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Toll's Island
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 1986
Toll's Island submitted by hoya105 on 20th Jul 2019. Toll's Island.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Normandy Down
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 1986
Normandy Down submitted by paulcall on 31st Oct 2006. A view of the delapidated easterly entrance grave looking north towards St Martin's. This grave gets trodden on a lot, as it is not normally covered in scrub like the other two. There are more stones to be seen here, but they are rather a jumble.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Porth Hellick Down
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 1986
Porth Hellick submitted by Thorgrim on 2nd Jul 2003. Porth Hellick Down entrance grave on St Mary's, Scilly SV 9284 1083. This is the largest and best preserved out of a complex of 8 on the Downs.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Castle Down, Tresco
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 9th Sep 1986
Castle Down, Tresco submitted by Thorgrim on 4th Aug 2004. Entrace grave on the south slope of Tregarthen Hill
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, we spent the day on Tresco, exploring the gardens and walking round most of the island.
Gweal Hill, Bryher
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 9th Sep 1986
Gweal Hill, Bryher submitted by paulcall on 22nd Oct 2007. This view looks south over the southwestern cairn of the three on Gweal Hill.
The central cist can be seen centre-left, and there are two rings of kerbs both of which can just be seen on this photo, although the whole mound is now greatly weathered by its position on the most westernmost point of the inhabited islands on Scilly.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, we spent the day on Tresco then in the evening I rowed myself over to Bryher to have a look at the place and watch the sun go down from Gweal Hill
Buzza Hill
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2003
Buzza Hill submitted by paulcall on 17th Oct 2006. There are two pairs of stones facing the chamber, one pair in the foreground and one pair to the left. They seem rather far away to be part of the original structure.
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Log Text: Sailing trip from Plymouth over to the Scilly Isles. While ashore, have a walk around Peninnis Head.
Peninnis Head Boundary
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2003
Log Text: Sailing trip from Plymouth over to the Scilly Isles. While ashore, have a walk around Peninnis Head.
Peninnis Head
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2003
Peninnis Head submitted by Bladup on 11th Jun 2022. Peninnis Head Outcrop
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Log Text: Sailing trip from Plymouth over to the Scilly Isles. While ashore, have a walk around Peninnis Head.
The Queen Stone
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Herefordshire)
Visited: Yes on 13th Nov 2006
The Queen Stone submitted by thecaptain on 13th Nov 2006. The Queen Stone, Symonds Yat, seen from across the River Wye to the north at the Old Forge.
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Wern Derys
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Herefordshire)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jan 2019
Wern Derys submitted by TheCaptain on 3rd Jan 2019. I found a side lane off to the south of the lane, guarded by a magnificent old oak tree with a wooden sign hanging on it, and various carved pumpkins etc positioned around
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Symonds Yat West
Date Added: 23rd May 2025
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Herefordshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th May 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Symonds Yat West submitted by TheCaptain on 23rd May 2025. A circular walk from Symonds Yat, crossing the Wye on the hand ferry, then it’s a slog up forest trails through the woods and get to these caves. They were tentatively fenced off, but easy to get to and have a look in. On the right looking at them is a decent sized cave
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Log Text: May bank holiday circular walk from Symonds Yat, crossing the Wye on the hand ferry, then it’s a slog up forest trails through the woods and get to these caves. They were tentatively fenced off, but easy to get to and have a look in. On the right looking at them is a decent sized cave, with a smaller one to the left. There are plenty of other small cave entrances and mine shafts about, so be careful !
Cavall's Cave
Date Added: 23rd May 2025
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Herefordshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th May 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Cavall's Cave submitted by TheCaptain on 23rd May 2025. From King Arthur's Cave head down a steep valley path covered in wild garlic to the river Wye again. To the left are what appear to be quarries with various cave entrances in the lower face.
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Log Text: From King Arthur's Cave head down a steep valley path covered in wild garlic to the river Wye again. To the left are what appear to be quarries with various cave entrances in the lower face. From here we head back to Symonds Yat crossing the Biblins wire rope bridge.
Madawg Rockshelter
Date Added: 23rd May 2025
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Herefordshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th May 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Madawg Rockshelter submitted by TheCaptain on 23rd May 2025. Heading upstream along the northern side along the river Wye, and on the left the left a bare rockface with various small cave entrances and overhangs.
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Log Text: Heading upstream along the northern side along the river Wye, and on the left the left a bare rockface with various small cave entrances and overhangs.
King Arthur's Cave
Date Added: 30th May 2025
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Herefordshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th May 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
King Arthur's Cave submitted by sem on 23rd Aug 2006.
This cave was inhabited from the Upper Palaeolithic to the Bronze Age, a period of over 50,000 years. Finds here include bone, flint and "imported" pebbles. Caves nearby have also yielded Beaker and Roman pottery, but as this cave was also used to extract iron in the 18th and 19th centuries much archaeological evidence has been destroyed.
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Log Text: We walk on through the Lords Wood and arrive at a car park just above King Arthurs caves, to which we wander down. The caves are very interesting and we spend a fair while exploring in them, a longish cave to the right with a smaller separate entrance on the left, with a connection between them. Up in the car park is a noticeboard with all sorts of historical detail and stories about them.
King Arthur's North
Date Added: 4th Jun 2025
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: England (Herefordshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th May 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
King Arthur's North submitted by TheCaptain on 4th Jun 2025. Just up from the main cave, we get to these other large caves, again with a double entrance
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Log Text: A bit further round the cliff face with lots of small entrances, and get to another large cave, again with a double entrance. One of the entrances leads into a substantial passage, the other a large chamber.
Beacon Hill (Burghclere)
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 7th Mar 2004
Beacon Hill (Burghclere) submitted by thecaptain on 7th Mar 2004. Hillfort at Beacon Hill, SU458573, Hampshire.
Kite flying on top of Beacon Hill. Its a wonderful place for kite flying for all ages. View looking north towards Newbury.
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Ibsley Common barrows
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 6th May 2006
Ibsley Common barrows submitted by thecaptain on 6th May 2006. On the western edge of the New Forest plateau above the river Avon is this fine disc barrow with splendid views in all directions.
This is the view towards the northeast.
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Ladle Hill
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jul 2007
Ladle Hill submitted by TheCaptain on 18th Jul 2007. Ladle Hill hillfort seen here looking in a westerly direction along the top of the ridge of Watership Down.
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Danebury Ring
Date Added: 19th Jul 2012
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2005. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Danebury Ring submitted by Jimit on 19th Feb 2004. Danebury Hill Fort - the main entrance defensive works.
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Andover Museum of the Iron Age
Date Added: 28th Oct 2019
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Aug 2019
Andover Museum of the Iron Age submitted by TheCaptain on 25th Aug 2019. Lego model of an Iron Age hillfort in the entrance to the Andover Museum of the Iron Age.
Behind is part of the Fullerton Mosaic, which was found in the main room of a Romano-British villa in the nearby village of Fullerton. The centre piece to the mosaic is the god Mars in his role as protector of agriculture.
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Log Text: I particularly liked the Lego model of an Iron Age hillfort situated in front of the Roman Fullerton Mosaic, which was found in the main room of a Romano-British villa in the nearby village of Fullerton. The centre piece to the mosaic is the god Mars in his role as protector of agriculture.