Verulamium Town Walls

Trip No.216  Entry No.39  Date Added: 24th May 2026
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement Country: England (Hertfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 5th Oct 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4

Log Text: Much of the city walls can be traced, and now surround the park. I didn't have time to see much of these, but I did go to look at the main remaining stone section, which somehow survived demolition. Most of the Abbey was built using the roman wall and city stone, brick and tile.

Verulamium Mosaic & Hypercaust

Trip No.216  Entry No.38  Date Added: 24th May 2026
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement Country: England (Hertfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 5th Oct 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4

Log Text: From the museum, walk across Verulamium Park for a look at the covered mosaic floor from a large house, complete with hypercaust flues etc underneath. A feature is the mosaic panel which was built wrongly, at a 45 degrtee rotation to what it should have been!

Verulamium Museum

Trip No.216  Entry No.37  Date Added: 24th May 2026
Site Type: Museum Country: England (Hertfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 5th Oct 2025. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5

Log Text: Stop off to have a look at the Verulamium roman city remains, when on my way back from Essex. I haven't been here since primary school, and I still remember the Roman fort I made out of cardboard. What an excellent museum, with some tremendous finds and displays. Genuine roman wall paintings and superb mosaics incorporated into the displays.

Cewydd’s Stone

Date Added: 24th Mar 2026
Site Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 20th Mar 2026. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3

Log Text: A walk from Lynton up and over to Six Acre Cross, where I have seen "Inscribed Stone" on the OS map. Thankfully I have done some research in advance, so I know what and where to look for this in SixAcre farm garden, as I would never have seen it otherwise, as its all so overgrown. Interesting to see it was found as a gatepost, as just before the farm, on the way down the bridleway, there is a stone gatepost which certainly looks like it could once have been a standing stone of some kind, and stones this size are unusual around here. Once I had found a place where I could see through the hedge above the wall into the garden, it was very difficult to make anything out, other than there was a stone standing there, which looks like it was once made into a significant feature, but is now all unloved and overgrown. Oh well, glad to have seen it. Continuing down the bridleway, we spot a few more large stones being used as gateposts. Continue the walk down to Lee Abbey, over to the Valley of the Rocks then back along the coast path to Lynmouth for a pint, before catching the Victorian cliff railway back up to Lynton. Excellent day.

Doll Tor

Date Added: 21st Jan 2026
Site Type: Stone Circle Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3

Log Text: From the Andle stone the pathway continues down to the bottom corner of the harvested field, then along the side of the next field and into the corner of the woodland on the left. Within the woodland the path leads down beside the wall and eventually opening out at Doll Tor circle. Despite being small, and very obviously many of the stones repaired and re-erected, this is a lovely place and makes it all worth while. I spend a fair amount of time here before heading back to the car for a quick drive down to the Druids Arms for a pint.

Andle Stone (Stanton Moor)

Date Added: 23rd Dec 2025
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4

Log Text: Back to the car and I decide to go across a well used path through the harvested field to the Andle stone in its prominent but tree surrounded position, then see if I can get to Doll Tor circle. The Andle Stone has carved footholds like the Cork Stone. No way I'm getting up there these days.

Stanton Moor Cairn (TBC)

Date Added: 22nd Dec 2025
Site Type: Cairn Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3

Log Text: From Stanton Moor 4 there can be seen a prominent mound to the south, just a bit further along the trackway, and before the junction to turn right back to the Cork stone. Once there it is rather disappointingly a large heap of stones which has been messed around with over the years. Overall I am fairly disappointed with most of the ancient remains on Stanton Moor, especially when considered all the publicity they get, appearing in all the walk guides etc.

Stanton Moor 4

Date Added: 19th Dec 2025
Site Type: Ring Cairn Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3

Log Text: Further south along the trackway and on the left is Stanton Moor 4. This is another monument whch I have seen interpreted as either a ring cairn, an enclosure or an embanked stone circle. This one looks to me like a circular ring cairn, with no obvious inner circle of stones, but it is all rather overgrown with heather.

Stanton Moor Cairn T55

Date Added: 17th Dec 2025
Site Type: Round Cairn Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3

Log Text: From the circle of Stanton Moor 3, go back to the trackway and out of the woodland into the open moor heading south, and this is the first obvious large round cairn on the left.

Stanton Moor 3

Date Added: 16th Dec 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3

Log Text: I walk back up past the Nine Ladies, where there is now a large number of people, and I head along the path across the central moorland area, which is initially through some splendidly atmospheric woodland. Just off to the right in amongst the trees can be found the large monument Stanton Moor 3, which I see has been interpreted as either a ring cairn, an enclosure or an embanked stone circle. Much bigger than any of the other features on the moor here, I find it not to be very circular, and the banks are much bigger than most, clear to see even though the undergrowth is very high. It all looks to be very altered over the years due to all the forestry workings here.

Nine Ladies

Date Added: 5th Dec 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3

Log Text: The Nine Ladies is a lovely little stone circle in a fabulous green grassy area, and clearly very popular for visitors and dog walkers, seemingly the central hub of this moorland area. Unlike the King Stone, this seems much better than I remember it to be!

