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Balnuaran of Clava Centre
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 31st Jul 2006
Balnuaran of Clava Centre submitted by TimPrevett on 31st Jul 2006. Looking to the SW Passage Grave from the central cairn. Composite image.
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Balnuaran Of Clava NE
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Clava Cairn
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 31st Jul 2006
Balnuaran Of Clava NE submitted by TimPrevett on 31st Jul 2006. A composite of the NE Passage Grave and Stone Circle; the heavily cup marked stone is just visible to the right centre of the kerbing under the cairn.
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Ossom's Crag Shelter
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jul 2006
Ossom's Crag Shelter submitted by TimPrevett on 30th Jul 2006. Ossom's Eyrie Cave, high up on the crag; the main Ossom's Cave is not easily visible, but is below this cave. Viewed from the parking area in the valley having descended from Wetton.
Paleolithic, possible Neolithic and Roman finds have been noted.
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Wetton Low
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jul 2006
Wetton Low submitted by TimPrevett on 30th Jul 2006. Wetton Low - bowl barrow. Many of the barrows in this area are heavily depleted, with field boundaries running over them. This is one of the easier barrows to spot, courtesy largely of the trig point.
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Long Low
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jul 2006
Long Low submitted by TimPrevett on 30th Jul 2006. Looking to the NNE of Long Low, new styal over the wall. Two interesting things about Long Low: 1) It is the only long barrow in Staffordshire, and 2) It has rounded ends, which are either described as two round barrows, or as rounded terminals. This is very reminiscent of the Broadmayne Bank Barrow in Dorset. Drystone walling intersects it in several places, and I styal is incorporated into one of the western side walls.
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Thor's Cave
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jul 2006
Thor's Cave submitted by TimPrevett on 29th Jul 2006. The magnificent, awe inspiring Thor's Cave, looking out. Only a visit in person can convey the size of the place, and the ambience of looking into the Manifold Valley.
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Sevenways Cave
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jul 2006
Sevenways Cave submitted by TimPrevett on 29th Jul 2006. The view when one descends from the ridge around the west side, and find the first obvious entrance to the cave.
Seven Ways cave - so named because of 7+ entrances into it. Sited above and to the west of Thor's Cave, it is accessed by returning to the path just before the last descent to access Thor's Cave, and then heading up! Be careful - the drops come up unexpectedly, and there are some *big* drops. Also minor shafts and limestone fissures are not infrequent, so consider your route to a...
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Elder Bush Cave
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jul 2006
Elder Bush Cave submitted by TimPrevett on 29th Jul 2006. A view of the entrance with the crags to the east above Sevenways and Thor's caves showing. Elder Bush Cave had animal remains from Pleistocene period (exactly when is not given - not that helpful considering the length of the Pleistocene), with Upper Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze & Iron Ages, and Roman human activity all noted. Humans have been using these shelters for a long time, and animals even longer. On my visit, I did not enter the cave, as it was being used by a nest of bee...
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Wasbister
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Crannog
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2006
Wasbister submitted by TimPrevett on 22nd Jun 2006. The more northerly of the two crannogs in Wasbister Loch.
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Deepdale Stones
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2006
Deepdale Stones submitted by TimPrevett on 22nd Jun 2006. The surviving Deepdale stone, looking over Stenness Loch, in the direction of Brodgar, Stenness, and Maeshowe. Unstan tomb is just behind the stone on the first spur of land. This stone is about 6 feet high, but narrower than my hand.
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Fontmell Down
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jun 2006
Fontmell Down submitted by TimPrevett on 21st Jun 2006. A long cross dyke bisecting Fontmell Down, visible from Spread Eagle Hill road (used as an alternative Blandford - Shaftesbury route by many). The dyke is visible cutting across the hill here. A dedicated parking area, and public footpath give direct access to the centre of the dyke. Panoramic views to the west. One of 64+ cross dykes in Dorset.
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Hardy Monument Barrows
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jun 2006
Hardy Monument Barrows submitted by TimPrevett on 21st Jun 2006. The Hardy monument itself (nothing to do with Thomas, but one of Nelson's (Battle of Trafalgar) chief bods) with a barrow to the right, sunset sometime in early June. Superb panoramas up there.
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Cuween Hill
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jun 2006
Cuween Hill submitted by TimPrevett on 21st Jun 2006. This was the best feeling tomb on Orkney for me; darkness. No modern skylights. The solitude, and darkness are quite creepy, but it is superb. A very low crawl indeed, and investigating the four smaller chambers is a must. Best shots were without a flash, and I rather liked this self portrait just near the entrance. Summed up the feeling of this tomb, which some have called "The Tomb of the Beagles" due to the quanity of dog bones found here.
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Taversoe Tuick
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jun 2006
Taversoe Tuick submitted by TimPrevett on 21st Jun 2006. This two tier tomb was my other Orcadian favourite; visited about 10pm, the light level was still pretty good; a quick dash down the ladder with camera on timer to give a little more sense of scale to the monument. This is a site to spend time at; lends itself very well to a little mellow reflection.
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Chalice Well
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 26th May 2006
Chalice Well submitted by TimPrevett on 26th May 2006. Chalice Well gardens - a really beautiful place. Of all the environments created around holy wells, this must surely be one of the best, aesthetically pleasing. Absolutely stunning place.
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Avebury
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 22nd May 2006
Avebury submitted by TimPrevett on 22nd May 2006. Avebury snails; I don't recall having seen snails on standing stones before, so seeing this fellow (and some other companions) at Avebury, well, it seemed quite unusual. I'll keep looking at other sites from now!
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West Kennet Avenue
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 22nd May 2006
West Kennet Avenue submitted by TimPrevett on 22nd May 2006. The West Kennet Avenue, looking uphill towards Avebury. Perhaps I have watched too much Children of the Stones, but it is easy to see profiles of people in these stones.
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Bury Bank (Staffordshire)
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Staffordshire)
Visited: Yes on 20th May 2006
Bury Bank (Staffordshire) submitted by TimPrevett on 20th May 2006. The inner platform with trees following the arc of the rampart. Courses of pebbles can also be traced, forming what must have been walls at some period. See main entry for details.
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Stonehenge.
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 17th May 2006
Stonehenge. submitted by TimPrevett on 17th May 2006. Robin Heath instructing the group at a torrentially wet Stonehenge, on one of the Megalithomania field trips.
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Glastonbury Tor
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 17th May 2006
Glastonbury Tor submitted by TimPrevett on 17th May 2006. I awoke early Sunday morning; mist hung in the streets of Glastonbury - so I *knew* that above it would be fantastic, so I got out quick, eating breakfast on the go... as I ascended the tor, the mist began thinning to give a fantastic day above. Magic.
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