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The Hurlers Avenue
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jan 2014
The Hurlers Avenue submitted by theCaptain on 25th Jan 2014. Possible remains of a newly discovered stone avenue, running in an approximately north to south direction, on the moor to the north of the Hurlers stone circles.
From what I saw the two approx parallel lines of stones are about 15 metres from each other, and stones can be found at about 10 metre spacings.
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Merry Maidens (Circle)
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 26th Jan 2014
Merry Maidens (Circle) submitted by theCaptain on 26th Jan 2014. Here's something I tried before at Boscawen Un , but has worked better at The Merry Maidens.
Standing at the centre, I took a sequence of pictures all the way around, and joined them up using Microsoft Ice. So what we have here is the entire Merry Maidens stone circle as seen from the centre, afternoon of 19 Sept 2013.
What do people think?
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Al Hili Archaeological park
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Museum
Country: United Arab Emirates
Visited: Yes on 31st Mar 2019
Al Hili Archaeological park submitted by TheCaptain on 31st Mar 2019. The great tomb of Hili is 12m diameter which has been rebuilt. The inhabitants of South-East of Arabia once lived in dried earth brick houses in the sun and buried their dead in collective graves built in stone. The tombs belong to the umm al-nar culture, from-2 600 /-2 000.
Pic from Portail des Mégalithes de la Francophonie and www.abudhabidesertsafari.ae/hili-archaeological-garden-abu-dhabi
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Gochang Dolmens
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: South Korea
Visited: Yes on 28th Feb 2014
Gochang Dolmens submitted by theCaptain on 28th Feb 2014. one of the Gochang dolmens in South Korea as featured on a postage stamp cover
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Hwasun dolmens
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: South Korea
Visited: Yes on 28th Feb 2014
Hwasun dolmens submitted by theCaptain on 28th Feb 2014. One of the Hwasun dolmens in South Korea as featured on a postage stamp
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Chianca Dolmen
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Italy (Puglia)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2014
Chianca Dolmen submitted by theCaptain on 1st Mar 2014. Postage stamps of Chianca Dolmen in Italy
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Merlin's Cave (Cornwall)
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Mar 2014
Merlin's Cave (Cornwall) submitted by theCaptain on 23rd Mar 2014. Inside Merlin's Cave back in 1986.
Note my friend giving scale to the place.
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The Rumps
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Mar 2014
The Rumps submitted by theCaptain on 23rd Mar 2014. The wonderful Rumps Point as seen from the cliffs to the west in 1986. It probably hasn't changed much since then!
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Flower's Barrow
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 27th Apr 2019
Flower's Barrow submitted by TheCaptain on 27th Apr 2019. The cross dyke to the east of Flowers Barrow hillfort
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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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Bronkham Hill
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 9th May 2019
Bronkham Hill submitted by TheCaptain on 9th May 2019. A small surface hole has opened up to a huge sink hole on Bronkham Hill, West Dorset.
"The sink hole now appears stable and the National Trail is open. Sink holes occur naturally, but our advice is always take care and if you have concerns report them to Dorset Council."
For more information, see News from Dorset Council
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Stonehenge.
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2011
Stonehenge. submitted by TheCaptain on 1st Jun 2011. Stopping off for a rest (and no doubt a picnic) at Stonehenge, while travelling back up the A303 from summer holiday in Cornwall, 1969.
Spot the young Stonehunter!
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Butte de Goassec'h
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: France (Bretagne:Finistère (29))
Visited: Yes on 27th Aug 2019
Butte de Goassec'h submitted by TheCaptain on 27th Aug 2019. The Butte de Goassec'h is a newly discovered large chambered cairn to the south of Carhaix-Plouguer. Currently (2019) being excavated, it has been rich in discoveries with the update in the butte of a large megalithic architecture containing 3 Dolmens that have not been open for 4000 years!
The archeologist in charge of the excavations is Florian Cousseau. "The results are beyond what we could expect, can't wait for the next few years!"
Picture from france3-regions
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Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jun 2011
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology submitted by TheCaptain on 11th Jun 2011. The Swedish runestone in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum.
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Fernworthy Cairn N
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 26th Jul 2014
Fernworthy Cairn N submitted by theCaptain on 26th Jul 2014. The cairn at the northern terminus of the northern stone row was until fairly recently covered by the forest, but this has now been cleared. Its not much to look at, but clearly defines the northern end of the row.
Its about 5 m in diameter with a couple of surrounding kerb stones, and what I suspect is one of the side stones to a central cist being the most obvious feature.
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Fernworthy Cairn SW
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 26th Jul 2014
Fernworthy Cairn SW submitted by theCaptain on 26th Jul 2014. The northern terminus of the southwestern stone row is a circular cairn about 8 metres in diameter with a surrounding cairn of small stones.
This cairn has a pit in its centre, and no signs of any cist like the others.
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Fernworthy Cairn SE
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 26th Jul 2014
Fernworthy Cairn SE submitted by theCaptain on 26th Jul 2014. The northern terminus of the southeastern stone row 2 is a circular cairn about 8 metres in diameter with central cist and a possible surrounding ring of small stones.
Seen here looking south along its stone row.
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Boskednan Menhir 1
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 14th Oct 2014
Boskednan Menhir 1 submitted by theCaptain on 14th Oct 2014. From my dim memories, I thought that the menhir was somewhere between the stone circle and the cairns along the path towards Men-an-Tol.
On the way back I notice indeed there is a stump and perhaps a fallen stone right on the pathway where I was expecting it, is it remains of a pair?
Pipers perhaps?
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Roughtor long cairn
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Oct 2014
Roughtor long cairn submitted by theCaptain on 18th Oct 2014. Almost 500 metre long stone bank structure, 5 - 8 metres wide and with facing slabs lining its edges, on the northern slopes of Rough Tor. Originally thought to be a sort of boundary structure, an investigation by TimeTeam in 2007 showed it to be more of a cairn type feature.
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St Endellion inscribed stone
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2014
St Endellion inscribed stone submitted by theCaptain on 19th Oct 2014. Inscribed stone recently put back into its original position at a crossroads between St Endellion and Port Quin.
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