The King (Stanton Moor)

Date Added: 5th Dec 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir) Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3

Log Text: Walking north past some old quarries and through some pleasant forest with some fabulous toadstools growing, the path enters an open area and through some ferns, where I almost stumble over a small standing stone, which turns out to be the King Stone. Its much less imposing than I remember from 30 years ago, particularly being surrounded by ferns.

Cork Stone

Date Added: 29th Nov 2025
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4

Log Text: Today's forecast is for a dull and wet morning clearing up for the afternoon, so after a wander round Bakewell, I head over for the walk around Stanton Moor and its ancient remains. Its all a bit grey, but otherwise not too bad, so from parking near the Cork Stone, I do a reasonable circuit up to the Nine Ladies and back across the middle with the other disappointing remains. Having climbed up onto the Cork stone in the early 1990s, there is no way I could do that now!

Stanton Moor 1

Date Added: 29th Nov 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2025. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 3 Access 3

Log Text: I now head northwards up the various paths to have a go at finding the Stanton 1 circle. With all the ferns and other growth being high, I spend ages looking for it, and eventually find a sort of lumpy banked semicircle in amongst the trees, with a couple of stones. I am sure this must be it, but its very disappointing, and without a lot of looking would not be found. Impossible to get any meaningful pictures.

Park Gate

Date Added: 22nd Nov 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3

Log Text: After a long and wet circular walk from Monsal Head the weather is now bright sunshine and there is still plenty of time to drive over through the Chatsworth estate and Beeley up onto the moors for a walk out to Park Gate stone circle. The walk is initially along a stone track with some mega puddles, being used by off road drivers, before climbing over a large stone stile and heading out along a track then right up a footpath onto the fern covered moorland to the stone circle. Its not the most enticing place, but a pleasant stone circle although fairly overgrown, but it does get visitors as evidenced by a few offerings left here. Having got here, I am now feeling knackered, so give up on the possibility of yomping all the way up to Hob Hurst's House, and just head back to the car and down for a pint at the Beeley Inn.

Bakewell Churchyard

Date Added: 19th Nov 2025
Site Type: Ancient Cross Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 15th Sep 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5

Log Text: Today is a day of high winds so decide to have a look around Bakewell on a Monday morning. I first walk up to the church to have a good look around at the two ancient crosses in the churchyard, which have very interesting carvings on them. Within the porch of the church are stacked lots and lots of bits of old stone, many of them carved and dating back to Saxon times.

Stoke Flat

Date Added: 18th Nov 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Sep 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4

Log Text: From Barbrook 3 I head west around Big Moor and park at the side of the road by a big corner, don’t be fooled into going in to the National Trust paid carpark, despite it being very busy. Then it is a walk south through the nice forest and up onto Froggat Edge to find Stoke Flats stone circle. This one initially seems to be more embankment than stone circle, other than two large stones by an obvious entrance. It has been very overgrown with bracken, but somebody has recently tried to knock them down making the embanked circle clear. Its good to see these four circles all in different states of preservation. The weather is still nice so I continue south along Froggat Edge for a while before turning back to the car. Stop for a pint in the pub at Froggat, with a lovely garden right at the edge of the forest under the edge.

Barbrook 3

Date Added: 19th Oct 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Sep 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3

Log Text: From Barbrook 1 I now drive around the eastern side of Big Moor, and turn west along the B6054, and find a parking area just beyond an area of trees. It is quite busy here on a Sunday with lots of people out walking, running and on bikes. Following close inspection of the OS map suggested that the Barbrook 3 circle should not be too difficult to find despite its reputation, as there is a pathway leading almost directly to it heading southwest across the moor from the parking area. This was indeed the case, and the circle can be found just off this path at a higher piece of land about half a kilometer distance. The stones are well hidden in the undergrowth, but once there they are easy to follow round in the circle, I think I counted about 20 of them. As they are fairly small and so hidden underneath the undergrowth, getting any decent pictures is very difficult. However, I liked it here, its a nice circle to find but is very overgrown and could be a right pain without full navigational assistance. That said, its easier than many Dartmoor places.

Barbrook 2

Date Added: 16th Oct 2025
Site Type: Stone Circle Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Sep 2025. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 3

Log Text: Keep going north along the path through the cairnfield, and soon arrive at what is known as Barbrook 2. It has been reconstructed, and is now basically a circular wall of stones with a flat inside face, with several larger standing stones on this face. Is this what these embanked stone circles were all like? Within the circle are a couple of piles of stones, perhaps cairns or burials. It has an entrance at the northeastern side. Lovely to see.

Big Moor Cairn Field

Date Added: 14th Oct 2025
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Sep 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3

Log Text: From the rebuilt circular cairn, a footpath heads northwest across the open moorland, and soon reaches the remains of a cairnfield. There are many piles of stones to be found amongst the ferns, some of them with little circles of stone around. One or two of these cairns are quite large circles which have a surrounding kerb of stones. I think one or two may have cists within them.