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Ober Heath
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Nov 2006
Ober Heath submitted by JimChampion on 24th Nov 2006. The bowl barrow on Ober Heath - a flat-topped low-profile barrow on the open heath north of Ober Water. The surroundings are covered with heather, whereas the barrow sports a plume of (dying) bracken.
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Avebury Down barrow cemetery
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 25th Nov 2006
Avebury Down barrow cemetery submitted by JimChampion on 25th Nov 2006. Dusk telephoto shot of one of the beech-planted round barrows on Avebury Down. Taken from the West Kennet avenue. Trees are in transition from summer to winter.
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Smitten Corner
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 24th Dec 2006
Smitten Corner submitted by JimChampion on 24th Dec 2006. The two large barrows at Smitten Corner, from the inland coastal footpath. These barrows are easy to spot from the road from Martinstown to the Hardy Monument, and there is a gravel layby close by (next to the Forestry Commission's "Blackdown" sign). This view is from the other side of the barrows, walking along the footpath along the ridgeway from Upwey.
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Bronkham Hill
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 28th Dec 2006
Bronkham Hill submitted by JimChampion on 28th Dec 2006. Looking ESE at the prominent barrow at grid reference SY62358717. This field on top of Bronkham Hill is well-grazed by sheep - some of which can be seen to the right of the barrow next to their feeder. In the foreground there are many sheep footprints in the soil.
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Bishops Limekiln Car Park
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 28th Dec 2006
Bishops Limekiln Car Park submitted by JimChampion on 28th Dec 2006. I know nothing about this stone other than the fact it is listed here. I've often driven past the car park and wondered. Stopped off and found it under a tree in the car park. To emphasise the car parkiness of it, my filthy vehicle is visible on the right.
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Bind Barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 28th Dec 2006
Bind Barrow submitted by JimChampion on 28th Dec 2006. View of Bind Barrow on its hilltop from within the Second World War pillbox on the side of the hill. The barrow is framed by the old doorway to the pillbox, which is now half-blocked by concrete.
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St Augustine's Well (Cerne Abbas)
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 28th Dec 2006
St Augustine's Well (Cerne Abbas) submitted by JimChampion on 28th Dec 2006. Springwater leaves the upper rectangular pool over a stone block with a semicircular channel cut into it, the fast flow produces some interesting ripple patterns.
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Maumbury Rings
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Henge
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 28th Dec 2006
Maumbury Rings submitted by JimChampion on 28th Dec 2006. A low viewpoint makes the eastern side of the henge entrance look a bit Silbury-like. Very overcast and not a good day for taking pictures of this large grassy earthwork. The size of the bank is not a good indication of its original height - it was greatly added to when the Romans converted the henge into an amphitheatre.
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Hengistbury Head
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jan 2007
Hengistbury Head submitted by JimChampion on 21st Jan 2007. Two-photo composite of the double dykes, viewed from the beach end (rather than the Christchurch harbour end). The ditch has filled in somewhat in the intervening 2000 years. The dykes are now fenced off to reduce wear and tear from visitors' feet. There are some new information boards around the site as well.
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Rainbarrows
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 10th Apr 2007
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Cley Hill
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 16th Apr 2007
Cley Hill submitted by JimChampion on 16th Apr 2007. A three-photo composite of Cley Hill, from "Little Cley Hill" to the northeast, connected to the main hill by a saddle. This is an impressive piece of geomorphology, a chalk outlier of Salisbury Plain, with some human-added trimmings (the ramparts, lynchets and barrows).
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Grey Mare Processional Way
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 17th Apr 2007
Grey Mare Processional Way submitted by JimChampion on 17th Apr 2007. June 2006. This stone lies alongside the footpath that approaches the Kingston Russell stone circle from the southeast, grid reference is approximately SY582873. It is possibly also called the "Goddess stone" (by Peter Knight) - this once is certainly moss covered. It would be easy to miss it in summer when the nettles etc. are high.
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Big Tree Long Barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 18th Apr 2007
Big Tree Long Barrow submitted by JimChampion on 18th Apr 2007. Hamish on the ploughed-out barrow mound, which now appears to have been left alone by recent ploughing. There are a few small broken stones protruding from the mound. (Portal Meet 15 April 2007)
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Orchardleigh Stones
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 18th Apr 2007
Orchardleigh Stones submitted by JimChampion on 18th Apr 2007. The two impressively large stones at Orchardleigh. As seen on the Portal meet 15 April 2007.
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The Devil's Bed and Bolster
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 18th Apr 2007
The Devil's Bed and Bolster submitted by JimChampion on 18th Apr 2007. Stones at what was presumably the entrance to the chambered tomb. They seem to have a faintly pink hue in this photo - they were partially illuminated by camera flash in the shade of the trees. Seen on the Portal meet 15 April 2007, thanks to Hamish's directions and TheCaptain's keen observations.
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Stoney Littleton
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 18th Apr 2007
Stoney Littleton submitted by JimChampion on 18th Apr 2007. The famous ammonite cast, on the left-hand lintel of the entrance. Seen on the Portal meet 15 April 2007.
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Scratchbury Camp
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Apr 2007
Scratchbury Camp submitted by JimChampion on 22nd Apr 2007. Two-photo composite image of Scratchbury Hill, from Middle Hill to the northwest. The double ramparts are clearly visible, as is the large barrow on the southwestern slope of the hill (to the right of this photo, within the ramparts).
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Battlesbury Camp
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Apr 2007
Battlesbury Camp submitted by JimChampion on 22nd Apr 2007. Two-photo composite image of the northwest entrance to Battlesbury hillfort, grid reference ST896458. An Iron Age cemetery was found outside this entrance (to the right). The strong colours are a result of shooting towards the sun.
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Middle Hill
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Apr 2007
Middle Hill submitted by JimChampion on 24th Apr 2007. View southeast towards Middle Hill from the footpath on Battlesbury Hill. The row of white-topped posts indicates a cutting which contains a 'tank road' between the Warminster Training Centre and the Imber Range.
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Bratton Long Barrow
Date Added: 19th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 25th Apr 2007
Bratton Long Barrow submitted by JimChampion on 25th Apr 2007. The Bratton Camp long barrow, viewed from the southeast. The barrow mound is long and very lumpy.
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