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Wayland's Smithy
Date Added: 25th Aug 2022
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Wayland's Smithy submitted by StoneLee on 11th Jun 2015. Wayland's Smithy
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Log Text: A must see on our day out from London to Avebury. When we got there there was a grade school outing having lunch on the barrow. It was fun to see the kids playing around on what to them must have just been another field trip, but for us was a (possibly) once in a lifetime visit.
Uffington Castle
Date Added: 25th Aug 2022
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Uffington Castle submitted by Postman on 16th Feb 2020. The southern ramparts looking west
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Log Text: Visited during our brief tour of Wiltshire. Would have liked to walk around the circumference. Next time...
Uffington Castle Neolithic long barrow
Date Added: 25th Aug 2022
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 3 Access 3
Uffington Castle Neolithic long barrow submitted by h_fenton on 5th May 2009. Neolithic long barrow, 70m north of Uffington Castle
Oblique Kite Aerial Photograph from the southwest, you can see the surrounding ditches, in the distance to the left you can see Uffington White Horse.
26 April 2009
Apologies for the quality of the picture, it is a bit blurred and the only photo I have of this site with a bit of space around and some people in for scale.
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Log Text: The barrow is only visible if you know exactly where to look and what you are looking for.
Uffington White Horse
Date Added: 25th Aug 2022
Site Type: Hill Figure or Geoglyph
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Uffington White Horse submitted by SteveC on 15th Jun 2020. Unable to be seen in it's entirety from the ground, this is an image taken from a drone.
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Log Text: We just caught oblique glimpses of it from the road below. Once at the horse itself, it is surprising just how small the cuts in the turf are. I was expecting them to be measured in yards, but instead you could measure them in feet, or inches in some places. I'm sure there are better places to view it, but it was great to see the way it was made up close.
Dane John Mound
Trip No.13 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: England (Kent)
Visited: Yes on 21st Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Dane John Mound submitted by TheCaptain on 12th Oct 2018. At the southern corner of the Canterbury city walls is a large mound, known as the Dane John Mound.
When the Romans built the Canterbury City walls, they were arranged to incorporate an ancient mound, thought to be a large burial mound within a barrow cemetary.
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London Stone
Trip No.12 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Marker Stone
Country: England (Greater London)
Visited: Yes on 20th Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 2 Access 5
London Stone submitted by Thorgrim on 1st Apr 2004. Once considered to be the guardian of the City and the place where all distances from London were measured, the London Stone now sits almost forgotten in a little glass box set into the wall of 111, Cannon Street opposite the Underground Station at TQ326809. Very difficult to photograph because of the internal light and glass. It is very low to the pavement and I put my compact digital to the glass and hoped for the best!
The Stone is a fragment of oolithic limestone and must have been brou...
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Log Text: New case looks better than the old one. Little offerings by some besuited neopagan were a nice touch
Mithras Temple (London)
Trip No.12 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: England (Greater London)
Visited: Yes on 20th Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 5
Mithras Temple (London) submitted by dodomad on 8th Nov 2017. Situated on the site of Bloomberg’s new European headquarters, this new cultural hub showcases the ancient temple, a selection of the remarkable Roman artefacts found during the recent excavations, and a series of contemporary art commissions responding to one of the UK’s most significant archaeological sites.
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Log Text: Hats off to Bloomberg for this vastly improved setting of the temple. It is free, the display of finds in informative, and the temple looks so much better now! We visited here and immediately went to the Museum of London to see the finds from the original excavation.
Museum of London
Trip No.12 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Greater London)
Visited: Yes on 20th Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Museum of London submitted by Thorgrim on 31st Mar 2004. Entrance to the Museum of London from the high walk of London Wall near the Barbican.
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Log Text: My second favorite museum in London. I notice something new every time. This time it was the sketch for the 1814 Panorama, and a new appreciation for the Mithras sculptures.
Cleopatra's Needle (London)
Trip No.12 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Marker Stone
Country: England (Greater London)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Cleopatra's Needle (London) submitted by Thorgrim on 26th Mar 2006. The oldest man-made object in London can be seen on the Embankment. Its height makes our homegrown standing stones look quite stunted. See main site page for more information
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Log Text: One does wonder how much longer any inscriptions will be visible.
British Museum
Trip No.12 Date Added: 19th Oct 2019
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Greater London)
Visited: Yes on 20th Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
British Museum submitted by Thorgrim on 1st Apr 2004. The greatest portal to the treasures of the ancient world.
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Log Text: Tied with the west coast of Vancouver Island in my mind for the greatest place on planet Earth. I have spent dozens of hours here over the years, and still more to learn every time I come back.
Lambourn Seven Barrows
Date Added: 25th Aug 2022
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Berkshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Lambourn Seven Barrows submitted by SolarMegalith on 4th Aug 2011. Main part of the Bronze Age barrow cemetery - view from the west (photo taken on June 2011).
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Log Text: On the way to Weyland's Smithy, stopped by this group to see our first barrow in Britain. Peaceful setting, and a nice taste of what was to come in Wiltshire. Would have like more time to be able to explore the different barrow types here.