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Norton Camp (Shropshire)
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jan 2019
Norton Camp (Shropshire) submitted by TheCaptain on 5th Jan 2019. The large double ramparts of Norton Camp, northeastern section, November 2018
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Cow Stone (Shropshire)
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Shropshire)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jan 2019
Cow Stone (Shropshire) submitted by TheCaptain on 9th Jan 2019. From Mitchell's Fold stone circle, we walked on along the trackway northeasterly direction to find the Dead Cow Stone, stated as being 400 metres away. Nothing. Kept walking and eventually found it right beside the track almost double that distance away.
November 2018
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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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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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Butcombe Barrow
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 15th Apr 2004
Butcombe Barrow submitted by TheCaptain on 15th Apr 2004. Butcombe Barrow, Butcombe, North Somerset. ST516627
This impressively situated bowl barrow lies just below the top of a hillock near Bicknell Farm, with splendid views south over Blagdon Lake to the Mendip Hills, and west to the sea. The barrow is about 25 metres in diameter, and traces of its external ditch are still clearly visible. Excavations have obviously been made in the past here, and there is the usual hollow in the top.
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Brent Knoll Camp
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 27th Apr 2004
Brent Knoll Camp submitted by TheCaptain on 27th Apr 2004. Brent Knoll Hillfort, Somerset. ST341510.
Over the years the knoll has been sculpted and adapted my man for various uses. Bronze Age and Iron Age people set up forts and encampments on the summit which became a focus for religious activity. The Romans built a temple and fortifications there, and referred to the hill as “The Mount of Frogs”. Legend claims this hill to be the site of Mons Badonicus, with its King Arthur connections. The Anglo-Saxons made good use of the Knoll, and on its e...
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Maes Knoll
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 29th Apr 2004
Maes Knoll submitted by TheCaptain on 29th Apr 2004. Maes Knoll Hillfort, Norton Malreward, North Somerset, ST600660.
The remains of this Iron age hillfort lie at the eastern end of the Dundry Hill ridge just to the south of Bristol. The hillfort consists of a fairly large flat open area, roughly triangular in shape, that has been fortified by ramparts and shaping of the steep sided hilltop around the northern, eastern and southwestern sides of the hill. The western end of the fort is made across a narrow neck of the ridge of high land, and co...
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Ashen Hill Barrows
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 25th Aug 2004
Ashen Hill Barrows submitted by thecaptain on 25th Aug 2004.
Its a photo of mine from several years ago, and I think its probably Ashen Hill, but can't be sure - it could be Priddy Nine Barrows.
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Stoney Littleton
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 18th Mar 2005
Stoney Littleton submitted by TheCaptain on 18th Mar 2005. I called in at Stoney Littleton last weekend, a cracking little barrow. A lovely sunny day, but the walk to the barrow was horrendously muddy.
Checked out the pictures here, lots of the entrance and from inside, but there are none which show the whole barrow. So here is one looking at it from the south.
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Ston Easton Barrow
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 20th Nov 2005
Ston Easton Barrow submitted by thecaptain on 20th Nov 2005. Ston Easton Barrow as seen from the A37.
I have driven past this barrow hundreds of times and regularly thought I ought to pay it a proper visit. Travelling home from my friends the Shepto Steptoe's the morning after Wells Carnival it was wonderfully sunny, and I had my camera.
This is the view from the roadside.
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Drove Cottage Henge
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Henge
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 11th Sep 2006
Drove Cottage Henge submitted by thecaptain on 11th Sep 2006. A 55 metre diameter henge which can be seen in a field to the south of Hillgrove Road to the north of Wells, and to the east of Priddy.
The earthworks can clearly be seen in the field, but without proper access to the field, it was difficult to fully determine what is there.
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Pen Hill Longbarrow
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 12th Sep 2006
Pen Hill Longbarrow submitted by thecaptain on 12th Sep 2006. This is a 45 metre long by 15 metre wide longbarrow which is to be found in a little fenced enclosure, just to the south of the summit of Pen Hill at the southern edge of the Mendip Hills just north of Wells.
The view to the southwest from here is fantastic, with the Somerset Levels spread out below.
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Madacombe
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 27th Sep 2006
Madacombe submitted by thecaptain on 27th Sep 2006. Madacombe stone row, Exmoor. Its in there somewhere.
Could I find anything ? No chance !!!! I found nothing at all, wading around in waist deep wet grass and heather. If there are any stones to be found here, they are well hidden under the wet moorland growth. I did however, get soaking wet and a twisted ankle for my efforts !
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Caratacus Stone
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Oct 2006
Caratacus Stone submitted by thecaptain on 23rd Oct 2006. This engraved stone sits in a little stone shelter in order to protect it from the worst of the elements, near to a road junction a couple of kilometres to the southwest of Winsford.
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Wambarrows
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 25th Oct 2006
Wambarrows submitted by thecaptain on 25th Oct 2006. There are three large barrows on top of Winsford Hill, known as the Wambarrows.
The one nearest the top of the hill is about 20 metres in diameter and up to 2.5 metres in height.
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Whit Stones
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 29th Oct 2006
Whit Stones submitted by thecaptain on 29th Oct 2006. Two large (for Exmoor) stones are sticking out of the deep heather, leaning beyond 45° downhill. They are about 5 metres apart.
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Porlock Allotment NE
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Nov 2006
Porlock Allotment NE submitted by thecaptain on 2nd Nov 2006. About 0.7 kilometres walk to the west of the stone circle, across rough moorland, is marked a cairn and stones. Although it is in quite a prominent position, it was not easy to find amongst all the bracken and heather.
The cairn is about 8 metres in diameter, and still perhaps half a metre high.
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Porlock Common SW
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 4th Nov 2006
Porlock Common SW submitted by thecaptain on 4th Nov 2006. Seen here looking east, away from the circle.
I found 5 tiny little stones in two parallel rows. There was one row of three stones, spaced about 1.5 metres apart. Adjacent to this is a second row consisting of one stone at the western end, and one more beyond the eastern end, which would seem to be from a fourth pair. The two rows are less than a metre apart. The largest stone is no more than 6 inches in height !
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Alderman's Barrow
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 9th Nov 2006
Alderman's Barrow submitted by thecaptain on 9th Nov 2006. This is a very large round barrow in a very prominent position high up on Exmoor.
The area around here is used as a meeting place, and as a place to park landrovers and horse boxes.
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Porlock Circle
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 10th Nov 2006
Porlock Circle submitted by thecaptain on 10th Nov 2006. Just uphill to the north is another little standing stone, and the remains of a cairn. It looks possible that there was once more stones here. Is this the remains of another little row associated with the circle ?
This is the view to the south from the cairn over the circle.
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