are many in this area.
Joan Ford Newtake W
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 2
Joan Ford Newtake W submitted by Bladup on 19th Jan 2016. Joan Ford Newtake W, A little circle with a wall going though it and incorporating two stones. No trace of an internal cist.
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Log Text: Having decided to walk further than the short loop, and to visit the Joan Forn Newtake and cross at the Swincome waterworks, I proceeded out across the moor in a west and southwest direction. Leaving the hardened trackway, I headed up to the hilltop on the way to the enclosure, and noted what were probably cairns, or perhaps hut circles. From there over to the corner of the enclosure wall with its gated entrance, at which I noted some reasonably sized stones, but stupidly didn't realise these were the remains of the Joan Ford Newtake W cairn circle, and didn't take pictures.
Jõelähtme
Date Added: 27th Oct 2019
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Estonia
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2003
Jõelähtme submitted by thecaptain on 1st Nov 2003. Jõelähtme burial mounds. A few miles to the East of Tallinn, Estonia
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Joncas Dolmen
Trip No.203 Entry No.195 Date Added: 20th Apr 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Lot (46))
Visited: Yes on 31st May 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Joncas dolmen submitted by thecaptain on 5th Jul 2005. Joncas dolmen, near to Limogne-en-Quercy, sitting well within its tree covered mound still.
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Log Text: A kilometre walk west of the village of Limogne-en-Quercy along the GR.65 long distance footpath and signposted, you come to this dolmen. Still sitting largely in its mound, the chamber is 3.5 metres long by 1.5 metres wide, facing to the east at 108°. The capstone is unfortunately broken, and only part remains covering the chamber.
When I was here, the surrounding area is covered in flowers of all shapes and colours, on a lovely warm sunny morning.
Joselière Dolmen
Trip No.203 Entry No.29 Date Added: 1st Apr 2020
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique)
Visited: Yes on 14th May 2005. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 4
Joselière Dolmen submitted by AlexHunger on 3rd Jun 2005. Unusually square 4 chambered square Cairn with double entrances in Pornic. Chambers with apses similar to single Maltese temples. Excavated In 1970s and restored 1985.
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Log Text: As soon as I got here this nice quiet place was flooded with people either returning from the beach or a walk along the clifftop. It is superbly positioned in a field about 50 metres from the sea but it’s a shame about the wartime gun emplacement here also. This transepted burial mound has been restored recently and is in fine condition. It consists of a single entrance corridor which faces eastwards on a bearing of 112° with four internal chambers opening up on the sides which are about 2 metres in width and high enough for me to stand up inside. The cairn is very square with sides about 11 metres in length barely bigger than the internal structures and with a nice white quartz stone at the entrance.
Kalmott cairn circle
Date Added: 14th Oct 2022
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 19th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Kalmott cairn circle submitted by VapourTrail on 28th Sep 2009. Kalmott cairn on a typically dull Cumbrian day in September.
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Log Text: Continue south to Oddendale, where plenty of parking is available on the open moor. Walking south, and below the trees beside the wall just past the farm entrance is found a small circle of stones with a central cist structure. A lovely little monument, and makes me wonder how many more of these there must have been all over these hills.
Karlane Dolmen
Trip No.203 Entry No.316 Date Added: 29th Apr 2020
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 9th Jun 2005
Karlane Dolmen submitted by TheCaptain on 9th Jun 2011. A bit further down the lane from the first dolmen, a few stones which are probably remnants of the second dolmen could be seen on top of a little mound across a freshly ploughed field.
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Log Text: Not far from Bergnon are two dolmens marked down a little lane. I walked down the lane but couldn’t really find anything, although I was assured by a passing chap on a bike, that it is possible to access both dolmens. But the barriers, crops and hedges here made it all too much effort for probably little gain, so I didn't try too hard. A bit further down the lane, a few stones which are probably remnants of the second dolmen could be seen on top of a little mound across a freshly ploughed field.
Kastell Koz
Trip No.203 Entry No.484 Date Added: 26th May 2020
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: France (Bretagne:Finistère (29))
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Kastell Koz submitted by theCaptain on 25th Jan 2010. This is a superb cliff castle, made on the beautiful headland of the Pointe de Beuzec jutting north into the Baie de Duarnenez
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Log Text: This is a superb cliff castle, made on the beautiful headland of the Pointe de Beuzec jutting north into the Baie de Duarnenez. It is defended on its southern side from the mainland with several rows of banks and ditches. The views from here are superb.