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Peetje en Meetje
Date Added: 9th Apr 2014
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Belgium (Oost-Vlaanderen)
Visited: Yes on 29th May 1998. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Peetje en Meetje submitted by Alta-Falisa on 23rd May 2014. Through the keyhole.
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Log Text: It annoys me that I have no photos of this from my visit in 1998. I had another look through my old boxes of photos and there was nothing at all that day of my cycling holiday, although I could have sworn differently. Perhaps my camera was left in my tent as we visited it on a day ride out from Oudenaaard. Very unlikely, I could swear I had pictures of a local windmill and the bar where we had lunch, but nothing was found.
Pèira Levada (La Glène)
Trip No.203 Entry No.175 Date Added: 19th Apr 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Aveyron (12))
Visited: Yes on 27th May 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Pèira Levada (La Glène) submitted by thecaptain on 22nd Mar 2006. High up on the windswept, sunbaked plateau, not far from the D.911 road north of Millau, this is one heck of a big dolmen which has sadly collapsed on one side.
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Log Text: High up on the windswept, sunbaked plateau, not far from the D.911 road north of Millau, this is one heck of a big dolmen which has sadly collapsed on one side. The views to the southeast over the river Tarn are astonishing, with the new motorway snaking its way down the distant hillside adding some interest.
The giant capstone must be 6 metres by 4 metres, and was sitting on two 4 metre long by 2 metre high side slabs, the eastern of which has tipped inwards letting the capstone fall this side. Its backstone has broken, allowing this to happen. The chamber faces unusually south of southeast at 154° - most of the dolmens round here are pretty close to due east. The back has at some point been walled up for use as a shelter.
Its a pity about the dirty modern buildings and busy road nearby.
Pen Hill Longbarrow
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 12th Sep 2006
Pen Hill Longbarrow submitted by thecaptain on 12th Sep 2006. This is a 45 metre long by 15 metre wide longbarrow which is to be found in a little fenced enclosure, just to the south of the summit of Pen Hill at the southern edge of the Mendip Hills just north of Wells.
The view to the southwest from here is fantastic, with the Somerset Levels spread out below.
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Pen Y Beacon
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jan 2018
Pen Y Beacon submitted by TheCaptain on 25th Jan 2018. The "portal" stones and some of the adjacent small circle stones on the northeastern side
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Pen y Fan Cairn
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jul 2017
Pen y Fan Cairn submitted by TheCaptain on 3rd Jul 2017. Pen y Fan seen from atop Corn Du, June 2017.
It gets busy, even on a Tuesday.
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Pen-y-Crug Barrow
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jun 2013
Pen-y-Crug Barrow submitted by theCaptain on 15th Jun 2013. Approaching the barrow across the flat heathland
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Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanrhidian Lower)
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (South Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 16th Jun 2013
Pen-Y-Gaer (Llanrhidian Lower) submitted by theCaptain on 16th Jun 2013. Pen-y-Gaer seen here looking west from Pen-Clawwd.
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Pen-y-Wyrlod
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 16th May 2004
Pen-y-Wyrlod submitted by TheCaptain on 16th May 2004. Pen-y-wyrlod, Chambered Tomb, Powys, SO224398
There is one smashing little slab sided chamber about 3 by 1.5 metres, with the stones protruding well up out of the remains of a stone built mound.
This is the view from the east
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Pendeen Fogou
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Would like to visit
Pendeen Fogou submitted by PaulM on 28th Aug 2001. Pendeen Vau Fogou, Manor Farm, Pendeen, West Penwith, Cornwall (SW381356)
An Iron Age fogou situated on a working farm (a great place to stay either in the 17th century converted manor house holiday cottage or the B&B).
This view is the fogou across the farmyard showing the external structure.
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Pendreff Alignement
Trip No.203 Entry No.466 Date Added: 25th May 2020
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: France (Bretagne:Finistère (29))
Visited: Yes on 17th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Pendreff Alignement submitted by thecaptain on 7th Dec 2006. The Kerfland menhirs are three gorgeous tall slender menhirs standing in a row at the edge of a wood south of Plomeur.
