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Cissbury Ring
Date Added: 15th Jul 2016
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (West Sussex)
Visited: Would like to visit
Cissbury Ring submitted by Andy B on 1st Jul 2016. Flint mine shaft 27, Cissbury. Art was present 15 feet (4.58m) down on the shaft wall to the east, a metre above the shaft floor at 18 feet (5.5m) and opposite the skeleton (found in the west gallery), though this was not illustrated or described. Art was present in galleries 7 and 8 as noted and illustrated.
Figure 5 from the World Archaeology Interpreting hidden chalk art in southern British Neolithic flint mines by Anne Teather (World Archaeology 42:2 230-251)
Image credit: Wor...
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Devil's Jumps
Date Added: 25th Jun 2017
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (West Sussex)
Visited: Would like to visit
Devil's Jumps submitted by paulcall on 2nd Feb 2007. Site in West Sussex
A panorama of the five bell barrows from the north. (See my comments for a description of the site)
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Stonehenge.
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jun 2008. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Stonehenge. submitted by Feanor on 23rd Jun 2011. Inside the Ring
26 October 2010, ~9.30 AM
Shot inside the Eastern edge of the Circle, looking due north.
We have the NorthEast Trilithon on the left with the morning-shadow of Stones 6/7/107 falling across it.
Bluestone 32-C is in the shadow of Stone 6.
It was a lovely morning!
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Log Text: Easily recognized by just about anyone I was always impressed to see the structure at close range. As a young boy growing up less than an hour from the site I recall still being able to walk through the remaining stones.
The vast amount of work done over the years, and continuing today, to understand the development and meaning of the site often raises as many questions as it does answers. There are many books to choose from if anyone wishes to enter into the intrigue presented by the discipline of archaeoastronomy.
Avebury
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 15th May 2000. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Avebury submitted by h_fenton on 4th Aug 2009. Avebury, Oblique Kite Aerial Photograph
12 July 2009
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Log Text: The integration of the village into the superb stone circle is in part a distraction and yet a wonder in itself. The site is impressive both on its own and as a part of the many sites in this area of Wiltshire.
The ability to walk through the stones and experience the location gives it some advantages over Stonehenge.
Silbury Hill
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 15th May 2000. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4
Silbury Hill submitted by MikeyB on 26th Nov 2012. Reflections of Silbury Hill
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Log Text: The hill is impressive when seen from the road but I did not have the opportunity to determine if it was possible to get closer. The potential linkages of this structure with the sites in the area are not easy to understand. The effort put into the construction makes it clear that it held particular significance for our ancestors.
Old Sarum
Date Added: 1st Mar 2015
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Old Sarum submitted by AngieLake on 2nd Jan 2007. The footbridge to the fort at Old Sarum spans the 'new' Salisbury Cathedral's spire in the distance.
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Log Text: I recall visiting this many years ago as a young man. I particularly remember the remnants of Bishop Roger's Cathedral.
West Kennett Long Barrow
Date Added: 30th Apr 2024
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 27th Apr 2024. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
West Kennett Long Barrow submitted by jackdaw1 on 16th Oct 2007. A shot taken inside West kennet long barrow nr. Avebury on 25 sec exposure at f16-conjuring spooky feels.
A small child called jake was happily playing and respectfully enjoying the atmosphere in there.
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Log Text: A site that I had read about many times proved to be well worth the visit. On the walk up there I got to see my first Red Tailed Kite.
Devil's Arrows
Date Added: 5th Apr 2015
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Yorkshire (North))
Visited: Yes on 4th Apr 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Devil's Arrows submitted by ken1953clark on 2nd Nov 2008. The three remaining stones in one shot (stiched by Hugin). Taken from the road looking west towards the A1(M), you can just see the sign gantries in the background. Taken around 11am on 1-Nov-2008
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Log Text: The stones are easily accessed with two standing in a field still in use and the third just across the road. The close alignment is clearly visible. Worth the visit.
Ripon Cathedral
Date Added: 10th May 2015
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Yorkshire (North))
Visited: Yes on 6th Apr 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Ripon Cathedral submitted by Anne T on 3rd Aug 2015. This is the Anglo Saxon crypt at Ripon Cathedral, which is said to be part of St. Wilfrid's original 7th century church on this site. It has been white-washed since I visited 3 years ago. No sign of the Anglo Saxon cross fragments we were told might be down here, but very interesting never-the-less.
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Log Text: A beautiful cathedral with the Saxon Crypt and the library on the upper floor being the most interesting from my perspective.
