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Essich Moor
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Highlands)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2018
Essich Moor submitted by TheCaptain on 18th Jun 2018. From the Prehistoric Explorers Club Facebook page today.
If anyone has any information on who is behind this please report!
This is from the NOSAS Facebook page: "We were very sorry to learn today that one of the cists at Carn Glas long cairn, Achvraid, Essich, south of Inverness has been deliberately damaged. Apparently turf has been cut and and stones have been removed to create a makeshift structure. This is a scheduled monument and the police, HES and Highland Council are aware....
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Estaque d'Avezac cinq tumuli
Trip No.205 Entry No.48 Date Added: 21st Oct 2020
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: France (Midi:Hautes-Pyrénées (65))
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Estaque d'Avezac cinq tumuli submitted by TheCaptain on 21st Jul 2010. To the west of the village of La Barthe-sur-Neste, along the hilltop is a row of tumulus mounds. Most are now obvious only because of the ferns and stuff left growing on them.
The row extends for about 1 kilometre, and there were probably once many more mounds to be found here, now mostly ploughed out or destroyed by the road.
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Log Text: To the west of the village of La Barthe-sur-Neste, and southeast of Capvern, along the hilltop beside the D.938 road, is a row of tumulus mounds. Most are now obvious only because of the ferns and stuff left growing on them, but the northwestern end tumulus is very well formed, 12 metres in diameter, 2 metres high and with a large cross on top. The row extends for about 1 kilometre, and there were probably once many more mounds to be found here, now mostly ploughed out or destroyed by the road.
Estaque tumulus
Trip No.205 Entry No.47 Date Added: 21st Oct 2020
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: France (Midi:Hautes-Pyrénées (65))
Visited: Saw from a distance on 5th Sep 2005
Log Text: To the west of the village of La Barthe-sur-Neste, and northeast of the row of tumuli along the ridgetop road, can be found the remains of the Estaque tumulus. This is a very large mound, now contained beyond the confines of a rubbish facility, and not easy to access, although it can just about be seen from the road.
Estivaux Dolmen
Trip No.205 Entry No.25 Date Added: 19th Oct 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Limousin:Corrèze (19))
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Estivaux dolmen submitted by thecaptain on 13th Feb 2006. To the east of the village of Estivaux, this dolmen can be found in a field near to the sports stadium and a new housing development, just about 50 metres from the road.
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Log Text: To the east of the village of Estivaux, this dolmen can be found in a field near to the sports stadium and a new housing development, just about 50 metres from the road. Its an odd little affair, and almost looks modern. The oval capstone, 3.5 m by 2.5 m sits on top of 4 support stones making a small chamber 2 metres by 1 metre inside, and about 1.5 metres in height. The support stones look to me to be quite new, perhaps an enthusiastic restoration job has been done, and it is all a bit too level. Unfortunately two of the support stones have been painted blue, and the ambience of the place is spoiled by the power cables directly overhead.
Etiau Dolmen
Trip No.204 Entry No.86 Date Added: 16th Jul 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jul 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Etiau dolmen submitted by ocdolmen on 8th Sep 2009. Etiau dolmen in Maine & Loire
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Log Text: In an area to the west of the hamlet, in an area rich in natural rock outcrops, can be found this strange little dolmen. It would appear that a large capstone has been positioned over a natural chamber, which is about 4 metres by 2 metres, this being a sort of split in the rocks. But there is more to it than that, as an entranceway has also been constructed, using two slabs set on their sides, and a backstone nicely in place also. Within the chamber, and on other stones in the vicinity, are lots of marks and grooves, which look like they have been used for polishing blades etc, although it is possible that they are just natural.
Etiau standing stones
Trip No.204 Entry No.87 Date Added: 16th Jul 2020
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jul 2005. My rating: Access 5
Etiau standing stones submitted by irundarra on 4th Jul 2012. Site in Coutures (Maine et Loire)
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Log Text: Several standing stones to the north of Etiau Dolmen at the road junction.
Fairy Toot
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2004
Fairy Toot submitted by TheCaptain on 11th Apr 2004. Fairy Toot Long Barrow, Nempnett Thrubwell, North Somerset, ST521618.
The sad remains of the Fairy Toot long barrow, looking northwest from midway along the eastern side. Remains of a sheepshed can be seen, built right in the middle of this once great barrow. Most of the rest of the mound has been cleared.
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Falkner's Circle
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 25th Sep 2020
Falkner's Circle submitted by Humbucker on 16th Feb 2019. The last stone of Falkners Circle - taken in the snow earlier in February.
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Log Text: Climbing over Waden Hill before walking up the avenue back to Avebury, got a good view of the site of Falkners Circle with its singular stone glowing in the afternoon sun.
Falkner's Circle
Date Added: 8th Oct 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th Oct 1998
Falkner's Circle submitted by Humbucker on 16th Feb 2019. The last stone of Falkners Circle - taken in the snow earlier in February.
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Log Text: Visit lots of ancient sites on a long off road cycle tour from Avebury to Windmill Hill, along the Wansdyke and back up Kennet Avenue
Fan Brycheiniog
Date Added: 10th Apr 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2017. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 2
Fan Brycheiniog submitted by TheCaptain on 8th Sep 2017. Although I can find no record of this being an ancient site, it looks to me like there is probably the remains of an ancient cairn below the trig point on top of Fan Brycheiniog (802m), as there is on the other peaks here. It is well worn and eroded in its hilltop position.
