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Darpvenne Grab 1
Trip No.11 Entry No.19 Date Added: 1st Oct 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Darpvenne Grab 1 submitted by Martin_L on 16th Apr 2009. The largest capstone (No. 4 counting from the West) is still in situ. Viewed from the West. (March 2009)
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Darpvenne Grab 2
Trip No.11 Entry No.20 Date Added: 1st Oct 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Darpvenne Grab 2 submitted by Martin_L on 16th Apr 2009. Overview from the East (Looking down from a height of 3,5 m).The East-West orientated chamber measures 10m x 4m (clear 8m x 2,5m).
It is damaged by destruction attempts. 3 out of probably 6 capstones are preserved, but fallen into the chamber. Fragments of a fourth capstone are scattered around. Two orthostats in the South are removed two others are out of place. (March 2009)
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Darpvenne Grab 3
Trip No.11 Entry No.21 Date Added: 1st Oct 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Darpvenne Grab 3 submitted by Martin_L on 16th Apr 2009. Overview from the West (Looking down from a height of 4m). The East-West orientated chamber measures 12,5m x 3m (clear 10,5m x 1,6m). 3 out of probably 8 capstones are completely preserved, but fallen into the chamber like fragments of two other capstones. Except for one orthostat in the NE, all orthostats are preserved, but some are slightly out of place as a result of the destruction activities.
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Toro Muerto Petroglyphs
Date Added: 30th Jan 2011
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2005. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Toro Muerto Petroglyphs submitted by SolarMegalith on 22nd Jul 2008. Site in Peru: Toro Muerto Petroglyphs. The site has wonderful ambience, I felt like on the surface of the moon here.
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Log Text: Atmosphere I have never experienced before ... remote valley and petroglyphs in volcanic rocks.
Longar Arazuri Hipogeo
Date Added: 30th Jan 2011
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Spain (Navarra)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jun 2006. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Longar Arazuri Hipogeo submitted by SolarMegalith on 24th Jun 2008. Site in Navarra Spain: Passage and entrance to Hypogeo De Longar.
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Log Text: I was lucky - during my visit I met archaeologists who live in Viana and take care of the site.
Viana Menhir
Date Added: 30th Jan 2011
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Spain (Navarra)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jun 2006. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Viana Menhir submitted by SolarMegalith on 24th Jun 2008. Site in Navarra Spain: View on the standing stone from the path to Hyogeo De Longar.
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Log Text: Archaeologists whom I met at Longar Arazuri showed me this site.
Pedra da Arca (Rogo Elle)
Date Added: 1st Oct 2010
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Spain (Galicia)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jun 2006. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Pedra da Arca (Rogo Elle) submitted by SolarMegalith on 12th Jul 2009. Site in Galicia Spain: Dolmen Pedra da Arca south of Bainas.
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Pedra Coberta Dolmen
Date Added: 30th Jan 2011
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Spain (Galicia)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jun 2006. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Pedra Coberta Dolmen submitted by SolarMegalith on 25th Jul 2008. Site in Galicia, Spain: 6.20 meters long dolmen, excavated in 1933. One of the finest megalithic monuments in Galicia, beautifuly hidden betwen the trees near the road.
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Log Text: Located close to the road, but difficult to spot through the vegetation. Impressive capstone.
Dolmen de Axeitos
Date Added: 30th Jan 2011
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Spain (Galicia)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jun 2006. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Dolmen de Axeitos submitted by SolarMegalith on 7th Aug 2008. King of the Galician dolmens - Axeitos. This Neolithic burial chamber was build around 4000 BC (photo taken on June 2006).
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Log Text: Nicely located in a local park.
Rostki Stone Circles
Date Added: 30th Jan 2011
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Poland (Mazowieckie)
Visited: Yes on 1st Aug 2006. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Rostki Stone Circles submitted by SolarMegalith on 23rd Jun 2008. Stone circle near the footpath (photo taken on August 2006).
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Log Text: Once you find the right footpath the site is easy to find. More stone circles in the woods south from the footpath.
Kurhan Wojsze
Date Added: 30th Jan 2011
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: Poland (Mazowieckie)
Visited: Yes on 1st Aug 2006. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Kurhan Wojsze submitted by SolarMegalith on 19th Jul 2008. The round barrow - view from the north.
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Grodzisko Gulberek
Date Added: 30th Jan 2011
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Poland (Podlaskie)
Visited: Yes on 1st Aug 2006. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 4
Grodzisko Gulberek submitted by SolarMegalith on 23rd Jul 2008. Site in Warminsko-mazurskie Poland: Gulberek hillfort in the village Sudawskie.
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Log Text: Heavily overgrown remains of Yotvingian hillfort. It's difficult to distinguish traces of the earthwork.
Grodzisko Szurpiły
Date Added: 20th Apr 2011
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Poland (Podlaskie)
Visited: Yes on 1st Aug 2006. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Grodzisko Szurpiły submitted by SolarMegalith on 20th Apr 2011. Rampart of the hillfort - view from the north (photo taken on August 2006).
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Casota Dos Mouros Dolmen
Date Added: 30th Jan 2011
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Spain (Galicia)
Visited: Yes on 26th Aug 2006. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Casota Dos Mouros Dolmen submitted by SolarMegalith on 23rd Jul 2008. Site in Galicia Spain: Dolmen Casota Dos Mouros - view from the east.
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Log Text: Signposted from the main road in Berdoias.
A Fornela Dos Mouros Dolmen
Date Added: 30th Jan 2011
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Spain (Galicia)
Visited: Yes on 26th Aug 2006. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
A Fornela Dos Mouros Dolmen submitted by SolarMegalith on 18th Aug 2008. Site in Galicia Spain: A Fornela Dos Mouros - one of the finest dolmens in Galicia.
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Log Text: The last signpost is very inaccurate, the dolmen is located on slope of the hill right from the footpath.
Sacred Spring, Bath
Trip No.14 Entry No.1 Date Added: 1st Oct 2010
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 7th Nov 2006. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Sacred Spring, Bath submitted by Thorgrim on 8th Aug 2004. The hot springs still rise at Bath. Sacred to Sulis long before the coming of the Romans. Tourists stand in awe of the Roman outflow, but that is merely a drain. Here where the hot water bubbles up from the earth is the real mystery.
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Cae'rarfau
Trip No.14 Entry No.2 Date Added: 1st Oct 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Mid Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 8th Nov 2006. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Cae'rarfau submitted by SolarMegalith on 22nd Jun 2008. Very nice burial chamber, almost fully covered with climbers. It must have been covered with a barrow, but there are no visible remains of it any more as the whole area is a garden now.
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Cerro Pintados
Date Added: 1st Oct 2010
Site Type: Hill Figure or Geoglyph
Country: Chile
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2007. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Cerro Pintados submitted by SolarMegalith on 18th Aug 2008. Site in Chile: Cerro Pintados - geoglyphs.
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Bodowyr
Date Added: 1st Oct 2010
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2007. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Bodowyr submitted by SolarMegalith on 18th Aug 2008. Site in Anglesey (Sir Ynys Mon) Wales: Bodowyr Burial Chamber on Anglesey island (July 2008).
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Bischofsbrueck Teufelssteine
Trip No.16 Entry No.27 Date Added: 1st Oct 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Germany (Lower Saxony, Bremen)
Visited: Yes on 1st Aug 2007. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Bischofsbrueck Teufelssteine submitted by SolarMegalith on 22nd Jun 2008. Well preserved burial chamber in Bischofsbruck, called "Teufelssteine" ("Devil's Stones").
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