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St John's Well (Tavistock)
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 31st Dec 2004
St John's Well (Tavistock) submitted by AngieLake on 31st Dec 2004. St John's Well at Tavistock (SX478739) is tucked into the hill in a public park area on the east bank of the River Tavy. A footpath runs parallel to the river bank on this side of the river, and a fairly slippery (it had been raining) flagstone path leads off at right-angles across the grass towards the little granite-arched well, and its capstone with 'St John's Well' carved on it.On the opposite side of the river, some walls still stand, bordering the footpath, which are from the ruins of t...
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Bodowyr
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 5th Dec 2004
Bodowyr submitted by AngieLake on 5th Dec 2004. This is the gorgeous (and possibly important) view from the 'front' of Bodowyr burial chamber, down the sloping field, and across the Menai Straits towards the noticeable dip in the mountains of North Wales mainland. I would imagine the dip would be the gap between Snowdon (on the right) and Glyder Fawr (left), where the Llanberis Pass runs. Maybe the sun rose in that dip at Midwinter Solstice, as it would seem to be in a southeasterly direction? Its rays would then have illuminated the tomb ...
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West Kennet Avenue
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 29th Nov 2004
West Kennet Avenue submitted by AngieLake on 29th Nov 2004. West Kennett Avenue - This is my version of "andyb456"'s 'Jaws', viewed from the inside of the avenue. As you can see, he has quite a few holes, and you have to wonder whether they - especially the larger one at wrist level - were significant. I recently asked if anyone has any idea why this particular shape of prominently angled stones (there's one in Callanish's avenue too) were placed where they are. Was there a moon, sun, star alignment for instance, at a particular time of the year? Perhaps...
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National Museum Cardiff
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Museum
Country: Wales (South Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 21st Nov 2004
National Museum Cardiff submitted by AngieLake on 21st Nov 2004. 'The Queen of the Night', the rare and important Mesopotamian relief on loan from the British Museum, coming close to the end of its countrywide tour. It has only one week left at Cardiff's National Museum and Gallery of Wales before going to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery from 1st December to 19th April 2005. (See today's comment on Cardiff's National Museum and Gallery of Wales section for more info on the figure.)
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Stanton Drew Great Circle
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 12th Nov 2004
Stanton Drew Great Circle submitted by AngieLake on 12th Nov 2004. One for Templar - panting sheep, sweating buckets in the May heat, in the shade of a stone of the main avenue. (Two days later, they'd been shorn!) For Liz's info, there was a small iron framework structure in the field, not far from the main entrance gate, that I'd not previously noticed, and a group of people were standing inside it, observing ....maybe afraid of the cows too?
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Long Meg And Her Daughters
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 11th Nov 2004
Long Meg And Her Daughters submitted by AngieLake on 11th Nov 2004. Two of the "Daughters"
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Stenness
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 6th Nov 2004
Stenness submitted by AngieLake on 6th Nov 2004. An interesting alignment of stones at Stenness - 2001
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Swinside
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Nov 2004
Swinside submitted by AngieLake on 2nd Nov 2004. Swinside in south Cumbria, not far from Millom. One of the most beautiful circles in England, I think. Another panorama made from two photos, cobbled together.
The expert on this circle is Jack Morris-Eyton, or JackME, now a member of Meg.Portal.
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Aberlemno
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Scotland (Angus)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Nov 2004
Aberlemno submitted by AngieLake on 2nd Nov 2004. The reverse (south side) of my favourite Pictish stone at Aberlemno seemed to have cup-marks carved in the lower part of it. This shot taken 5th July 2001.
This is one of the finest Class I Pictish stones. It is of sandstone and stands on the roadside to the north of the church. The design shows a snake, double-disc and Z-rod with a mirror and comb below
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Sueno's Stone
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Class III Pictish Cross Slab
Country: Scotland (Moray)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Nov 2004
Sueno's Stone submitted by AngieLake on 2nd Nov 2004. Defenders preparing for a footie penalty shot?! ... These amusing little figures can be seen on the huge Pictish 'Sueno stone', sheltered inside its glass case at Forres. A shame that the glass reflected the light. Taken 5th July 2001.
This Class III stone is one of the finest examples of Dark Age sculptures in Europe. It has been suggested that the enormous and intricate carving shows the coronation of Kenneth Mac Alpin. If so, it would have been erected in the 9th century to inform the P...
