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Churchyard Cross St Levan
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2008
Churchyard Cross St Levan submitted by JimChampion on 29th Aug 2008. On the right, the tall churchyard cross; beyond and to the left the split St Levan Stone. I have read suggestions that the stone represents the female form and the cross represents the male form, or that the proximity of the Christian cross neutralises the pagan influence of the stone.
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Trink Hill
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2008
Trink Hill submitted by JimChampion on 29th Aug 2008. The triangulation pillar on Trink Hill, which stands on top of the remains of a tumulus. The hill in the middle distance, beyond the farm buildings, is Trencrom Hill - topped with the remains of an Iron Age hillfort/settlement.
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Carn Lês Boel
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2008
Carn Lês Boel submitted by JimChampion on 29th Aug 2008. View across Mill Bay to the Carn Lês Boel headland, from Carn Boel. The headland is a 'cliff castle', although the remains are very slight. On the left is Nanjizal beach.
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St Levan's Stone
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 30th Aug 2008
St Levan's Stone submitted by JimChampion on 30th Aug 2008. Not wide enough for a packhorse with panniers astride, so the world's not done just yet. Demonstration by the other Dr Champion.
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Trengwainton Cross
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st Aug 2008
Trengwainton Cross submitted by JimChampion on 31st Aug 2008. The front of Trengwainton Cross, after the brambles and bracken had been moved out of the way!
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Maen Castle
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st Aug 2008
Maen Castle submitted by JimChampion on 31st Aug 2008. The name "Maen" Castle is from the Cornish for 'stone', and that describes it quite well. This exposed granite headland has many boulders and outcrops, and the promontory fort has little room for occupation. It is thought to be associated with field systems on the slope immediately to the east.
The headland in the distance is Dr Syntax's Head at Land's End, with the Longships rocks and lighthouse offshore.
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Boskednan Menhir 2
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st Aug 2008
Boskednan Menhir 2 submitted by JimChampion on 31st Aug 2008. This triangular stone stands on the tumulus at grid reference SW43263530, to the north-west of the Nine Maidens stone circle. The ruin on the hill in the distance is the Greenburrow engine house at the Ding Dong mine.
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Lescudjack Castle
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st Aug 2008
Lescudjack Castle submitted by JimChampion on 31st Aug 2008. From Trengwainton Carn there are splendid views across Mounts Bay. I took this photo, ostensibly of St Michael's Mount, using my camera's maximum zoom from the sunny but windy summit of Trengwainton Carn. Upon closer inspection later on, I found that I had inadvertently photographed Lescudjack Castle in Penzance - it lies roughly half way between The Mount and Trengwainton Carn. In this photo the hillfort is the area lit by direct sunlight in the centre left of the photo. For a version of this p...
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Mayon Cliff cairn
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st Aug 2008
Mayon Cliff cairn submitted by JimChampion on 31st Aug 2008. The cairn on Mayon Cliff, not listed as a scheduled monument by English Heritage. It is in fairly bad condition, but still recognisable on this exposed headland where the elements and visitor pressure keep the vegetation right down. The island in the distance is the Brisons and Cape Cornwall can be seen poking in from the right.
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Trevilley Cliff Tumuli
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2008
Trevilley Cliff tumuli submitted by JimChampion on 1st Sep 2008. At the top of the slope, the cairn on Trevilley Cliff, at grid reference SW34682417. The path cuts through the left side of the cairn. In the distance on the right are the Land's End buildings (in white).
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Boskednan A
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2008
Boskednan A submitted by JimChampion on 1st Sep 2008. Kerb stones, I think, at the cairn at grid reference SW43263530, to the north-west of the Nine Maidens stone circle.
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Alexander Keiller Museum
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 31st Dec 2008
Alexander Keiller Museum submitted by JimChampion on 31st Dec 2008. The door to the Barn Gallery at Avebury. The barn is kept very cool in order to preserve the structure of the 17th century building, so it only houses a few archaeological exhibits - according to the NT leaflet it 'tells the story of the landscape through a fully interactive display'. Most of the archaeology collection is in the nearby Stables Gallery. Both are covered by the same admission ticket, unless you are a member of the National Trust (in which case both galleries are free).
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Boscawen Un
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st Dec 2004
Boscawen Un submitted by JimChampion on 31st Dec 2004. Picture taken looking North on a hot August day, just before noon. The shadow cast by the 'gnomon' affords little shade.
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Carn Gluze
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st Dec 2004
Carn Gluze submitted by JimChampion on 31st Dec 2004. August 2004. Composite image, taken whilst standing sea-ward of the barrow looking East. The fauna on the barrow is a feast of purples, greens and browns.
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Chun Quoit
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st Dec 2004
Chun Quoit submitted by JimChampion on 31st Dec 2004. August 2004. Looking East, towards Chun castle (which can be seen the the left of the quoit). Impressive lichen on this side of the quoit. Recent rainfall meant that the chamber within was one big muddy puddle.
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Chysauster
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st Dec 2004
Chysauster submitted by JimChampion on 31st Dec 2004. August 2004. Looking West from the settlement site, with the engine-house of the Ding Dong mine visible on the horizon. The site is incredibly well-kept, with just a few visitors late on this bright summer afternoon. Disappointing to find that the fogou has been blocked up for 'safety' reasons.
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Grey Mare and her Colts
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 31st Dec 2004
Grey Mare and her Colts submitted by JimChampion on 31st Dec 2004. Boxing Day 2004. Taken at noon over the wall/fence to the north of the barrow. One of several small concrete posts that surround the site is visible, presumably there to prevent any further ploughing of the monument. The arrangment of stones is like a smaller, more ramshackle, Waylands Smithy.
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Gun Rith
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st Dec 2004
Gun Rith submitted by JimChampion on 31st Dec 2004. August 2004. The stone is still standing upright, with its base neatly set in concrete with a tidy wall supporting the earth bank behind. This may help to prevent toppling, but does give the site the ambience of a contemporary structure. About 3.5m tall, it is a particularly phallic menhir.
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Halliggye
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 31st Dec 2004
Halliggye submitted by JimChampion on 31st Dec 2004. August 2004. View from within of the Victorian-era entrance to the fogou. If you want to see more than this then a torch is essential.
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Kingston Russell Circle
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 31st Dec 2004
Kingston Russell Circle submitted by JimChampion on 31st Dec 2004. Boxing Day 2004. Composite image, taken shortly after noon looking south-west. The field is currently being used as pasture, which means that access is muddy but at least the circle is not lost in crops. Lyme bay can be seen in the distance, and Abbotsbury hill-fort to the left of this.
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