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Grinshill
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jul 2004
Grinshill submitted by TimPrevett on 22nd Jul 2004. One of the mesolithic microliths brought along by the archaeologist on the walk, found at this very site. The storage bag (which contained numerous other microliths from this location) is visible at the bottom.
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Grid Reference: SJ519237
Type of site: Mesolithic & Neolithic Settlement
Nearest village: Grinshill
Nearest town: Wem
Access Rating (1 to 5) - 5 is best: 5
Condition Rating (1 to 5) - 5 is best: 1
Ambience Rating (0 to 5) - 5 is best: 5
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Cynynion Standing Stone
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jul 2004
Cynynion Standing Stone submitted by TimPrevett on 22nd Jul 2004. Peering over the hedge, standing on top of a wall surprised this sheep, as I photographed Cynynion standing stone. The other livestock present are not visible here! This is the perspective from the west.
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Grid Reference: SJ245305
Type of site: Standing Stone
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County (province etc): Shropshire
Nearest Town: Oswestry
Nearest Village: Rhydycroesau
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Hafodty
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jul 2004
Hafodty submitted by TimPrevett on 29th Jul 2004. The view of the 3 most damaged stones - split and fallen; the other two are standing, but have had chunks knocked out of their far faces.
This circle is not destroyed, though has been considerably damaged. 3 stones remain upright, the tallest at about 4 feet, the other 2 around 2.5 feet. 2 are fallen, and 1 has been blasted apart, and unsurprisingly now lies prostrate, with a large piece missing. Diameter is around 36 feet.
Frances Lynch in her guide to Gwynedd (Conwy formed part of that c...
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Caerhun Stones
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jul 2004
Caerhun Stones submitted by TimPrevett on 29th Jul 2004. The two Caerhun standing stones in the early morning light, late in July.
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Cerrig Pryfaid
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jul 2004
Cerrig Pryfaid submitted by TimPrevett on 29th Jul 2004. The northern arc, and outlier, of Cerrig Pryfaid, early morning in late July.
The very small stones of a complete and wide circle are hard to capture in one photo, so I decided to only focus on these, waiting for the sun to show through clouds, and was pleased with the result.
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Caerhun Chambered Tomb
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jul 2004
Caerhun Chambered Tomb submitted by TimPrevett on 30th Jul 2004. The open chamber, and south east stones, looking northwest up to Tal y Fan.
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Cefn Maen Amor
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jul 2004
Cefn Maen Amor submitted by TimPrevett on 29th Jul 2004. View to the north, higher ground not far away. Three stones can be seen here.
Cefn Maen Amor stone circle has absurdly small stones, no higher than 1 foot, and easily lost under the bilberry and heather. Marked on OS maps as a cairn just to the north west of Maen Penddu standing stone, on a higher track, this is situated on a flat area, just beneath the highest terrain (as many circles are).
Locating it was a matter of careful map reading, and looking for conspicuous bumps to the north of ...
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Maen Hir (Conwy)
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jul 2004
Maen Hir (Conwy) submitted by TimPrevett on 30th Jul 2004. A distant shot of Maen Hir; admittedly not the quality I like to submit - but it was the best, and arguably one poor picture is better than none.
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Bwlch y Ddeufaen
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jul 2004
Bwlch y Ddeufaen submitted by TimPrevett on 30th Jul 2004. The western stone has two associated stones, says Frances Lynch in her guidebook to the ancient and historic sites of the area.
The middle stone is convincing in its relationship with the main stone - the most distant in this picture.
I remain uncertain about the smaller whiter stone at the front of the picture, as it seems out of character with the other stone monuments in The Pass of The Two Stones.
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Rollright Stones
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Aug 2004
Rollright Stones submitted by TimPrevett on 18th Aug 2004. A summer view of the Rollrights; a lovely place.
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Flower's Barrow
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 18th Aug 2004
Flower's Barrow submitted by TimPrevett on 18th Aug 2004. The eastern end of Flower's Barrow hillfort as seen from East Lulworth.
Time, and potential hazards did not permit an actual visit this time.
I used to work at the (now long closed) Q8 garage less than a mile away, and never payed any attention to the hill... oh to be able to send messages to yourself in the past!
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Eggardon Hill
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 18th Aug 2004
Eggardon Hill submitted by TimPrevett on 18th Aug 2004. Cutting across the south east entrance to the hillfort, which enters the picture at the bottom right.
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Whispering Knights
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Portal Tomb
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Aug 2004
Whispering Knights submitted by TimPrevett on 18th Aug 2004. A megalithic portal view from the Rollrights to The Whispering Knights.
Shame about the yellow paint...
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Avebury - The Cove
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Aug 2004
Avebury - The Cove submitted by TimPrevett on 18th Aug 2004. Stormy skies brewing over Avebury, captured against the towering stones of The Cove, with a threatening gloom.
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Great Cursus Barrows, Stonehenge
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Aug 2004
Great Cursus Barrows, Stonehenge submitted by TimPrevett on 18th Aug 2004. One of the most impressive bell barrows - which we thought resembled landed 'flying saucers'.
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Five Marys
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 18th Aug 2004
Five Marys submitted by TimPrevett on 18th Aug 2004. Sunset about 8.35 on Friday 13th August 2004, between two of the Five Marys.
My guidebook notes claims of two burials here with associated antler headware. It was a pleasing coincidence when standing upon the top of the western barrow, to be alarmed by a rustling in the adjoining field boundary, which revealed a startled stag, which then bolted the length of the barrows!
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Barclodiad-y-Gawres (Conwy)
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Aug 2004
Barclodiad-y-Gawres (Conwy) submitted by TimPrevett on 22nd Aug 2004. One of another two cairns close to Barclodiad y Gawres.
While the pylons are somewhat of an eyesore through this place of outstanding beauty, they do help to triangulate the locations of these cairns.
This cairn is just to the south of the main track, below the pylons. It may not be obvious with this cairn when it is reached, but the ground will feel different!
When walking around some cairns, you get used to the feel of the stones underfoot, and the extent to which they spread. The loc...
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Caer Bach
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Aug 2004
Caer Bach submitted by TimPrevett on 22nd Aug 2004. A view down on to Caer Bach, showing its prominent place above the Conwy Valley.
This is taken ascending Tal y Fan mountain.
There is a conspicuously white stone just left of centre; this stone is very large, and of different character than the other stones.
In the valley below within the picture (but not visible) is the Roman port and fort of Canovium - an essential link in their North Wales strongholds.
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Maen Ffordd Rufeinig
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Aug 2004
Maen Ffordd Rufeinig submitted by TimPrevett on 22nd Aug 2004. A possible standing stone south of the road at SH694723, not far from the Roman Road, hence its name.
There are many boulders around the area, but this longer stone has been erected, and due to erosion on the far side, subsided.
A search of both CARN and Coflein databases reveals nothing further.
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Carn yr Llechwedd
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Aug 2004
Carn yr Llechwedd submitted by TimPrevett on 22nd Aug 2004. A cairn above the Roman Road from Canovium to Segontium; the cist mentioned in the main entry is just centre right here.
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