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Boscawen Un
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st Oct 2004
Boscawen Un submitted by AngieLake on 31st Oct 2004. Boscawen Un (or 'Boscanoon', as the local man called it), was looking lovely in March 2004, with no ferns to mar the view of the stones. This pic was cobbled together from two separate ones, so wouldn't win any prizes. However, it does give an overview of the site, showing the late afternoon shadow cast by the giant gnomon in the (off) centre. A few minutes later, and a few hundred yards between here and the main road, I discovered the scarily spooky Creeg Tol.
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Carn Euny Village
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st Oct 2004
Carn Euny Village submitted by AngieLake on 31st Oct 2004. This view over the Carn Euny Settlement was taken in two shots, which are cobbled together to give an idea of how it looked in March 2004. Bec-Zog's pic is similar to this.
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Carn Gluze
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st Oct 2004
Carn Gluze submitted by AngieLake on 31st Oct 2004. Shot of the landward side of Ballowall Barrow (Carn Gluze) taken from the top of the outside 'collar' wall. It shows the depth and narrowness of the gap between the outer and inner cairn. (I have good footage of this area after walking right around the circular 'passage' with my camcorder). The view of the Cornish coast here is spectacular, with Sennen Cove in the distance.
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Cork Stone
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 30th Oct 2004
Cork Stone submitted by AngieLake on 30th Oct 2004. This is a pic of the Cork Stone at Stanton Moor in Derbyshire, taken about 8pm one August evening in 2002.
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Cape Cornwall
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 29th Oct 2004
Cape Cornwall submitted by AngieLake on 29th Oct 2004.
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Merrivale SW row 3
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 29th Oct 2004
Merrivale SW row 3 submitted by AngieLake on 29th Oct 2004. In the foreground, Merrivale Single Row 3 (see thecaptain's overview plan) at sunset on 21st September, the day before the Autumn Equinox, 2004. In the distance, in the glare of the setting sun, can be seen the two west end stones of the southern row. Two other taller stones on the south side of that southern row are also visible above centre, and to right of pic. ('Thecaptain' has a theory that these, and other taller stones in the rows, align with the menhir at certain times of the year.) T...
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Shovel Down row 2
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 27th Oct 2004
Shovel Down row 2 submitted by AngieLake on 27th Oct 2004. Looking in the opposite direction from Simcon's picture, the fallen portals are in the foreground of this photo and show the avenue leading up to them, and to the concentric circle or cairn.
(Taken on cheap single-use camera, as were the recent Scorhill postings)
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Carreg Samson, Abercastle
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 25th Oct 2004
Carreg Samson, Abercastle submitted by AngieLake on 25th Oct 2004. Carreg Sampson in Pembrokeshire stands in such a lovely position that it is usually photographed from the most picturesque angle, showing the bay and distant Strumble Head. This time it is viewed from its longer SE side, giving a better idea of the size, and slope of the capstone. (From memory, the capstone sloped up towards the NE, and Strumble Head.)
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The Round Pound
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 24th Oct 2004
The Round Pound submitted by AngieLake on 24th Oct 2004. This shows the layout of the Round Pound at Kestor. Underneath, the caption reads: 'Fig.6. General Plan of Round Pound. Prehistoric constructions are shaded, mediaeval are white.' Therefore, it would appear that the four 'radial walls' and the 'small hut' in the outer circle, and the semi-circular 'shelter' in the inner circle, are mediaeval. This leaves the double-walled inner and outer circles to be interpreted as 'prehistoric'. The writing at very top of plan says: "Entrance to pou...
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Kestor Settlement
Date Added: 26th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 24th Oct 2004
Kestor Settlement submitted by AngieLake on 24th Oct 2004. This old plan of Kes Tor hut circles and fields, includes the Round Pound. It appears that the line of parallel stones that theCaptain queried could be an old drove way. (Here referred to as 'Lower Drove Way'). In very small letters halfway up the right side of the plan, near the letter 'A', is 'Upper Drove Way'. The small print at the bottom of pic says: "Fig 2. General Plan of the Settlement at Kestor, by E.C.Curwen and R.Gurd, with additions. The field walls of the stippled areas are of...
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