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Bannau Sir Gaer
Date Added: 10th Apr 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Carmarthenshire)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2017. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
Bannau Sir Gaer submitted by TheCaptain on 13th Sep 2017. Sychnant stone circle looking south towards Fan Foel and Bannau Sir Gaer.
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Log Text: Visited while walking round Carmarthen Fan. We started off walking from the little parking area up to Sychnant stone circle, which was found surprisingly easily near a turning point on the walk near the head of the Sychnant stream. It is positioned on a nicely flattened area on the saddle at the top of the low ridge of land between the head of the Usk river to the northeast, and the Afon Sawddle which runs from Llyn y Fan Fach, a tributary of the Towi to the southwest. It is just a hundred or so metres from the pathway at the head of the stream, and can be identified by the two large stones protruding above the moorland. I paced out the diameter to be 17 to 18 paces, so probably about 16 metres, and I counted 12 stones, most of which are small and hardly protrude above the grass, but at times today were positively glowing white in the sunshine in the wet moorland. At the southeast section are two large stones, with another flat to the ground between them, which reminded me very much of the Pen-y-Beacon stone circle below Hay Bluff in the Black Mountains away to the east, and is possibly the remains of some sort of entrance. Of the other 9 stones I saw, only one is of any substance, about 2 feet tall and leaning outwards just to the north of the main stones. What a splendid place. I am so glad I can now get to these places again, and I am now inspired to search out Nant Tarw and the other sites around here sometime, as it is now only a couple of hours drive.
Wick Burial Chamber (Gloucestershire)
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jul 2017
Wick Burial Chamber (Gloucestershire) submitted by TheCaptain on 15th Jul 2017. It is still there, but getting well overgrown and hidden by the tree growing within it. The hedges around the field are now so big that the only place to see it from is the well locked gate.
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Westmoor Cairns
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jul 2017
Westmoor Cairns submitted by TheCaptain on 4th Jul 2017. The most westerly of the three cairns, viewed looking southwest
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Corn Ddu Cairn
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jul 2017
Corn Ddu Cairn submitted by TheCaptain on 3rd Jul 2017. The cairn atop Corn Du, June 2017
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Pen y Fan Cairn
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jul 2017
Pen y Fan Cairn submitted by TheCaptain on 3rd Jul 2017. Pen y Fan seen from atop Corn Du, June 2017.
It gets busy, even on a Tuesday.
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llech Idris
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 16th Jun 2017
llech Idris submitted by TheCaptain on 16th Jun 2017. Approaching the stone. The view up the valley is super, with lots of people out mountain biking and a farmer out with his dogs rounding up sheep.
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Lower Neuadd Reservoir Stone
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 16th Jun 2017
Lower Neuadd Reservoir Stone submitted by TheCaptain on 16th Jun 2017. The fallen and broken stone by the track (possible)
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East Pinford (NW)
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jun 2017
East Pinford (NW) submitted by TheCaptain on 15th Jun 2017. This stone setting in the wilds of Exmoor is a lovely 6 stone rectangle, or two rows of three stones arranged like the dots on a domino. A proper Exmoor 6 Pack.
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Toms Hill
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jun 2017
Toms Hill submitted by TheCaptain on 15th Jun 2017. This stone setting in the wilds of Exmoor is a 6 stone rectangle, or two rows of three stones arranged like the dots on a domino.
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Mynydd Bach
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Round Cairn
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2017
Mynydd Bach submitted by TheCaptain on 13th Jun 2017. Seen looking north along the coastline
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Barclodiad-y-Gawres (Anglesey)
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2017
Barclodiad-y-Gawres (Anglesey) submitted by TheCaptain on 13th Jun 2017. Getting my torch out, and shining it onto the dark side of some of the chamber stones, and the engravings show up fairly clearly, so not too disappointed to not get right inside.
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Trowlesworthy West circle
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jun 2017
Trowlesworthy West circle submitted by TheCaptain on 10th Jun 2017. The cairn circle at the uphill end of the Trowlesworthy single stone row.
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Trowlesworthy West row
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jun 2017
Trowlesworthy West row submitted by TheCaptain on 10th Jun 2017. The junction where the Trowlesworthy West row meets its cairn circle at the upper end.
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Trowlesworthy East row
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jun 2017
Trowlesworthy East row submitted by TheCaptain on 10th Jun 2017. Seen looking south, the Trowlesworthy East stone row runs down across the hillside from The Pulpit circle.
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Brisworthy
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jun 2017
Brisworthy submitted by TheCaptain on 10th Jun 2017. Brisworthy stone circle seen as approaching from the east
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Ashmead Well
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2017
Ashmead Well submitted by TheCaptain on 30th Apr 2017. Ancient spring beside the lane at the bottom of the steep bluebell and wild garlic covered hillside to the north of the River Frome and the disused Thames and Severn Canal, below the village of Oakridge.
The well is just set back from the roadside, with a little plaque, and a notice board just over the road, stating that it has been used for human and animal consumption for all history, and has stories of its healing properties.
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Boarhills
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Fife)
Visited: Yes on 12th Mar 2017
Boarhills submitted by TheCaptain on 12th Mar 2017. Boarhills standing stone, seen after falling in 2008.
Photo © Copyright Jim Bain and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence
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Challacombe Cross Settlement
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 5th Mar 2017
Challacombe Cross Settlement submitted by TheCaptain on 5th Mar 2017. A photo of what I have called Shapley Common Hut, taken during a walk at Easter 1988.
I dont believe this would be at the location given on the Portal sitepage, but more to the northeast, around SX697830, as our walk first took us south along the ridge to Hookney Tor and Grimspound
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Tarr Steps Prehistoric Bridge
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Ancient Trackway
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 21st Nov 2016
Tarr Steps Prehistoric Bridge submitted by TheCaptain on 21st Nov 2016. Tarr Steps pictures after Storm Angus had done its worst on Saturday. The follow up storm today has also completely flooded the bridge and threatened more damage.
Picture from ENPA
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Danbury
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Essex)
Visited: Yes on 4th Nov 2016
Danbury submitted by TheCaptain on 4th Nov 2016. Upon visiting the site, there is a noticeboard giving some details, including the information that there is very little of the earthworks left to be seen.
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