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Menhir de Kergoarat
Date Added: 24th May 2015
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Finistère (29))
Visited: Yes on 16th Dec 2014
Menhir de Kergoarat submitted by pab on 16th Dec 2014. October 2014, another glorious day like in Captain's 2005 photos. Notches certainly give this impressive stone a delightful profile!
Menhir de Kergoarat-Saint-Eden
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Grand menhir de Saint-Eden
Date Added: 24th May 2015
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Finistère (29))
Visited: Yes on 16th Dec 2014
Grand menhir de Saint-Eden submitted by pab on 16th Dec 2014. October 2014: theCaptain will be pleased to learn that the 'forgotten' recumbent stone he came across and postedback in 2005 now features on local information signs!
It is marked as N 6 on the signs along the coast.
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Maiden Castle (Eskdale)
Date Added: 24th May 2015
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 9th Oct 2014
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Skokholm
Date Added: 24th May 2015
Site Type: Not Known (by us)
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 20th Jul 2014
Skokholm submitted by PAB on 20th Jul 2014. Skokholm, 2014, approaching the stone from the east along the cliff-top path, it stands out very prominently with its supporting stone.
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Arthog Standing Stones
Date Added: 3rd Sep 2015
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Gwynedd)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Arthog Standing Stones submitted by Postman on 12th Oct 2012. A confusing set of stones, reminds of somewhere in Ireland.
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Devils Quoits
Date Added: 24th May 2015
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 12th Mar 2014
Devils Quoits submitted by pab on 12th Mar 2014. Part of the ramparts in the south-eastern segment, showing the extent of the rabbit impact - but also showing just how impressive the stones themselves are!
In any other setting, and without the noise and smells, this would be a delight. Hopefully we just visited at a bad time, and in a few years things will be far better - so please don't give up on this place!
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Las Salinas
Date Added: 24th May 2015
Site Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 13th Nov 2013
Las Salinas submitted by pab on 13th Nov 2013. Ancient salt pans, Peru.
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Museo de Arte Precolombino
Date Added: 24th May 2015
Site Type: Museum
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 8th Nov 2013
Museo de Arte Precolombino submitted by pab on 8th Nov 2013. NASCA figurine, 1 – 800 A.D. Although I knew the name Nasca from the famous ‘Lines’, I had not realised just how rich the rest of their culture and artefacts had been!
The information plaque reads:
“NASCA Classic Period 1 – 800 A.A.
Feminine figurines were quite common among ancient peoples. They constitute objects of ritual and propitiatory character, as well as high symbolic value. Also noteworthy is their individual beauty resulting from the primitive design and Simplici...
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Moray Terraces
Date Added: 24th May 2015
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 7th Nov 2013
Moray Terraces submitted by pab on 7th Nov 2013. Moray craters, Peru.
This series of craters was a delight. On the plateau above the Urubamba river valley, there is a series of 4 terraced craters which have been shown to have pre-Inca beginnings.
They are up to half a mile across, and over a hundred feet deep in places.
What is really fascinating is the fact that, because of their depth and orientation, there can be a temperature difference of 15 °C (27 °F) between the bottom of the craters and the tops!
The craters may have ...
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Sacsayhuaman
Date Added: 24th May 2015
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 7th Nov 2013
Sacsayhuaman submitted by pab on 7th Nov 2013. Sacsayhuaman, Peru.
This photo is of the information panel at the entrance to this wonderful site, just outside the city of Cusco.
It gives a useful overview of the huge site, probably the most significant Inca site apart from Machu Picchu.
As noted by the National Geographic
in its list of the Top 10 locations in Peru, "....Arguably the greatest Inca ruin outside of Machu Picchu, this gargantuan complex overlooks the city of Cusco. ... Sacsahuaman is believed to have once been ...
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Machu Picchu.
Date Added: 24th May 2015
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 5th Nov 2013
Machu Picchu. submitted by PAB on 5th Nov 2013. Machu Picchu, Peru
As if the main vista of Machu Picchu wasn't amazing enough, there were even more structures on the top of Waynapicchu, the mountain overlooking Machu Picchu itself.
This photo shows some of these structures - only a couple of hundred people are allowed to climb up, one group at 7.30, another at 10.30.
Photo: Sept 2013
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Raqchi
Date Added: 5th Nov 2013
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 3rd Nov 2013
Raqchi submitted by pab on 3rd Nov 2013. Temple of Viracocha, the Creator god.
This was once a major centre on Inca civilisation and religion.
This photo shows the main ancient temple wall, the lower parts being typical Inca cut and fitted masonry, while the upper section is made of adobe.
The roof tiles are a modern addition, to protect the adobe from rain and erosion.
Photo, Sept 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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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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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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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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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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