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Butte de Goassec'h
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: France (Bretagne:Finistère (29))
Visited: Yes on 27th Aug 2019
Butte de Goassec'h submitted by TheCaptain on 27th Aug 2019. The Butte de Goassec'h is a newly discovered large chambered cairn to the south of Carhaix-Plouguer. Currently (2019) being excavated, it has been rich in discoveries with the update in the butte of a large megalithic architecture containing 3 Dolmens that have not been open for 4000 years!
The archeologist in charge of the excavations is Florian Cousseau. "The results are beyond what we could expect, can't wait for the next few years!"
Picture from france3-regions
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Butte-aux-Houx alignement
Trip No.204 Entry No.84 Date Added: 16th Jul 2020
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jul 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 2
Butte-aux-Houx alignement submitted by ocdolmen on 16th Sep 2009. Saint-Gondon menhir
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Log Text: Try as I might, I couldn't find any of these menhirs shown on the ign 1:25000 map. The map shows 5 menhirs lined up along the ridge, but the forest and undergrowth here is very thick, and there are many private keep out signs. Some of the area they are shown in is being bulldozed and flattened, no doubt to make more holiday houses for rich Parisiens. Hopefully none of the menhirs are suffering this fate, but I couldn't be sure.
Before I completely gave up and went back to the van, I tried again from another angle, and eventually found a menhir at N47.836, W0.2812. It's about 3 metres tall and in dense undergrowth, but there was no obvious signs of any of the others.
Butterbrook
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jul 2004
Butterbrook submitted by thecaptain on 22nd Jul 2004. Butterbrook Stone Rows, Dartmoor, Devon SX652599
On Harford Moor, near the upper reaches of Butter Brook, are the remains of a couple of stone alignments, which are very close together. The easiest to find is a short double row, which extends in a northeasterly direction away from a small cairn.
Just to the north of this is a single row of stones, which crosses beyond the end of the double row.
This is a view looking to the east, with the remains of the double row seen to the right of ...
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Butterdon Down Cairns
Date Added: 28th Sep 2020
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 4th Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Butterdon Down Cairns submitted by TheCaptain on 4th Mar 2019. On the top of Butterdon Hill are remains of several cairns.
Looking southeast with Mardon Down on the horizon.
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Log Text: Being such a beautiful day, I walk up to the top of Butterdon Hill, much of which is covered in Gorse, and it’s a bit of a struggle to get to the actual top the way I have approached it. Once on top, it is obvious that there are remains of several cairns up here, and many more of the ancient boundary type constructions, some of which also have large side set slabs within them. The views from up here are fabulous, and its like being up here on a summer day rather than in February. The sky is all a bit hazy, and its obvious there are several fires burning, I suspect from burning of the gorse and bracken.
Butterdon Down West
Date Added: 28th Sep 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 26th Feb 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Butterdon Down West submitted by TheCaptain on 28th Feb 2019. Heading around the hillside until I find the stone, my first view of it being nothing like I was expecting, a tall thin curved shape presenting itself to me.
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Log Text: Crikey, an easy to reach Dartmoor standing stone which has no pictures on the Portal, so I'd better go visit it. It's not the easiest place to park at Butterdon, but I find somewhere not blocking anything, and it’s a beautiful spot. Walk westwards up the lovely, almost tunnel like bridleway before getting onto the open downland, and head around the hillside until I find the stone, my first view of it being nothing like I was expecting, a tall thin curved shape presenting itself to me. The stone is taller than me, being just over 2 metres tall, and a nice granite slab, crystals sparkling in the bright sunlight, and a good crop of lichen hair on top.
About 40 metres south from the stone is a fairly large triangular slab standing on edge. A closer look at this, and I am not convinced it is an old standing stone, perhaps more of a large slab once making up part of a reave or boundary, as it looks to be in a fairly straight line of some kind with many more large stones present. Further walking around on this hillide, and it is seen that there are lots of these stones over the place, and fairly obviously many of them being in straight rows with each other.