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Log Text: We carried on to get to the trig point on top of Fan Brycheiniog (802m) before the Germans, so we could take our pictures without them in the way! Once more it looks like there is probably the remains of an ancient cairn below the trig point, which is once again becoming well worn. We then went and sat in the little circular shelter 50 metres away to the south along the ridge to have our lunch, and let the storms pass, the weather becoming much brighter.
Fan Foel Cairns
Date Added: 10th Apr 2023
Site Type: Round Cairn
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2017. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
Fan Foel Cairns submitted by TheCaptain on 8th Sep 2017. Fan Foel cairn seen looking back from near Twr-y-Fan Foel.
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Log Text: Once up on the top of Fan Foel (781m) in the rain and wind, the remains of this large circular cairn are plain to see, no doubt due to the excavation work some years ago. The circular structure of the cairn is 11 meters in diameter, and within this cairn, offset to the steep cliff edge, is the box like remains of a cist. At this point we saw just about the only other people we saw all day, a couple of German lads who stood in the cairn and seemed reluctant to move away so I could take some photos!
Fan y Big
Date Added: 28th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 20th Aug 2019
Fan y Big submitted by TheCaptain on 28th Aug 2019. Very slight remains of a burial cairn can be found at the top of Fan y Big, one of the ridge peaks of the Brecon Beacons.
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Log Text: Very slight remains of a burial cairn can be found at the top of Fan y Big, one of the ridge peaks of the Brecon Beacons.
Absolutely stunning views are to be had from here, possibly the best in all of the Brecon Beacons, with the large glacial valleys below on two sides, and the high peaks of Cribyn, Pen y Fan and Corn Ddu looming up to the west. If here, don't forget the photo opportunity on the diving board!
Farges Dolmen
Trip No.204 Entry No.181 Date Added: 21st Aug 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63))
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jul 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Farges dolmen submitted by thecaptain on 19th Sep 2006. Unfortunately this dolmen is almost a complete wreck, having had trees growing in and around it, and probably its share of hits by the plough. The capstone sits at a steep angle on one high side stone and the ground at the other side.
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Log Text: Take the little country road southwest from Herment, and after a while the dolmen will be signposted. Its in the middle of a field above the hamlet of Farges and easy to see in the field. Unfortunately it’s a complete wreck, having had trees growing in and around it, and probably its share of hits by the plough. The capstone sits at a steep angle on one high side stone and the ground at the other side. Two other support stones remain standing, plus lots of other broken bits of stone.
There is a superb view of the Sancy mountain range from here. There are many legends and stories of fairies, giants and monsters attached to this dolmen.
Farley Water stones
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 9th Mar 2011
Farley Water stones submitted by TheCaptain on 9th Mar 2011. “Standing Stones” are marked on the OS map, but I could find nothing obvious.
What a lovely spot it is down here, well protected from any winds, and with a few trees growing in a little flat grassy area beside the babbling stream.
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Faulkland
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 19th Apr 2007
Faulkland submitted by thecaptain on 19th Apr 2007. King Portal in his Megalithic Throne
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Favarels statue-menhir
Trip No.205 Entry No.134 Date Added: 10th Nov 2020
Site Type: Sculptured Stone
Country: France (Midi:Tarn (81))
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Murat-sur-Vèbre Centre d'Interprétation submitted by thecaptain on 12th May 2009. I believe the real Favarels statue menhir has been taken inside the museum at Murat-sur-Vèbre, but a replica has been made and put in the place of the real one outside the information office.
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Log Text: The real statue menhir has been taken inside the museum at Murat, but a replica has been made and put in the place of the real one outside the information office. Its only about a metre tall, but has all the right features, face with tattous, arms with fingers, legs with toes, belt with buckle and shoulder straps with "Objet". He also carries an axe. I don't quite know where the museum is where the real one has now been put, and it would be closed at this time in the evening anyway.
Felton Bowl Barrows T28 & T29
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 14th Apr 2004
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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Felton Common Suck Stone
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 29th Apr 2012
Felton Common Suck Stone submitted by theCaptain on 29th Apr 2012. Hamish F giving the remaining overgrowth a seeing to, after finding what we thought was probably the Suck Stone
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Felton Hill Long Barrow T26
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 26th Apr 2004
Felton Hill Long Barrow T26 submitted by TheCaptain on 26th Apr 2004. Felton Hill chambered Cairn, Somerset, ST516649.
Having read the description of this site again, it became obvious that the described cairn was the oval barrow near to the west end of the common by the round house. So I went to have another look, with more determination to get pictures.
This oval barrow is approx 20m by 15m, and has a north south axis. It is very overgrown, and as can be seen in the picture, lies right at the end of the runway of Bristol airport.
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Fernacre
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 29th Mar 2005
Fernacre Outlier submitted by TheCaptain on 29th Mar 2005. Fernacre Stone Circle.
Radially outwards from the large triangular stone at a distance of about 50 metres, is a pink granite stone, quite possibly an outlier of some kind.
View looking west towards Louden Hill, into the sun and haze.
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