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Swinside
Date Added: 19th Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jan 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Swinside submitted by AngieLake on 19th Apr 2020. This large block is stone 30 at the South of Swinside circle. It was one of the focal points in a dowse I did there on 19th June 2002, the evening I met Jack Morris Eyton. It was the link with moves 17 and 18 in this plan.
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Log Text: It takes time and planning to visit Sunkenkirk Stone Circle. However this stone circle, virtually complete in a beautiful location, more than compensates the effort required.
Suardal
Date Added: 10th Apr 2021
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Isle of Skye)
Visited: Yes on 11th Aug 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Suardal submitted by LivingRocks on 27th Jul 2005. The remains of the chamber.
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Log Text: Suardal is an unspectacular cairn in a spectacular situation adjacent to the B8083 Elgol c. 2 miles out of Broadford. It's easy to visit in passing.
Stroanfreggan Craig
Date Added: 15th Apr 2022
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Stroanfreggan Craig submitted by markj99 on 15th Apr 2022. Stroanfreggan Craig Hillfort viewed from W.
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Log Text: There is a signed path beside an extended lay-by at NX 63413 91837 on the B729 c. 0.5 miles W of Stroanfreggan. After c. 300 yards on the NW path turn W towards the obvious summit with a modern cairn on top.
Stroanfreggan Cairn
Date Added: 15th Apr 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Stroanfreggan Cairn submitted by markj99 on 14th Feb 2021. Stroanfreggan Cairn in profile. The large boulder outside the cairn is a remnant of a peristalith.
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Log Text: Stroanfreggan Cairn is within 100 yards of the Southern Upland Way near Stroanfreggan hamlet. Despite being extensively robbed it is still an impressive monument. The massive capstone exposed in the E Arc is worth a visit on its one.
Stripple Stones
Date Added: 26th Sep 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 10th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Stripple Stones submitted by Bladup on 14th Apr 2017. Stripple Stones Henge, Lots of stones have been put back up and it looks and feels amazing.
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Log Text: The Stripple Stones Henge and Stone Circle are one of the most impressive monuments in Cornwall. The relative seclusion gives this site a relaxed vibe.
Strichen House
Date Added: 19th Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Aberdeenshire)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Strichen House submitted by Krautrock on 7th Jan 2009. July 2008
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Log Text: Given its chequered history I was unsure about visiting Strichen House Stone Circle. I was pleasantly surprised by the gravitas of this small stone circle.
Stranraer Museum
Date Added: 23rd Jun 2022
Site Type: Museum
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Stranraer Museum submitted by markj99 on 23rd Jun 2022. Bronze Axes in Stranraer Museum.
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Log Text: Stranraer Museum tells the story of Galloway from 7000 BC when people started settling on the coast to the present day. There are stone and bronze axes from all over Galloway and Christian Stones dating from the 5th Century. There are also agricultural and industrial exhibits and a section dedicated to the noted Polar explorer Sir John Ross who was born in Galloway.
Stowe's Pound
Date Added: 7th Mar 2023
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Feb 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Stowe's Pound submitted by TheCaptain on 14th Sep 2017. Stones from Stowe's Pound on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, are being used to build the "fairy stacks" by people "probably unaware" they are breaking the law. The stacks have been described as "historic vandalism".
Picture from Stuart Dow via BBC
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Log Text: I have visited Stowe's Pound on several occasions without exploring it fully. This time I made a clockwise circuit round the enclosure from the Cheesewring. The enclosure is dominated by the stone stacks on the summit of Stowe's Hill.
Stoney Littleton
Date Added: 19th Mar 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Mar 2010. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Stoney Littleton submitted by TheCaptain on 18th Mar 2005. Stoney Littleton barrow viewed from the west.
Its a cracking little barrow, with the most wonderful passage and chambers inside, and the powers that be have even left a decent sized area around it free of any farming activity. A lovely sunny day, but some of the walk to the barrow was horrendously muddy.
The fields around the barrow had recently been ploughed, a crop of beet of some sort having been the last grown. While walking back after my visit, I found a bit of the lovely golden colou...
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Log Text: This restored long barrow is an unexpected gem, given its relative isolation. The restoration is more sympathetic than Newgrange.
Stonehenge.
Entry No.1 Date Added: 5th Jul 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 17th Aug 2009. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Stonehenge. submitted by dodomad on 30th Sep 2022. This Jōmon cooking pot was built at around the same time as Stonehenge. The Circles of Stone: Stonehenge and Prehistoric Japan exhibition is the first time the pot has gone on display outside Japan.