Butterdon East
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Would like to visit
Butterdon East submitted by SandyG on 4th Jan 2019. Eastern stone. A substantial fallen pillar measuring 5m long stands up to 0.56m above the surrounding ground. View from west (Scale 1m).
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Butterdon Hill Barrow
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Aug 2004
Butterdon Hill Barrow submitted by thecaptain on 2nd Aug 2004. Butterdon Hill Barrow, Dartmoor, Devon SX657594
Large cairn just beside the Butterdon Hill stone row, at the point where the row changes direction as it drops over the edge of the ridge, and at what is the crest of the hill when seen from the north. It is possible that it was once surrounded by a ring of stones, but this cairn has been much altered over the years.
Viewed here looking towards the northwest
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Butterdon Hill Cairns
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 5th Aug 2004
Butterdon Hill Cairns submitted by thecaptain on 5th Aug 2004. Butterdon Hill Cairns, Dartmoor, Devon SX655587
At the summit of Butterdon Hill are two very large cairns, with others to be seen in the vicinity. The southern of the pair, on the actual summit of the hill, has been fairly mutilated, with a trig point and various walls of shelters now built into and around it.
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Butterdon Hill Row
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 6th Aug 2004
Butterdon Hill Row submitted by thecaptain on 6th Aug 2004. The remains of this fantastic row run for nearly 2 kilometres across the moor in a roughly northerly direction from Butterdon Hill.
The row drops off from the ridge at Butterdon Hill barrow and continues towards the top of Piles Hill. At the lowest part of the slopes, the alignment is pretty well defined.
This view is looking south as the row meanders its way across the lower slopes. On the skyline can be seen Butterdon Hill Barrow, at which point the row reaches the top of the ridge and ...
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Butterdon Stone Circle
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Aug 2004
Butterdon Stone Circle submitted by thecaptain on 3rd Aug 2004. Butterdon Stone Circle, Butterdon Hill, Dartmoor, Devon SX656588
The fantastic Butterdon Hill stone row starts at a cairn situated just downslope to the north of the largest cairn on the hilltop. The cairn is the usual mass of stones with a hollowed out middle, about 8 metres in diameter. Outside the remains of the cairn lies a ring of large fallen slabs, which once must have made an impressive ring.
This view is to the north, along the row, of which the first half mile can be seen as th...
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Buttern E
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 16th Mar 2010
Buttern E submitted by theCaptain on 16th Mar 2010. Buttern Hill stone circle, 14 March 2010.
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Buttern Hill Cairns
Date Added: 11th Oct 2024
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 2
Buttern Hill Cairns submitted by LordMureth on 10th Nov 2019. Visited again today, and realised I'd never uploaded a pic....!
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Log Text: On the way home from Padstow on a grey mizzley day, I park at Bowithick, then its a wet and muddy at times climb to the top of Buttern Hill. Once at the top, with the rain a bit heavier and limited views, I visit the 4 obvious cairns, with wild horses in attendance. What a splendid thing the large cist is in the main cairn, which seems a bit like a ring cairn with the chamber in the centre. I am fairly sure there is more up here than just the four cairns, but I'm not staying here exploring for long in this terrible weather. Then in misty drizzly weather I head down the far side through a load of cattle to the source of the river Fowey and the Buttern Hill stone row. Head back skirting much of Buttern Hill on its north side, then down the stream trying to avoid the wet on the way back to the car, but get in knee deep at one place!. Head for a pint at the Rising Sun, Altarnun.
Buttern Hill NE row ?
Date Added: 11th Oct 2024
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Buttern Hill NE row ? submitted by TheCaptain on 9th Oct 2024. Part way up the northeastern slopes of Buttern Hill from Bowithick, I think there is possibly remains of a stone row heading down the hill. There are several large edge set slabs about 50 yards in length, seemingly regularly spaced, particularly noticeable where they cross a leat. I can find no reference to anything being here at all, but have noticed that others mention them. It is possibly remains of an ancient wall or boundary, perhaps to do with the old mineworkings here, but I was intrig...
