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Corringdon Ball N.
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 13th Sep 2007
Corringdon Ball N. submitted by AngieLake on 13th Sep 2007. Corringdon Ball N row taken about 3 years ago.
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Corringdon Ball Central
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 13th Sep 2007
Corringdon Ball Central submitted by AngieLake on 13th Sep 2007. Corringdon Ball Centre taken about 3 or 4 years ago.
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Ugborough Parish Church Prehistoric Earthwork
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 14th Sep 2007
Ugborough Parish Church Prehistoric Earthwork submitted by AngieLake on 14th Sep 2007. This photo shows the NW curve of the ancient prehistoric earthworks on which the present church is situated.
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Foales Arrishes
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2007
Foales Arrishes submitted by AngieLake on 19th Oct 2007. The outline of Foales Arrishes settlement's rectangular fields and occasional huts can be seen on the east side of Pil Tor (distant rocky summit to left), and just SE of Top Tor (rocky summit to right), near Hemsworthy Gate on Dartmoor.
This photo taken from Rippon Tor.
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Seven Lords' Lands
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2007
Seven Lords' Lands submitted by AngieLake on 19th Oct 2007. A new photo of Seven Lords' Lands Cairn taken 5th October, showing three of the kerb stones of this overgrown cairn. (3rd stone in shadow, middle right).
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Rippon Tor
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2007
Rippon Tor submitted by AngieLake on 19th Oct 2007. Having just puffed my way up the side of the tor (!), this is the first view of the Cairn that Butler calls 'C1' from the west side. In the centre of the pile of stones is a modern Trig. station. (The height of Rippon Tor is 473m.)
[see site page for further info]
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Spinsters' Rock
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Oct 2007
Spinsters' Rock submitted by AngieLake on 23rd Oct 2007. When a friend and I visited on 8th October we spent most of the afternoon here, and to begin with it was very sunny. I liked the way the underside of the capstone is lit up here.
Two things NOT to do: Don't picnic, and don't feed this pony - he may bite! (see site page for more).
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Belstone Common Cairns
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 13th Nov 2007
Belstone Common Cairns submitted by AngieLake on 13th Nov 2007. The cairn circle near Cullever Steps on Belstone Common, looking approx WNW. 6 Nov 07.
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Cosdon Hill Summit Cairns
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 14th Nov 2007
Cosdon Hill Summit Cairns submitted by AngieLake on 14th Nov 2007. Cosdon Beacon Summit Cairns can be seen as a tiny pimple on top of the mighty hill opposite.... viewed here from the top of Belstone Tor.
In the valley below, the River Taw starts its run down to the north coast of Devon from its source, a few miles further south, near the west of Hangingstone Hill, and close to Cranmere Pool letter box, the first established on Dartmoor.
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Merrivale circle
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 10th Feb 2008
Merrivale circle submitted by AngieLake on 10th Feb 2008. Unavoidably looking into the glare of the setting sun at the most prominent, angular, pointed stone in the western arc of Merrivale circle. Here, trying to include the jagged summit of Feather Tor [?] to the WSW.
About 6.30pm on 10.10.07
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Merrivale Cists
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 9th Feb 2008
Merrivale Cists submitted by AngieLake on 9th Feb 2008. Another view of the large cist south of the southerly row at Merrivale. This time another of the large stones along the southerly row is visible rear left. These larger stones occur at intervals along the rows.
In the distance is Great Mis Tor to NE.
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Merrivale North Row
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 9th Feb 2008
Merrivale North Row submitted by AngieLake on 9th Feb 2008. About 5.30pm on 10th October 2007, looking NW towards Great Staple Tor [L] and Roos Tor [R], and showing the blocking stone at the east of the north row. (The two stones to its left are the beginning of the long row.)
In the foreground is the narrow granite-lined leat which separates the two main rows.
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Drizzlecombe cairn 13
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cist
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 10th Mar 2008
Drizzlecombe cairn 13 submitted by AngieLake on 10th Mar 2008. Looking south from Cairn 13 towards the three major standing stones of Drizzlecombe [in 2005, I think].
The Giants Basin is visible too, just above top left of cairn.
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Drizzlecombe
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 11th Mar 2008
Drizzlecombe submitted by AngieLake on 11th Mar 2008. A stone to the approx. WSW of the main Drizzlecombe complex. Approx. SX588669, but unable to see it mentioned in Butlers.
Members of Devon Dowsers on their summer ramble in 2004/5??, show comparative height.
The Drizzlecombe menhirs and Giants Basin can be seen in distance.
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Drizzlecombe row 1
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 24th Mar 2008
Drizzlecombe row 1 submitted by AngieLake on 24th Mar 2008. Row 1 at Drizzlecombe, looking up towards Menhir 3. Giant's Basin is on the right behind Jack Walker, author of excellent alignment theory book, 'Dartmoor Sun'. (Yet to be published at that time, about 4 years ago.) JackME gets down to business, checking his alignments.
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Drizzlecombe menhir 3
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 24th Mar 2008
Drizzlecombe menhir 3 submitted by AngieLake on 24th Mar 2008. Drizzlecombe's Menhir 3 on a bright summer's day about four years ago.
In the background can be seen the tallest stone, Menhir 2, with an average-sized person beside it, giving an idea of its great height.
To the left of this shot is one of the small stones that are part of Menhir 3's uphill row.
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Drizzlecombe menhir 2
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 24th Mar 2008
Drizzlecombe menhir 2 submitted by AngieLake on 24th Mar 2008. Drizzlecombe's Menhir 2 looking almost unrecognisable here. If you look closely you will see Sally studying the cairn at the top of its row of short stones.
(Taken about four years ago, or more, on a Devon Dowsers summer ramble.)
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Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 25th Aug 2008
Royal Albert Memorial Museum submitted by AngieLake on 25th Aug 2008. The Zitherixon Wooden Idol, c. 426- 352 BC
(Photo by David Garner, in 'Treasures of Ancient Devon', Devon Books, 1996.)
I have two photos of this one from previous visits to Exeter's museum. Meanwhile, I'm posting this to compare it to Martyn's 'Dagenham Dave'!
(See site page 'Royal Albert Memorial Museum' for info.)
NB: I believe the Museum is still closed for refurbishment.
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Lade Hill Brook Beehive Hut
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 25th Aug 2008
Lade Hill Brook Beehive Hut submitted by AngieLake on 25th Aug 2008. Lade Hill Brook Beehive Hut is situated on the east bank of the East Dart river. This photo was taken in the mid-1980s.
See site page for info.
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Torquay Museum
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2008
Torquay Museum submitted by AngieLake on 1st Sep 2008. Three Bronze animal figurines from Milber. c.100 BC - c.50 AD. From the collections of Torquay Museum.
(Photo by David Garner from the booklet 'Treasures of Ancient Devon', Devon Books, 1996 edition.)
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