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Cat Hole Cave
Date Added: 21st Oct 2013
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jan 2013
Cat Hole Cave submitted by pab on 29th Jan 2013. Cat Hole Cave interior. As access seems no longer possible, I thought people might like to see some photos from inside the cave.
This shows one of the recesses at the back of the cave - there were many niches like this, most being very narrow.
We didn't have particularly good lighting, so couldn't investigate properly. Seeing the cave definitely helped me understand the description of how the art was found, and how it might have been missed for so long too.
Photo taken 28 Sept 2...
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The Knave
Date Added: 21st Oct 2013
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 9th Mar 2013
The Knave submitted by pab on 9th Mar 2013. One of the defensive ditches of this hillfort.
To get a real appreciation of the location and scale of this site, you really need to see the excellent aerial images on COFLEIN
Photo taken July 2011
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Yellow Top, Paviland Camp
Date Added: 21st Oct 2013
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 9th Mar 2013
Yellow Top, Paviland Camp submitted by pab on 9th Mar 2013. View eastwards along the defensive ditch.
Photo taken from SS4374086048,
July 2011
Possible site to visit on the Portal Walk weekend, July 2013!
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Burry Menhir
Date Added: 21st Oct 2013
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jul 2013
Burry Menhir submitted by pab on 5th Jul 2013. Looking over the larger (but fallen) stone in this field. On a clear day (as will be available for the Portal weekend in July!), Sweyne's Howe Burial Chamber will be visible directly beyond the arrowed 'Burry Lesser' Standing Stone.
Photo, 4th July 2013
Site in West Glamorgan Wales
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Hardings Down West
Date Added: 21st Oct 2013
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jul 2013
Hardings Down West submitted by pab on 5th Jul 2013. The south-westerly edge of Hardings Down West, with sem providing both scale and perspective....
This hillfort is very deceptive - from the lane it looks fairly impressive, but its sheer scale is only appreciated when you reach the ramparts.
If you really can't enjoy this delightful location during the Portal event arranged as part of the Festival of Archaeology, follow the COFLEIN link on the site page to see a very impressive aerial image.
Photo taken 4th July 2013
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Sweyne's Howes South
Date Added: 21st Oct 2013
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 5th Jul 2013
Sweyne's Howes South submitted by pab on 5th Jul 2013. With the heather and ferns surprisingly low around Sweyne's Howes South, things look very promising for the Portal's guided walk programme on 20th & 21st July 2013.
Photo: 4th July 2013
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Grassholm Island
Date Added: 21st Oct 2013
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jul 2013
Grassholm Island submitted by pab on 23rd Jul 2013. Grasholme, showing both the guano-covered gannet colony and the grass-covered areas referred to in recent reports.
(Photo taken August 2009 on a Sea Trust dolphin-watch survey)
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Gors Fawr Outliers
Date Added: 21st Oct 2013
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 15th Oct 2013
Gors Fawr Outliers submitted by pab on 15th Oct 2013. Gors Fawr outlier, taken 15 Oct 2013
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Huaca Huantille
Date Added: 21st Oct 2013
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 21st Oct 2013
Huaca Huantille submitted by pab on 21st Oct 2013. Adobe bricks at Huaca Huantille. Stacked alongside the pyramid during the current excavation, these adobe bricks give a good idea of the material used in many parts of Peru.
Adobe bricks are made of earth with a fairly high clay content and straw and then only sun-dried, rather than being kiln dried. Only the very dry conditions make this suitable for such significant structures.
Photo: Peter Boyle, Sept 2013
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Thurba Fort
Date Added: 9th Mar 2013
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Thurba Fort submitted by pab on 9th Mar 2013. View from the Thurba Head hillfort - looking eastwards along the Gower coastline and cliffs
Photo, July 2011
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Din Lligwy
Date Added: 25th Sep 2012
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2012
Din Lligwy submitted by pab on 24th Sep 2012. September 2012
Stitched image taken from the North Western corner.
Wonderful location - made all the better as we were camped in the farm on which it is located, so could happily pop over at different times of day / evening!
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Moel Goedog W
Date Added: 25th Sep 2012
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jun 2012
Moel Goedog W submitted by pab on 20th Jun 2012. Moel Goedog Circle
General view looking north.
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Barclodiad-y-Gawres (Anglesey)
Date Added: 25th Sep 2012
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 24th Sep 2012
Barclodiad-y-Gawres (Anglesey) submitted by pab on 24th Sep 2012. Even without being able to get into the chamber itself, it is definitely worth making the short trip from the car park to look through the gates.
The arrangements at the time of our visit were as displayed on the notices posted by Drew (escorted visits at weekends up till end of October) - which nearly made us decide there would be nothing to see!
You may not be able to make out the actual designs because of the lighting etc, but there is certainly enough to see through the gates to ma...
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Presaddfed
Date Added: 25th Sep 2012
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 25th Sep 2012
Presaddfed submitted by pab on 25th Sep 2012. Presaddfed, September 2012
Timber support which features in most photos on Portal has now been removed, so the more southerly chamber looks even better.
Delightful location - the walk over the field feels more like a procession, with the chambers looking more impressive all the time.
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Coed Aber Roundhouse
Date Added: 25th Sep 2012
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 25th Sep 2012
Coed Aber Roundhouse submitted by pab on 25th Sep 2012. Coed Aber Iron Age hut circle and Standing Stone.
September 2012
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Rhoscryman Cairn
Date Added: 25th Sep 2012
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 25th Sep 2012
Rhoscryman cairn submitted by pab on 25th Sep 2012. Rhoscryman cairn,
On Anglesey Coastal Path. The Skerries Lighthouse is just visible between the cairn and headland - it is about 3 miles away.
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Lligwy Burial Chamber
Date Added: 25th Sep 2012
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 25th Sep 2012
Lligwy Burial Chamber submitted by pab on 25th Sep 2012. Evening light at Lligwy, September 2012
Part of the delight of staying on the Caravan Club site on the farm next to Lligwy - being able to capture quiet times.
Shame there wasn't a moon that night!
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National Museum Cardiff
Date Added: 24th Jun 2012
Site Type: Museum
Country: Wales (South Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jun 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
National Museum of Wales submitted by TimPrevett on 17th Feb 2004. National Museum & Gallery of Wales in Cardiff. Many hours could be spent here!
Immediately opposite there is a Gorsedd Circle which caught my eye, and demanded a shot.
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Omburo Ost
Date Added: 10th Jun 2012
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Namibia
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2012
Omburo Ost submitted by pab on 9th Jun 2012. Site in Namibia - May 2012
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University Museum, Tromso
Date Added: 9th Jun 2012
Site Type: Museum
Country: Norway (Troms)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jun 2012
University Museum, Tromso submitted by pab on 8th Jun 2012. February 2012. 2-sided human figure, dated 1800BC
Exhibit in Tromso University Museum, caption indicating that it had been found at Advik, Nesseby in the Finnmark region of Norway
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