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Stanton Drew Great Circle
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 29th Apr 2012
Stanton Drew Great Circle submitted by theCaptain on 29th Apr 2012. Uh Oh, what is that popped out from behind the stones when you are not looking? Some sort of troll from Malreward? or just a hoody wearing chav from the other side of Maes Knoll?
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Chew Stoke
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 12th May 2012
Chew Stoke submitted by theCaptain on 12th May 2012. Destroyed stone circle once supposed to have stood near where the Methodist church is now built. Some stones were to be found laying in the hedge nearby in the last century.
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Leigh Down
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 12th May 2012
Leigh Down submitted by theCaptain on 12th May 2012. Description of Leigh Down stone circle from "The Lost Stone Circles of North Somerset" by EK Tratman.
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Cheddar Museum of Prehistory
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jan 2014
Cheddar Museum of Prehistory submitted by theCaptain on 5th Jan 2014. Cheddar Museum of Prehistory seen within is setting at the lower end of Cheddar Gorge.
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Goughs Cave (Cheddar)
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jan 2014
Goughs Cave (Cheddar) submitted by theCaptain on 5th Jan 2014. The entrance to Goughs Cave seen within it's setting at the lower end of Cheddar Gorge.
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Battlegore
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Apr 2014
Battlegore submitted by theCaptain on 3rd Apr 2014. The furthest north barrow, in the field just to the south of the stream, is around 18 metres diameter and 1 metre high. It is partially surrounded by a ditch.
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North Stoke Promontory Fort
Date Added: 11th Apr 2022
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jul 2015. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
North Stoke Promontory Fort submitted by TheCaptain on 30th Jul 2015. Panorama from the north western slopes of the promontory fort. The fort itself on the top of the plateau behind. The scarp of the hill has been shaped.
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Log Text: Having a walk round Lansdown, passed through this hillfort. Didn't notice too much of the internal banks and ditches, but must have walked alongside them for a while! The hilltop edge is very steep, and the views to south and west are supreme. A lovely place to stand and stare!
Wain's Hill
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 18th Aug 2015
Wain's Hill submitted by TheCaptain on 18th Aug 2015. The northeastern corner of Wain's Hill showing part of the ramparts outside the woodland. Clevedon Pier in the background.
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Eastwood Fort, Portishead
Date Added: 6th Nov 2023
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2016. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Eastwood Fort, Portishead submitted by TheCaptain on 6th Mar 2016. The western end of Eastwood Hill and fort, as seen from Battery Point.
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Log Text: Ancient woodland covered limestone hill, now a nature reserve, to the north of Portishead, beside the shipping channel into Portbury and Avonmouth docks, and the river Avon up to Bristol. As such has been an important strategic place since history began. There's a lot of history to the area - the remains of an Iron Age fort can be seen above the path on the north side of the Wood. The Romans also arrived at some point. World War 2 gun emplacements were sited at Battery Point and a military presence has been here as far back as the Civil War when a fort on the site was stormed by parlimentarians.
Battery Point
Date Added: 6th Nov 2023
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Battery Point submitted by TheCaptain on 6th Mar 2016. The Seafarers Memorial Stone, at Battery Point, Portishead.
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Log Text: A nice stone with many fossilised shells to be seen within it, stands strategically at Battery Point, Portishead, as the Seafarers Memorial Stone, a memorial to seafarers of the west country. The stone monument marks the closest place on a UK coast which large ships pass. The dedication is to the seafarers of the West Country who, “since the Middle Ages, on voyages of discovery in times of peace and war, have passed this point, some never to return.”
Tarr Steps Prehistoric Bridge
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Ancient Trackway
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 21st Nov 2016
Tarr Steps Prehistoric Bridge submitted by TheCaptain on 21st Nov 2016. Tarr Steps pictures after Storm Angus had done its worst on Saturday. The follow up storm today has also completely flooded the bridge and threatened more damage.
Picture from ENPA
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East Pinford (NW)
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jun 2017
East Pinford (NW) submitted by TheCaptain on 15th Jun 2017. This stone setting in the wilds of Exmoor is a lovely 6 stone rectangle, or two rows of three stones arranged like the dots on a domino. A proper Exmoor 6 Pack.
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Toms Hill
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jun 2017
Toms Hill submitted by TheCaptain on 15th Jun 2017. This stone setting in the wilds of Exmoor is a 6 stone rectangle, or two rows of three stones arranged like the dots on a domino.
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Black Down barrows (Mendip)
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2017
Black Down barrows (Mendip) submitted by TheCaptain on 5th Sep 2017. Bronze age round barrows sit on top of the western end of the Black Down ridge, the highest part of the Mendip Hills.
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Tynings Farm Barrow Group
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2017
Tynings Farm Barrow Group submitted by TheCaptain on 5th Sep 2017. Bronze age round barrows of the Tynings Farm Barrow Group, high on the Mendip Hills.
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Beacon Batch
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2017
Beacon Batch submitted by TheCaptain on 5th Sep 2017. Many round barrows sit on top of Beacon Batch, the highest point of the Mendip Hills.
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Charterhouse Earthwork
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2017
Charterhouse Earthwork submitted by TheCaptain on 5th Sep 2017. Charterhouse Amphitheatre
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Stanton Drew NE Circle
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2017
Stanton Drew NE Circle submitted by TheCaptain on 5th Sep 2017. Stones of the Stanton Drew NE Circle from the field gate.
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Thorncombe Hill Cairns
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 17th Nov 2017
Thorncombe Hill Cairns submitted by TheCaptain on 17th Nov 2017. Remains of several barrows on Thorncombe Hill, part of the Quantock Hills ridge
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Thorncombe Barrow
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 17th Nov 2017
Thorncombe Barrow submitted by TheCaptain on 17th Nov 2017. Large 17m diameter bowl barrow on Thorncombe Hill high above the Trendle Ring at the top of the Quantock Hills ridge.
There was a freezing cold wind, and some heavy showers, so we did not delay our walk by detouring to look at this barrow.
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