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Log Text: On the way home from Padstow on a grey mizzley day, I park at Bowithick, then its a wet and muddy at times climb to the top of Buttern Hill. Part way up I think there is possibly remains of a stone row heading down the hill, with several large edge set slabs about 50 yards in length, seemingly regularly spaced, particularly where they cross an old leat. I suspect its more likely remains of an ancient wall or boundary, but I was intrigued all the same. I can find no reference to anything here at all.
Buttern Hill row
Date Added: 13th Oct 2024
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Buttern Hill row submitted by SandyG on 16th Jan 2018. Looking north along the northern length of the row (Scale 1m).
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Log Text: From the top of Buttern Hill, in misty drizzly weather, I head down the far side through a load of inquisitive cattle to the source of the river Fowey and the Buttern Hill stone row, which is easier to find than I was expecting, and with larger stones. Probably about a dozen stones remain to be found, with a good section of 5 evenly spaced nearer the uphill, northern end. I head back skirting much of Buttern Hill on its north side, then down the stream trying to avoid the wet on the way back to the car, but still get in knee deep at one place! A change of footwear, then head for a pint at the Rising Sun, Altarnun.
Buttern Hill settlement
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 4th Apr 2010
Buttern Hill settlement submitted by theCaptain on 4th Apr 2010. The remains of a very well preserved double walled hut circle, almost 10 metres in diameter with its floor level dug into the hillside to level it, can be found at SX 6555 8865.
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Buttern W
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 31st Mar 2010
Buttern W submitted by theCaptain on 31st Mar 2010. Is there anything left to see today of the possible remains of Buttern Hill (W) circle?
I saw a couple of slightly erect stones a bit further to the north of the main circle, on the far side of the valley. So I went for a look.
I found a couple of edge set stones, spaced about the same as the main circle, with other fallen stones and buried stones which could be considered to be a part of a circle, at position SX 6486 8855.
But I was not convinced.
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Buzareingues Dolmen 1
Trip No.203 Entry No.168 Date Added: 16th Apr 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Aveyron (12))
Visited: Yes on 26th May 2005. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Buzareingues dolmen 1 submitted by thecaptain on 28th Nov 2005. Buzareingues 1 dolmen is a nice little thing, still almost completely contained within its mound.
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Log Text: This is a lovely little dolmen sitting on top of a nice little mound, which is still a couple of metres high, but which is not much larger than the by now standard chamber 4 metres long, 1.8 metres wide, facing 104°. It aligns directly to a significant hill, the Puech de las Fadès, which has a significant cliff face and what looks to be a shaped top, to which many legends are attached. It is quite easily found, and signposted, but there isnt anywhere to park a camper van without obstructing the track, so I was in a bit of a hurry here.
Buzareingues dolmen 2
Trip No.203 Entry No.169 Date Added: 16th Apr 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Aveyron (12))
Visited: Yes on 26th May 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Buzareingues dolmen 2 submitted by thecaptain on 28th Nov 2005. Buzareingues 2 dolmen, these days not much more than a broken capstone.
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Log Text: This dolmen is a wreck, just really the broken remains of a capstone, although the remains of one of the side slabs can be made out. As with its much better condition neighbour, it aligns towards the east, facing directly to a significant hill, the Puech de las Fadès, with a cliff face and what looks to be a shaped top.
Buzza Hill
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2003
Buzza Hill submitted by paulcall on 17th Oct 2006. There are two pairs of stones facing the chamber, one pair in the foreground and one pair to the left. They seem rather far away to be part of the original structure.
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Log Text: Sailing trip from Plymouth over to the Scilly Isles. While ashore, have a walk around Peninnis Head.
Bwlch Bach a'r Grib cairns
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Nov 2007
Bwlch Bach a'r Grib cairns submitted by TheCaptain on 2nd Nov 2007. On top of the second hilltop on the Y Grib ridge, at SO18503073, is a stonebuilt round cairn about 10 metres in diameter.
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