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Goughs Cave (Cheddar)
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jan 2014
Goughs Cave (Cheddar) submitted by theCaptain on 5th Jan 2014. The entrance to Goughs Cave seen within it's setting at the lower end of Cheddar Gorge.
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Lydney Harbour
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 17th Feb 2019
Lydney Harbour submitted by TheCaptain on 17th Feb 2019. A modern circle of standing stones, with outliers, constructed between Lydney Harbour and the Severn Estuary.
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Dinas Head (Trevose)
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jan 2014
Dinas Head (Trevose) submitted by theCaptain on 7th Jan 2014. Photo of Dinas Head, Trevose, taken during the recent storms, showing the waves washing over the height of the headland. Borrowed from Gregg Painter and Cornwall Holiday guide.
I thought this photo would be useful to compare with my recent notes from here, but it looks like I have yet to upload them and my pictures!
Have to say that only yesterday I was wishing I was here to check on my theory, that this whole headland may have been washed clear by the waves, now I know that it is in...
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Dinas Head Tumulus
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jan 2014
Dinas Head Tumulus submitted by theCaptain on 9th Jan 2014. Right on the top of the headland is the remains of what is described as Tumulus. The mound is about 8 metres diameter, still more than one metre in height, and largely composed of white quartzy looking rock.
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Winecove Point N
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2014
Winecove Point N submitted by theCaptain on 18th Jan 2014. The northernmost of the three promontory cliff forts south of Treyarnon, has a fairly small single ditch and bank remains, dividing off only the far tip of the headland between Trethias Island and Wine Cove.
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Winecove Point mid
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2014
Winecove Point mid submitted by theCaptain on 18th Jan 2014. The central of the three promontory cliff forts south of Treyarnon Bay, has a large double ditch and bank which cuts off the entire headland between Wine Cove to the north and Pepper Cove to the south.
The ditches have been cut right down into the solid rock.
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Winecove Point S
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2014
Winecove Point S submitted by theCaptain on 18th Jan 2014. The southernmost of the three promontory cliff forts south of Treyarnon Bay, has a large double ditch and bank which cuts off the entire headland between Pepper Cove to the north and Warren Cove to the south, whilst a further single ditch and bank is present at about halfway out onto the headland.
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Delford Bridge
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jan 2014
Delford Bridge submitted by theCaptain on 23rd Jan 2014. A stone can be seen standing on top of a small raise in the field to the southwest of the lovely Delford Bridge.
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The Hurlers North
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 25th Jan 2014
The Hurlers North submitted by theCaptain on 25th Jan 2014. Possible newly recognised fourth stone circle to the north of the three well known Hurlers circles.
A few stones slightly poke through the turf, with others hidden, and with an "eye of faith" a circle can be made out.
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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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