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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.
Ollantaytambo
Date Added: 26th Apr 2016
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2016. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 5
Ollantaytambo submitted by Jurgen on 5th Dec 2006. Sacred Valley of the Incas, Cusco, Peru. Ollantaytambo is a massive pre-Inca citadel located 50 kilometers from Machu Picchu.
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Log Text: This is an impressive fortress site nestled in the Sacred Valley. The terraces and stonework are easily accessible with something of a climb up the stairs. The view and sun temple both make the climb worthwhile. The explanation from our tour guide of the 'knobs' on the large stones is that their shadows helped track such solar events a solstices.
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.
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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Nazca Lines
Date Added: 27th Apr 2016
Site Type: Hill Figure or Geoglyph
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 19th Apr 2016. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3
Nazca Lines - Spider submitted by SolarMegalith on 29th Apr 2009. Nazca - the figure of the spider measuring almolst 40 meters. Most of the lines were made between 300th and 900th year AC.
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Log Text: The Nazca Lines were viewed by aircraft, flying from Pisco Airport near Paracas. The pilot showed us all the main glyphs, often banking steeply to give us a good view. Photographs do not easily do justice to the impressive designs.
Museum of Anthropology - University of British Columbia
Date Added: 9th Jun 2015
Site Type: Museum
Country: Canada
Visited: Yes on 14th Feb 2015. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Museum of Anthropology - University of British Columbia submitted by TheDruid-3X3 on 18th May 2020. This is a Haida Mortuary Totem Pole.
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Log Text: On my second visit I found that the museum had improved over the years.
Museo Nacional de Antropología
Date Added: 5th Mar 2014
Site Type: Museum
Country: Mexico (Mexico Other)
Visited: Yes on 7th Feb 2010. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
Museo Nacional de Antropología submitted by neolithique02 on 25th Mar 2012. See more photos : http://neolithique02.blog4ever.com/blog/photos-cat-65835-1948634776-visite_du_musee_d_anthropologie_de_mexico__mexique.html
Site in Mexico Other Mexico
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Log Text: An excellent museum with many artifacts well displayed. I was particularly impressed by the size of the famous Aztec Calendar Stone. Despite only having a couple of hours I saw most of the museum and took many photographs. As I left I had the opportunity to enjoy a display of Native Pole Flyers.
Mottistone Common Bowl Barrow
Date Added: 1st Oct 2014
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 10th Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Mottistone Common Bowl Barrow submitted by ringpaw on 27th Aug 2007. Pick your way to the barrow through heather, gorse (& bees) from a gravel trackway. August is the time to catch the heather.
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Log Text: Although the seasonal coverage prevented a good view of the mound the panorama was excellent with the hills opening up to the sea. It is very easy to see the value of this site from here.
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.
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.
Manitou Mounds
Date Added: 23rd Mar 2014
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Canada
Visited: Would like to visit
Manitou Mounds submitted by Flickr on 24th Dec 2018. Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historic Centre Image copyright: whataride247 (What A Ride), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
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Majorville Medicine Wheel
Date Added: 25th May 2014
Site Type: Round Cairn
Country: Canada
Visited: Would like to visit
Majorville Medicine Wheel submitted by Runemage on 18th Jan 2011. Looking East towards the Bow River
Image copyright John Nightingale who writes: "although I was somewhat sceptical , I borrowed a friends dowsing rods and "Wow" they actually moved when approaching the summit and
especially in and around the top. Powerful stuff!"
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Machu Picchu.
Date Added: 26th Apr 2016
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2016. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 5
Machu Picchu. submitted by KaiHofmann on 6th May 2013. Machu Picchu.
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Log Text: The site is impressive because there are so many buildings where the walls are still intact, or restored. It makes it possible to imagine how the it may have looked when it was occupied. The journey in and the climb up the mountain, by bus, make it clear just how isolated Mach Picchu was when it was built.
Despite having seen many pictures and read many articles a visit to the site still made a huge impression on me.
Long Stone (IOW)
Date Added: 1st Oct 2014
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 10th Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Long Stone (IOW) submitted by Avaloniaspirit on 17th Oct 2007. The Long Stone is a place that I have visited on many occasions and I have taken shed loads of photos but this one is probably one of my favs...lol though it does look a bit phallic looking from this angle!
The closest village is Mottistone and unlless you are up to a hike then I wouldn't park by Mottistone Manor. The best place to go is up Strawberry lane(theres a interesting house on the corner which is actually the National Trusts office) Go past the driveway for the house and a little wa...
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Log Text: It was well worth the walk up the hill to see the stones and their view of the surrounding countryside.
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
Date Added: 29th Jun 2015
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Canada
Visited: Yes on 21st Jun 2015. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site submitted by MartinJEley on 28th Jun 2015. Reconstruction - a short distance from the remains of the old buildings there are several modern reconstructions that allow visitors to see what the settlement may have been like in the past.
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Log Text: The site is both interesting and well presented, well worth the journey.
King Stone at the Rollrights
Date Added: 1st Oct 2014
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Sep 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
King Stone at the Rollrights submitted by enkidu41 on 30th Apr 2004. SP 297308
One of the Rollright Stones group, this extremely weathered 8' high stone is 300' away from the King's Men stone circle. It may have been connected with a destroyed Neolithic cairn.
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Log Text: Although separated from the Rollright Stones it does hold the highest spot on the local terrain.
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.
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.
Huaca Pucllana
Date Added: 26th Apr 2016
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2016. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 5
Huaca Pucllana submitted by mfrincu on 17th May 2015. Ancient Pyramid complex in the middle of the Miraflores neighborhood.
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Log Text: The site access is controlled and there is an admission fee. Exploring the site is by guided tour only with a guide, in English or Spanish at least. Although portions are damaged, or remain to be excavated, there are sufficient structures visible to be able to appreciate the pyramid and many of the other buildings. Interpretative material, a small museum, and a scale model help to explain the site and what is known about it.
The tour took a little over an hour and I found it to be very informative. I would recommend it to anyone with time to spare in the Miraflores area of Lima.
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Date Added: 25th May 2014
Site Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Country: Canada
Visited: Would like to visit
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump submitted by thecaptain on 24th May 2009. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
The welcome sign with logo.
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