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Chun Quoit
Trip No.10 Date Added: 19th Apr 2011
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 25th Aug 2005
Chun Quoit submitted by sem on 16th Jun 2005. The capstone and the horizon.
There is a theory that dolmens (or quoits as they are known in Cornwall) were not totally covered in earth but the capstones were left uncovered and were a copy of the horizon. I have manipulated the tones in this shot to show this, but no shapes have been altered.
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Chun Castle
Trip No.10 Date Added: 19th Apr 2011
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 25th Aug 2005
Chun Castle submitted by JimChampion on 13th May 2005. August 2004. Looking east from the hill fort, with the ruined stone walls (a more recent addition to the defences) in the foreground. Between here and the hill in the distance are several popular megalithic sites such as Lanyon Quoit, the Men-an-Tol and the Nine Maidens stone circle.
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Tregiffian Barrow
Trip No.10 Date Added: 23rd May 2016
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 25th Aug 2005
Tregiffian Barrow submitted by PaulM on 28th Aug 2001. Tregiffian Chambered Tomb, West Penwith, Cornwall (SW430244)
Located by the side of the road close to the Merry Maidens stone circle.
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Rocky Valley
Trip No.10 Date Added: 23rd May 2016
Site Type: Carving
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 1st Aug 2005
Rocky Valley submitted by Thorgrim on 2nd Jul 2003. Two labyrinth carvings cut into rock face by a ruined mill. SX 073893 from car park off the B3263 to the north of Tintagel. Bronze Age or possibly later copies.
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Ufton Nervet Bell Barrow
Date Added: 21st Mar 2011
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Berkshire)
Visited: Yes on 20th Mar 2011
Ufton Nervet Bell Barrow submitted by SolarMegalith on 20th Mar 2011. Ufton Nervet bell barrow - view from the NW (photo taken on March 2011).
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Aldermaston Enclosure
Date Added: 22nd Mar 2011
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: England (Berkshire)
Visited: Yes on 20th Mar 2011
Aldermaston Enclosure submitted by SolarMegalith on 21st Mar 2011. Earthwork in western part of the enclosure - view from the NW (photo taken on March 2011).
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Colossi of Memnon
Trip No.1 Entry No.13 Date Added: 20th Sep 2010
Site Type: Carving
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 1981
Colossi of Memnon submitted by AlexHunger on 4th Jan 2006. Large colosal statues of Amenhotep III (Father of Akhenaten). They were originaly carved out of one block but suffered greatly during the 27 BCE earthquake which leveled the Palace of Amenhotep II behind them and damaged many other antiquities in Egypt.
Memnon was a charachter in Homer's Illiad. The Romans though it was amusing to rename the colossi as one of them emited a sighing sound at sunrise on account of air excaping from a fissure, which reminded them of this myth.
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Valley of the Kings
Trip No.1 Entry No.6 Date Added: 20th Sep 2010
Site Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 1981
Valley of the Kings submitted by Thorgrim on 29th Jan 2005. The descent to the Valley of the Kings at dawn - before the hoards of tourist coaches arrive! Tip - visit Egyptian sites at dawn, before anyone else is awake - then sleep through the oppresive midday heat!
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Temple of Hatshepsut
Trip No.1 Entry No.10 Date Added: 20th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 1981
Temple of Hatshepsut submitted by andyb456 on 22nd Feb 2005. Queen Hapshetsut's Temple. It's quite a site! Situated away from the Pharoah's tombs, the exterior is magnificent.
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Temple of Mentuhotep II
Trip No.1 Entry No.11 Date Added: 20th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 1981
Temple of Mentuhotep II submitted by AlexHunger on 4th Jan 2006. 11th Dynasty Mentuhotep II, also called Nebhepetra II, was the first Pharao of the Middle Kingdom between 2055 -2004 BCE. The remains of the temple stand South of the temple of Hapshesut on the West bank of Luxor. The temple was leveled during earthquakes.
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Medinet Habu Temple of Ramses III
Trip No.1 Entry No.12 Date Added: 20th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Palace
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 1981
Medinet Habu Temple of Ramses III submitted by AlexHunger on 4th Jan 2006. Pylon of the Temple of Ramses III on the west bank of the Nile. 20th Dynasty.
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Karnak Temple of Amun Ra
Trip No.1 Entry No.4 Date Added: 20th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 1981
Karnak Temple of Amun submitted by Thorgrim on 7th Feb 2005. The Temple of Karnak
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Temple of Luxor
Date Added: 20th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2000
Temple of Luxor submitted by Thorgrim on 10th Dec 2003. The obelisk and pylon of Rameses II at Luxor (ancient Thebes). Dating from about 1250 BC. The temple of Amun-Ra.
Now that really is a megalith!
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Karnak Sacred Lake
Trip No.1 Entry No.5 Date Added: 20th Sep 2010
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 1981
Karnak Sacred Lake submitted by AlexHunger on 7th Jan 2006. Sacred lake at the Karnak Temple. 116 Meters by 77 Meters.
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Khufu's Pyramid
Trip No.1 Entry No.1 Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 1981
Khufu's Pyramid submitted by davidmorgan on 6th Jan 2009. The King's Chamber. 1981.
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Giza Plateau
Trip No.1 Entry No.1 Date Added: 23rd May 2016
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2006
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Great Sphinx
Trip No.1 Entry No.2 Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1981
Great Sphinx submitted by davidmorgan on 7th Jan 2009. The Dream Stele of Tuthmosis IV (1401-1390 BCE).
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Sakkara Pyramid
Trip No.1 Entry No.3 Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 1st Nov 1981
Sakkara Pyramid submitted by AlexHunger on 26th Mar 2006. The world's first large stone structure built under Pharao Djoser founder of the 3rd Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.
Under the Architect Imhotep, the original small mastaba was expanded in all directions to a height of 62 Meters, a length of 123 Meters and a width of 107 Meters. The stone blocks are much smaller than those of the later pyramids.
The pyramid had a casing eventually, though this is now lost.
There are numerous passages under the pyramids where a mummified leg bone of Djoser was ...
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Khafre's Pyramid
Trip No.1 Entry No.1 Date Added: 10th Apr 2011
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 1st Oct 1981
Khafre's Pyramid submitted by Thorgrim on 13th Feb 2005. The most awesome experience is to enter the Pyramid of Khafre at Giza. Is it just a coincidence that Giza is located exactly 30 degrees and zero minutes from the equator? (Cairo is 30 degrees 1 minute North) Just think about it - some time before 2,500 BC, the Egyptians of the Old Kingdom placed the Sphinx and the great pyramids exactly one third of the way up from the equator and two thirds of the way down from the north pole. With all that space to go at - it must have been deliberate and pro...
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Menkaure's Pyramid
Date Added: 19th Dec 2018
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Egypt (Lower Egypt (North))
Visited: Yes on 10th Nov 1981
Menkaure's Pyramid submitted by Thorgrim on 13th Feb 2005. The romance and mystery of the Pyramids at Giza. Get there at dawn - this scene will be heaving with tourists and coaches within an hour or two. Go back to our main Khufu's Pyramid page for more on this location.
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