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Log Text: The Kerfland menhirs are three gorgeous tall slender menhirs standing in a row at the edge of a wood, easily reached down a little signposted footpath from the roadside a couple of kilometres south of Plomeur. They line up almost due north to south, at an alignment of 005° magnetic (in 2005) and are spaced about 5 metres apart from each other.
To me, these are the supermodels of the menhir world, each being over 5 metres tall yet only 30cm thick, and up to 2 m wide, and are very elegantly shaped into curvy features. The southern one is sort of pointing skywards. Unfortunately the central stone has obviously been broken in the past, but is cemented back together in a very reasonable way. It is just a pity that they are a bit overgrown, making pictures difficult, but not too badly.
Penhors stèle
Trip No.203 Entry No.471 Date Added: 25th May 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Finistère (29))
Visited: Yes on 17th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 3 Access 5
Penhors stèle submitted by thecaptain on 21st Dec 2006. This fantastic sculpted and grooved (cannelée) iron age stèle can be seen in the front garden of a home at Penhors, and is a good 4 metres tall.
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Log Text: This is a fantastic grooved and sculpted (cannelée) iron age stèle I saw in a front garden of a home I was passing at Penhors. It is almost perfectly shaped, round with grooves running up the sides, and tapered towards the top, which is a good 4 metres above the ground. This superb stèle was found fallen in a nearby hedge and re-erected in the garden. The granite from which it is made has originally come from at least 5 kilometres away.
Peninnis Head
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2003
Peninnis Head submitted by Bladup on 11th Jun 2022. Peninnis Head Outcrop
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Log Text: Sailing trip from Plymouth over to the Scilly Isles. While ashore, have a walk around Peninnis Head.
Peninnis Head Boundary
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2003
Log Text: Sailing trip from Plymouth over to the Scilly Isles. While ashore, have a walk around Peninnis Head.
Penn Beacon NE
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Would like to visit
Penn Beacon SE
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Would like to visit
Penn Beacon SE submitted by SandyG on 6th Oct 2014. The stone row with china clay workings in the background. View from north east.
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Pennance Entrance Grave
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 7th Oct 2008
Pennance Entrance Grave submitted by thecaptain on 7th Oct 2008. Although permission is needed to get to visit the Giant's Craw at close quarters, it can be seen from the B3306 near Zennor.
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Penwine Cross
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 7th Nov 2012
Penwine Cross submitted by theCaptain on 7th Nov 2012. The front face of tthis re-erected cross head has an equal armed cross engraved onto it.
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Penywyrlod
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 12th May 2004
Penywyrlod submitted by TheCaptain on 12th May 2004. Penywyrlod, Chambered Tomb, Powys, SO151316
What a find this tomb is. Upon approaching the Cairn across the fields, the first thing that is seen is that there is a very big mound here. This is a massive stone built long barrow, over 50 metres long and 25 wide, and still at least 4 metres in height, on a northwest southeast axis. Quite how this can have only been “discovered” in 1972 is beyond me !
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Penzance Market Cross
Date Added: 2nd Aug 2023
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jun 2023. My rating: Access 4
Penzance Market Cross submitted by Stonefly on 5th Aug 2011. The south-facing side.
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Log Text: I took a walk round some of the splendid Penzance gardens, and had a proper look at the lovely old market cross, nowadays just outside the café.
Perron Menhir
Trip No.202 Entry No.20 Date Added: 26th Mar 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Normandie:Orne (61))
Visited: Yes on 24th Apr 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Perron menhir submitted by TheCaptain on 7th May 2005. Perron menhir, Passais, Orne.
At least 3 metres high, this menhir is found signposted about 30 metres from the road in a private garden, although access to the stone is allowed up a driveway.
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Log Text: At least 3 metres high this menhir is found signposted about 30 metres from the road in a private garden although access to the stone is allowed up a driveway. There are at least two other large stones laying nearby and I wondered if one of these pieces was broken from the top of the menhir but the owner of the was in the garden and assured me that these had been put there as a garden feature by the previous owner.