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St Lythans
Date Added: 1st Nov 2023
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (South Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
St Lythans submitted by Mark_in_Wales on 22nd Jun 2022. Photo Competition 2022 WINNING ENTRY. This light beam was photographed at 21:14 BST on the 20th of June 2022. St Lythans Burial Chamber is a highly accurate tool for determining the Winter Calendar and making this stunning Arrowhead light-beam at Midsummer. The arrowhead shape (known as an oblique arrowhead in academic circles) is extremely precise, with a straight back, curved cutting surface and hooked single tang. The light-beam is formed by only three stones and the angle of the wall it is b...
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Log Text: A short walk from a well signposted gate on the road. There is a tiny layby by the gate to park in.
Felton Bowl Barrows T28 & T29
Date Added: 7th Aug 2025
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 6th Aug 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Felton Bowl Barrows T28 & T29 submitted by TheCaptain on 14th Apr 2004. Felton Hill Barrows, Felton Common, North Somerset. ST519648.
The central mound, complete with ditch and surrounding stone circle.
Felton Common lies directly under the flight path to Bristol Lulsgate airport, at the eastern end of the runway. This airfield was very active during the second world war, and it is known that there was much military activity on Felton Common during that period. It would not surprise me if the barrows had been substantially rearranged during that period, perhap...
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