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The Toots (Oldbury)
Date Added: 9th Sep 2020
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jun 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
The Toots (Oldbury) submitted by 4clydesdale7 on 4th Jul 2011. The best evidence of the Fort - the NNE rampart looking SE
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Log Text: At the end of a walk along the Severn estuary and all round the old Oldbury Nuclear Powerstation, I walked back to Oldbury-on-Severn right through the Toots camp. Nice roadsign leading to it, and some information boards have now been put up in the village.
The Toots (King's Stanley)
Date Added: 23rd Oct 2021
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Mar 2009. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
The Toots (King's Stanley) submitted by thecaptain on 22nd Apr 2009. The Toots - seen on the skyline of Selsley common above the church. Viewed here from Stroud
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Log Text: Remains of a large unexcavated Long Barrow on the Cotswold escarpment slopes of Selsley Common, just to the south of Stroud in Gloucestershire. Possibly called 'The Toots' because of a hollow in the middle which makes it look as if it is composed of two mounds. The views on a good day from here are terrific, and the common is a favourite place for dogwalkers, kite flyers and model plane flying.
The Toots (King's Stanley)
Date Added: 23rd Oct 2021
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
The Toots (King's Stanley) submitted by AngieLake on 21st Oct 2015. Facing WSW on 22nd Sept with the glare of the setting sun at Equinox highlighting the dips and bumps on top of The Toots. The River Severn is glimpsed in the distance, top right. Views are spectacular up here!
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Log Text: Walking "The Selsey Circuit" of the Cotswold Way with San, and passed over the Toots. Snow on the hilltops!
The Stones, Tresallyn Cross
Date Added: 5th Nov 2019
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 28th Sep 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
The Stones, Tresallyn Cross submitted by theCaptain on 20th Dec 2012. The stone circle at Tresallyn Cross
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Log Text: The garden of author and artist Ed Prynn's bungalow at Tresallyn Cross, St Merryn, just a few miles from the Padstow to Wadebridge road, is a site to be seen. All sorts of megalithic monuments have been recreated here using roughly hewn modern Cornish granite. There is a stone circle, a men-an-tol, a rocking stone, a triangular Tolvan stone (the Wedding Stone) and a large Lanyon quoit style construction (the Angels Runway), and there is even a fougou constructed under the lawn. Many other stones and and artefacts are to be seen, including wishing well, maze and suchlike.
The Stiperstones
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Nov 2018
The Stiperstones submitted by TheCaptain on 14th Nov 2018. The large cairn on the top of the Stiperstones ridge, between Manstone Rock and the Devil's Chair.
Its over 500m above sealevel, and we were in the clouds on this November day.
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The Sill
Date Added: 22nd Apr 2023
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
The Sill submitted by Anne T on 25th Jun 2019. The Sill building, as seen from its north eastern corner. It is located in Once Brewed, immediately next to the B6318 (Old Military Road).
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Log Text: Day on Hadrians Wall. Drive to Housesteads, bus to The Sill, cup of coffee, then walk up to the trig point on Winshield Crag before walking back eastwards along Hadrians wall to Housesteads Fort
The Sanctuary.
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 25th Sep 2020. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 5
The Sanctuary. submitted by JJ on 4th Nov 2003. Aerial Photograph copyright JJ Evendon
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Log Text: Over the A4 to the Sanctuary, perhaps I can sit and have lunch here, but the circle of concrete breezeblocks has a couple of alternative types sat in the centre and dinging little bells. Couple of photos and move on.
The Sanctuary.
Date Added: 8th Oct 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th Oct 1998
The Sanctuary. submitted by JJ on 4th Nov 2003. Aerial Photograph copyright JJ Evendon
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Log Text: Visit lots of ancient sites on a long off road cycle tour from Avebury to Windmill Hill, along the Wansdyke and back up Kennet Avenue
The Sanctuary Barrows
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 25th Sep 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
The Sanctuary Barrows submitted by vicky on 26th Apr 2002. The linear barrow cemetery on the opposite side of the road to the Sanctuary in Avebury.
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Log Text: The plan was to stop here to eat my lunch but the field was full of bullocks, the wind was blowing strong and there was too much noise from the traffic on the A4.