Ménec cromlech
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2013. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 5
Ménec cromlech submitted by AlexHunger on 20th Dec 2004. The Cromlec de Menec marks the westernmost extent of the Carnac Allignments. It basically starts on the road that separates it from the allignments, goes through a private garden, through the end of the village and ends in a creperie.
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Log Text: The cromlech and the way the village has grown in and around it reminded me very much of Avebury in England. It was fascinating to walk around the village and to discover stones in all sorts of places.
Kermario Alignements
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Kermario alignements submitted by rw1 on 20th Jan 2008. 09/2007
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Log Text: The sheer scale of the site and the number of stones is incredible.
Ménec alignements
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Ménec alignements submitted by thecaptain on 18th Oct 2004. Ménec alignements, north of Carnac, Brittany, France.
View of the Ménec alignements as they were in summer 1987, when you could walk amongst them before they were fenced off, and with an awful lot of erosion going on around them.
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Log Text: These alignments have many of the larger stones in this complex. It is hard to imagine the level of commitment required to establish this site. My only regret is that we visited in September when direct access to walk among the stones is not available, at this alignment and others.
Kerlescan Alignements
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2013. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Kerlescan Alignements submitted by thecaptain on 18th Oct 2004. Kerlescan Alignements, northeast of Carnac, Brittany.
This picture was taken looking east in 1987, when wandering amongst the stones was OK. I think many of them have been fenced off to try and combat erosion these days. I must go back sometime.
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Log Text: These alignments show converging lines which distinguishes them from the other main alignments. The ability to experiment and build on this scale is still hard to appreciate today.
Carcassonne - La Cité
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: France (Languedoc:Aude (11))
Visited: Yes on 31st Jan 1999. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Carcassonne - La Cité submitted by thecaptain on 19th Feb 2005. La Cité de Carcassonne, seen here from the south.
Ancient citadel which goes back as far as time. Although the main remains of this fantastic fairy story city are now mediaeval much of the walls can be seen to date back to Visigoth and Roman times. This is of course, all built upon a citadel which was here long before any of them came here.
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Log Text: Carcassonne is an impressive fortress with many interesting areas to visit. The history of the region is reflected in many places, including the Abbey. My time there was limited and I would go back to see more if the opportunity were to arise.
Parthenon
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Greece (Central Greece)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jun 2009. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Parthenon submitted by Antonios on 30th Jul 2008. Site in Attica/Central Greece: Parthenon
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Log Text: In addition to the building being a classic worldwide symbol it is particularly breathtaking in its hill top location. Despite the work being done to restore much of the structure it is still possible to feel the grandeur of the past.
Sounion Temple of Poseidon
Date Added: 24th Jun 2016
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Greece (Central Greece)
Visited: Yes on 12th Jun 2009. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Sounion Temple of Poseidon submitted by AlexHunger on 23rd Aug 2006. 5th century BCE Temple of Poseidon on the the southernmost point of Attica surounded by the Aegean on 3 sides.
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Log Text: A beautiful place to be at sunset.
Newgrange
Date Added: 19th Mar 2014
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Meath)
Visited: Would like to visit
Newgrange submitted by McDeil on 8th Jan 2002. Entry at Newgrange showing massive carved stone which once blocked the entry. Not shown are the tourists who in Summer would queue for up to an hour to be taken through the tomb!
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Teotihuacan
Date Added: 17th Mar 2014
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Mexico
Visited: Yes on 6th Feb 2010. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Teotihuacan - Pyramid of the Moon submitted by LivingRocks on 19th Apr 2007. The Pyramid of the Moon from the Pyramid of the Sun.
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Log Text: The scale of the structures leave you in complete wonder at they must have looked like in their day. It was well worth the slow journey out of Mexico City in the heavy traffic.
Tenochtitlan - Templo Mayor
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Mexico (Estado de Mexico)
Visited: Yes on 16th Aug 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Tenochtitlan - Templo Mayor submitted by AlexHunger on 26th Apr 2007. 1982 excavations in Downtown Mexico City.
The site was rediscovered under derelict buildings near the cathedral.
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Log Text: Having already visited the amazing site of Teotihuacan I was equally pleased with the detail that could be seen in this temple and the informative adjoining museum. Situated in Mexico City the access is easy for anyone who has some time.
Teotihuacan - Pyramid of the Sun
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Mexico (Estado de Mexico)
Visited: Yes on 6th Feb 2010. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Teotihuacan - Pyramid of the Sun submitted by AlexHunger on 19th Apr 2007. North side of the multi tiered Pyramid of the Sun as seen from the pyramid of the Moon
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Log Text: The Pyramid of the Sun is just overwhelming in its majesty and simplicity.