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Westray Heritage Centre
Date Added: 16th Jan 2021
Site Type: Museum
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 12th Jan 2021
Westray Heritage Centre submitted by PAB on 12th Jan 2021. Decorated stone on display at Westray Heritage Centre, found at the nearby Pierowall Quarry.
Not the best quality photo, taken through glass, and described by Canmore as such:
"Westray, Pierowall Quarry
Chambered Cairn (Neolithic), Inscribed Stone(S) (Period Unknown), Roundhouse (Prehistoric), Structure (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 2789"
Photo: June 2016
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Stenness
Date Added: 16th Jan 2021
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jan 2021
Stenness submitted by PAB on 15th Jan 2021. 5000 years and counting.... as others have commented, for something so tall and slender to have remained in situ for this long is wonderful.
To save people climbing up, this shows what the top looks like!
Photo: June 2016
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Watch Stone (Orkney)
Date Added: 16th Jan 2021
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jan 2021
Watch Stone (Orkney) submitted by PAB on 15th Jan 2021. Watch Stone, June 2016
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Skara Brae
Date Added: 16th Jan 2021
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jan 2021
Skara Brae submitted by PAB on 15th Jan 2021. Information board, 'Early Houses'
Visited June 2016
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Barnhouse Settlement
Date Added: 16th Jan 2021
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jan 2021
Barnhouse Settlement submitted by PAB on 15th Jan 2021. Barnhouse settlement.
June 2016
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Black Down (Dorset)
Date Added: 15th Jan 2021
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Would like to visit
Black Down (Dorset) submitted by TimPrevett on 15th Jan 2021. "The Black Down stone circle consists of five ‘totems’ built from local Forest Marble stone. One is aligned with true north and the other four with the midwinter and midsummer solstice sunrises and sunsets. In clear conditions at each of these times, the Sun’s full disc shines through an opening in one of the totems, lighting up a central rock of Portland stone."
"The circle is part of a larger project that finds creative ways to navigate and explore the South Dorset Ridgeway. A second ...
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North Howe Broch
Date Added: 13th Jan 2021
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jan 2021
North Howe Broch submitted by PAB on 10th Jan 2021. The remains of the broch are located about 300m from the Mid Howe Cairn and Broch, and were visible from the roadway.
Photo taken June 2016
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Gurness
Date Added: 13th Jan 2021
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Orkney)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jan 2021
Gurness submitted by PAB on 11th Jan 2021. Waiting for dawn... 4.12am on 23rd June 2016, and sitting in this magical place waiting for the sun to rise over the hills opposite us on Rousay.
The broch rises magnificently over some of the 14 houses which surround it.
June 2016
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Week Down Cross
Date Added: 14th Jun 2020
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Would like to visit
Week Down Cross submitted by Bladup on 3rd Mar 2016. Week Down cross at SX71168653.
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Samson Flats Intertidal Remains
Date Added: 29th Apr 2020
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 29th Apr 2020
Samson Flats Intertidal Remains submitted by PAB on 29th Apr 2020. Open-air classroom! One of the archaeologists explaining the survey to Mrs PAB... I recorded this as happening at SV8803012917
Photo taken June 2009
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Wingletang Down
Date Added: 29th Apr 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 29th Apr 2020
Wingletang Down submitted by PAB on 29th Apr 2020. Heather-covered western ridge on Wingletang Down, St Agnes.
I THINK (!) that this is the feature described by Historic England as follows:
"The monument includes three prehistoric platform cairns, two of which are linked by a prehistoric linear boundary, situated on the eastern part of Wingletang Down on St Agnes in the Isles of Scilly. The two cairns linked by the linear boundary are situated 33m apart on a NNE-SSW axis; the third cairn is situated 12m north east of the southern cairn. E...
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Old Man of Gugh
Date Added: 28th Apr 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 28th Apr 2020
Old Man of Gugh submitted by PAB on 28th Apr 2020. Old Man of Gugh.
Looking NW.
Photo, June 2009
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Obadiah's Barrow
Date Added: 28th Apr 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 28th Apr 2020
Obadiah's Barrow submitted by PAB on 28th Apr 2020. Obadiah's Barrow.
Looking from St Agnes towards Kittern Hill, showing the location of Obadiah's Barrow, with the access path leading up from the beach.
Photo, June 2009
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Castella Downs Field System
Date Added: 28th Apr 2020
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 28th Apr 2020
Castella Downs Field System submitted by PAB on 28th Apr 2020. Castella Down Prehistoric field system, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly.
Photo taken June 2009
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Samson, South Hill
Date Added: 28th Apr 2020
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 28th Apr 2020
Samson, South Hill submitted by PAB on 28th Apr 2020. South Hill, Samson.
Cist, looking toward North Hill.
Photo, June 2009
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Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh exhibition, Saatchi Gallery
Date Added: 27th Apr 2020
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Greater London)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Apr 2020
Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh exhibition, Saatchi Gallery submitted by PAB on 3rd Apr 2020. Graphic showing layout of tomb.
The majority of artifacts were located in the Antechamber, Annexe or Treasury.
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West Kennett Long Barrow
Date Added: 27th Apr 2020
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 6th Apr 2020
West Kennett Long Barrow submitted by PAB on 6th Apr 2020. West Kennet Long Barrow,
beautiful texture on portal stone.
Photo taken 19th January 2020
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Avebury
Date Added: 27th Apr 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 6th Apr 2020
Avebury - The Cove submitted by PAB on 6th Apr 2020. Avebury - the Cove
As a reminder of when we could visit such delights - hopefully we'll all soon we back out there!
Photo taken 19th January 2020
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St Warna's Well
Date Added: 27th Apr 2020
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 25th Apr 2020
St Warna's Well submitted by PAB on 25th Apr 2020. St Warna's Well, St Agnes.
Enclosure of the well, just above the beach.
Photo: June 2009
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Curiosities of St Agnes
Date Added: 27th Apr 2020
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 25th Apr 2020
Curiosities of St Agnes submitted by PAB on 25th Apr 2020. Bear, pretending to be a sloth...
Photo taken June 2009
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