The Rumps
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Mar 2014
The Rumps submitted by theCaptain on 23rd Mar 2014. The wonderful Rumps Point as seen from the cliffs to the west in 1986. It probably hasn't changed much since then!
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The Round Pound
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Oct 2004
The Round Pound submitted by thecaptain on 23rd Oct 2004. The Round Pound, looking northwest from across the road which has been curved to pass around it.
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The Ring (Gloucestershire)
Date Added: 20th Jun 2021
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2021. My rating: Ambience 3 Access 3
The Ring (Gloucestershire) submitted by h_fenton on 19th Nov 2011. The Ring, enclosure on Cleeve Hill (Cleeve Common) Gloucestershire.
Kite Aerial Photograph from the north west.
13 November 2011 @ 2.35pm
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Log Text: Cotswold Way walk from Seven Springs to Cleeve Hill. After visiting the trig point, dropped down to the carpark and golf club for a beer. Walked right by The Ring and forgot to have a look and take note. Beer was needed!
The Ridge Cairn
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 12th Dec 2010
The Ridge Cairn submitted by TheCaptain on 12th Dec 2010. Approaching the cairn along the top of the hill from the southwest.
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The Queen Stone
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Herefordshire)
Visited: Yes on 13th Nov 2006
The Queen Stone submitted by thecaptain on 13th Nov 2006. The Queen Stone, Symonds Yat, seen from across the River Wye to the north at the Old Forge.
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The Polisher (Fyfield Down)
Date Added: 28th Oct 2019
Site Type: Polissoir
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
The Polisher (Fyfield Down) submitted by TheCaptain on 24th Sep 2019. At long last, I have been to visit this fabulous stone.
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Log Text: At long last, I have been to visit this fabulous stone. On this beautiful September fay, I sat and had lunch with the Polisher. I must have been here best part of an hour, watching the Red Kites circling, and didn't see another soul. It's really moving sat here, just where people would have been sat 5000 years ago.
The Polisher (Fyfield Down)
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Polissoir
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 25th Sep 2020. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
The Polisher (Fyfield Down) submitted by TheCaptain on 24th Sep 2019. At long last, I have been to visit this fabulous stone.
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Log Text: Yes indeed, the chap in the black fleece has gone to the polisher, and is taking all sorts of photos. I sit and wait halfway down the hill, but may still be in some of his pictures. He moves on downhill, and I see him busily taking lots of pictures of some of the stones. I take my chance and go have a good look at the polisher. Fabulous. After my 5 minutes here I walk back up to the Ridgeway and stop for a sit down and to collect my thoughts etc. noticing that the bloke in the black fleece has moved back up to the Polisher. He must have moved away to let me have my visit. As I walk on south I notice he is following behind me, but heads back towards Avebury, so was obviously only on a mission to the Polisher.
The Longstone (Shovel Down)
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 16th Oct 2004
The Longstone (Shovel Down) submitted by thecaptain on 16th Oct 2004. The awesome 3 metre tall Shovel Down Longstone.
Seen here looking southeast towards Thornworthy Tor
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The Longstone (Piles Hill)
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 7th Aug 2004
The Longstone (Piles Hill) submitted by thecaptain on 7th Aug 2004. This large stone just below the summit of Piles Hill, over 2 metres in height, leans at an angle although it has been only recently re-erected. It probably marked the northern end of the Butterdon Hill stone row.
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The Long Stone (Minions)
Date Added: 8th Sep 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 20th Sep 2009. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
The Long Stone (Minions) submitted by thecaptain on 31st Aug 2008. Long Tom, near Minions.
Picture from about 1980.
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Log Text: What a fantastic stone this is. As for the Hurlers, it is decades since I was last here, and it is bigger and better shaped than I remember. It is 2.6 metres tall and very slender, and covered in some beautiful lichens. With the sun dropping down in the sky, the golden light on this stone is superb. Only problem is the vehicle tracks all around it, having churned up the grass of the moor. What is up with these people who seem to feel the need to mess everything up?
The Langstone
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 1st Oct 2007
The Langstone submitted by TheCaptain on 1st Oct 2007. The Langstone, with Great Mis Tor in the background.
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