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Yaxchilan
Date Added: 19th Mar 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico (Chiapas)
Visited: Yes on 26th Feb 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Yaxchilan submitted by LivingRocks on 21st Apr 2007. Structure 33.
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Xunantunich
Date Added: 19th Mar 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Belize
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Xunantunich submitted by Jansold on 19th Mar 2019. Xunantunich, a Maya site of the Late Classic period, possibly abandoned due to earthquake activity
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Woodhenge (Wiltshire)
Date Added: 25th May 2016
Site Type: Henge
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th May 2016. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 5
Woodhenge (Wiltshire) submitted by sem on 7th Sep 2015. Woodhenge -The Model
One picture taken of a 3D model conceived during a wet weekend. Projects like this can reveal previously unseen features.
I would point out that the henge itself is now thought to have been built after the timbers decayed.
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Windmill Hill (Avebury)
Date Added: 25th May 2016
Site Type: Causewayed Enclosure
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 15th May 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Windmill Hill (Avebury) submitted by Thorgrim on 13th Oct 2003. One of the concentric causewayed ditches of Windmill Hill.
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Winay Wayna
Date Added: 3rd Jul 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2001. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 2
Winay Wayna submitted by SolarMegalith on 22nd Nov 2010. Lower part of Winay Wayna settlement (photo taken on July 2003).
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Whitby Cross
Date Added: 17th Jun 2013
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Yorkshire (North))
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Whitby Cross submitted by Jansold on 17th Jun 2013. Whitby Cross, adjacent to abbey car park
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Wayland's Smithy
Date Added: 27th Oct 2016
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Oct 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Wayland's Smithy submitted by MAIGO on 22nd Jun 2013. Wayland's Smithy in autumn.
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Watch Stone (Orkney)
Date Added: 4th Jun 2013
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jun 2013. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Watch Stone (Orkney) submitted by swatson on 18th Jul 2004. Situated 170m NNW of the Stones of Stennes is the Watch Stone; an impressive monolith 5.6m high, dating back to the 3rd millenium BC.
OS HY306125
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Wassu Stone Circles
Date Added: 3rd Jul 2013
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Gambia
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 1988. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Wassu Stone Circles submitted by paulcall on 14th Feb 2009. This circle has the largest diameter of any at Wassu
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Valley of the Kings
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
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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Unstan
Date Added: 7th Jun 2013
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jun 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Unstan submitted by howar on 27th Jan 2004. Unstan Chambered Cairn front
HY283117 Orkney
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Ugarit Palace
Date Added: 22nd May 2013
Site Type: Ancient Palace
Country: Syria
Visited: Yes on 28th Mar 2007. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Ugarit Palace submitted by AlexHunger on 8th Jan 2007. Remains of King's Palace Courtyard. The king did a lot of the business deals himself. Foreign traders or dignitaries were received at the palace. Discussions were held at the pool while scribes etched and baked contracts on clay tablets on the spot.
Ancient Cananite city destroyed by the invasion of the Sea People around 1185 BCE.
The people of Ugarit invented one of the first Alphabets and controled trade from Crete and Cyprus to Mesopotamia and Egypt.
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Uffington White Horse
Date Added: 27th Oct 2016
Site Type: Hill Figure or Geoglyph
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Oct 2016. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 4
Uffington White Horse submitted by dodomad on 8th Mar 2012. The betting firm Paddy Power said it took six hours to create the rider, which was a temporary addition as a publicity stunt.
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Uffington Castle
Date Added: 27th Oct 2016
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Oct 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Uffington Castle submitted by h_fenton on 1st May 2009. Uffington Castle from the North East.
Kite Aerial Photograph, 19 April 2009
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Twyfelfontein
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Namibia
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2007. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Twyfelfontein submitted by h_fenton on 23rd Dec 2007. Country: Namibia
rock engravings at Twyfelfontein, the central figure as well as being engraved has also been polished which is uncommon on this site
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Tomb of Tutankhamun
Date Added: 1st Jul 2013
Site Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Country: Egypt (Upper Egypt (South))
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2003. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Tomb of Tutankhamun submitted by AlexHunger on 4th Jan 2006. Entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamum. It is not possible to take photos of the interior. All the artifacts are located in the Cairo Museum.
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Tomb of Cyrus
Date Added: 27th Sep 2014
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Iran
Visited: Yes on 24th May 2013
Tomb of Cyrus submitted by Jansold on 24th May 2013. The six tiered Tomb of King Cyrus.
Site in Iran
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Tofta 143:3
Date Added: 22nd May 2024
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Sweden (Gotland)
Visited: Yes on 15th May 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 5
Tofta 143:3 submitted by DrewParsons on 23rd Oct 2011. General view of the site. September 2011.
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Log Text: Thought to be originally a dolmen, although now collapsed. Dolmens, however are rare in Sweden
Tikal
Date Added: 19th Mar 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Guatemala
Visited: Yes on 28th Feb 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Tikal submitted by C_Michael_Hogan on 29th Apr 2008. Site in Guatemala
Tikal's Temple I, consisting of stepped-pyramid topped with a temple with roof comb.
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The Orkney Museum
Date Added: 17th Jun 2013
Site Type: Museum
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 8th Jun 2013
The Orkney Museum submitted by jeffrep on 5th Aug 2010. Tankerness House, the Orkney Museum in the heart of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
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Log Text: The museum is presently closed for refurbishment. It was due to reopen in Spring 2013, but was still closed when visited in June.