Photograph: Sam Frost/Sam Frost/English Heritage
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Log Text: No-one could failed to be impressed by Stonehenge. Despite the interference of man over the millennia, Stonehenge retains huge gravitas.
Stonehenge.
Date Added: 5th Jul 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Stonehenge. submitted by AngieLake on 22nd Feb 2012. This old photo-postcard is captioned 'Altar Stone', with a small white arrow pointing to the enigmatic stone which lies partly buried underneath the fallen lintel [156] and upright [55] of the Great Trilithon.
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Log Text: I was travelling to Cornwall on the A303 when Stonehenge popped up on the horizon. I was magnetically drawn to revisit one of the great wonders of the world. The difference between my 2 visits, 14 years apart, was that I appreciated the surrounding barrows near Stonehenge so much more.
Stellhead S
Date Added: 8th Oct 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 29th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Stellhead S submitted by markj99 on 4th Oct 2022. Stellhead S Cairn viewed from N.
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Log Text: The easiest way to access Stellhead Cairns is via the SUW path at Stroanpatrick. Head NW to the ruined settlement at Kiln Knowe. Head E across mooland for c. 0.65 miles to reach the Stellhead Cairns. A GPS device is necessary to locate the cairns because they are blended into the landscape. My route can be viewed on Stellhead Cairns.
Stellhead N
Date Added: 8th Oct 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 29th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Stellhead N submitted by markj99 on 4th Oct 2022. Stellhead N Cairn viewed from E.
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Log Text: The easiest way to access Stellhead Cairns is via the SUW path at Stroanpatrick. Head NW to the ruined settlement at Kiln Knowe. Head E across mooland for c. 0.65 miles to reach the Stellhead Cairns. A GPS device is necessary to locate the cairns because they are blended into the landscape. My route can be viewed on Stellhead Cairns.
Stanton Drew SSW
Date Added: 18th Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2014. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Stanton Drew SSW submitted by HarryTwenty on 17th Sep 2019. Fallen and nearly forgotten.
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Log Text: The SSW Circle is badly neglected in comparison with its larger neighbours. Admittedly, there is also much less to see.
Stanton Drew NE Circle
Date Added: 18th Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Stanton Drew NE Circle submitted by Horatio on 23rd Apr 2022. The NE circle the smallest of the 3 circles at Stanton Drew, includes some of the heaviest blocks of stone. Within this circle geophysics have shown that four enormous timber once once stood., it is not yet understood if these where buildings, raised platforms or some other form of ceremonial structure.
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Log Text: At first sight I thought Stanton Drew circles were a jumble of stones, however after a 15 minute walk around the site the circles and avenues appeared before my eyes.
Stanton Drew NE Avenue
Date Added: 18th Mar 2023
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Stanton Drew NE Avenue submitted by SandyG on 12th Jan 2018. Stone alignment approaching a stone circle.View from south east.
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Log Text: At first sight I thought Stanton Drew circles were a jumble of stones, however after a 15 minute walk around the site the circles and avenues appeared before my eyes.
Stanton Drew Great Circle
Date Added: 18th Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Stanton Drew Great Circle submitted by TimPrevett on 3rd Apr 2009. Stanton Drew Great Circle 01/04/09
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Log Text: At first sight I thought Stanton Drew circles were a jumble of stones, however after a 15 minute walk around the site the circles and avenues appeared before my eyes.
Stanton Drew - The Cove
Date Added: 18th Mar 2023
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Stanton Drew - The Cove submitted by TimPrevett on 3rd Apr 2009. The Cove 01/04/09
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Log Text: Combining standing stones and a pub is always a good idea. Probably the best standing stones in the world!
Stanton Drew - Avenue
Date Added: 18th Mar 2023
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Stanton Drew - Avenue submitted by SandyG on 12th Jan 2018. Row leading from the Great Circle. View from east.
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Log Text: At first sight I thought Stanton Drew circles were a jumble of stones, however after a 15 minute walk around the site the circles and avenues appeared before my eyes.
Stanton Drew
Date Added: 18th Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 29th Aug 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Stanton Drew Great Circle submitted by JJ on 6th Oct 2003. Aerial photo copyright JJ Evendon
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Log Text: At first sight I thought Stanton Drew circles were a jumble of stones, however after a 15 minute walk around the site the circles and avenues appeared before my eyes.