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Two Barrows (Hamel Down)
Date Added: 2nd Jan 2023
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 6th Dec 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Two Barrows (Hamel Down) submitted by TheCaptain on 2nd Jan 2023. Looking for the second barrow, and I notice a slight rise under the corner of the walls
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Log Text: Onwards southward slightly downhill to a field wall where there is another barrow with a Duke Stone on top, named as Two Barrows. Looking for the second, and it can be seen right under the corner of the walls, no doubt it has been used as a boundary corner for a long time.
Blackaton Down north (Hamel Down)
Date Added: 3rd Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 6th Dec 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Blackaton Down north (Hamel Down) submitted by davep on 14th Aug 2019. The Blackaton Down North Cairn, from the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks website (site 586). Photograph taken 19th August 2017.
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Log Text: From the field wall corner can be seen the next large barrow, a bit further to the south, but within the enclosed field on the western side of the wall. I didn’t cross into the field for a closer look.
Blackaton Down south (Hamel Down)
Date Added: 3rd Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 6th Dec 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Blackaton Down south (Hamel Down) submitted by TheCaptain on 3rd Jan 2023. Just to the south of the large obvious barrow can be seen the remnants of the southern saucer barrow, also within the enclosed field.
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Log Text: Just to the south of the large obvious barrow can be seen the remnants of the southern saucer barrow, also within the enclosed field.
Hamel Down Beacon cairn
Date Added: 14th Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 6th Dec 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Hamel Down Beacon cairn submitted by TheCaptain on 14th Jan 2023. On the southern top of Hameldown at 517m, at a corner of the field wall, is a prominent large cairn. The field wall makes no attempt to avoid the cairn, running right over it, but not across the centre. The cairn has been cut away from the western side within the walled field.
Here seen from the south.
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Log Text: On to the southern top of Hameldown at 517m, at a corner of the field wall, is another prominent large cairn, again with a Duke Stone on its top. The field wall makes no attempt to avoid the cairn, running right over it, but not across the centre. From here the views to the south open up with almost the whole of the southern moor and southeast Devon to be seen.
Hamel Down Cross
Date Added: 27th Jan 2023
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 6th Dec 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Hamel Down Cross submitted by TheCaptain on 27th Jan 2023. Hamel Down Cross viewed looking east
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Log Text: Walking back northwards along the ridge and from the top of Broad Barrow, Hamel Down Cross can be seen shining in the sun away from the modern track to the west, so I go for a look. It’s a lovely weathered old stone cross which has lost its head and one of its arms. It has some sort of carving on it's east face, probably a Duke of Somerset boundary marking, but the cross clearly predates that.
Hound Tor Deserted Medieval Village
Date Added: 22nd Dec 2022
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 5th Dec 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Hound Tor Deserted Medieval Village submitted by markj99 on 19th Sep 2022. Longhouse in E end of Hound Tor Medieval Village viewed from SSW.
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Log Text: Walk from Hound Tor over the top and down to the deserted medieval village in a dip on the eastern side of the Tor. This started in the bronze age, but the remains to be seen these days are from the medieval period. The remains include several longhouses and other buildings which are really fascinating to wander around, trying to figure out what was what.
Bowerman's Nose
Date Added: 22nd Dec 2022
Site Type: Rock Outcrop
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 5th Dec 2022. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 3
Bowerman's Nose submitted by cromagnonman on 6th Nov 2021. 'Twilight Huntsman'
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Log Text: Walk up and over the hilltop, then go and have a proper look at Bowerman's Nose, a really fabulous rock outcrop, said to represent the giant hunter turned to stone by a coven of witches. Lots of photo opportunities here!
Corndon Down N Cairns
Date Added: 21st Dec 2022
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Dec 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Corndon Down N Cairns submitted by TheCaptain on 21st Dec 2022. I thought I saw signs of a possible row emanating from the northwestern side of the eastern cairn but we weren't hanging around this grey cold windy day, so I didn't spend any time having a proper look.
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Log Text: Walk from Ponsworthy up and over Corndon Hill, taking in the money pit, Sharp Tor and Dr Blackall's ride, stopping for lunch at the Tavistock Inn. At the top of the northern summit, east west across the top, are two large cairns about 20 to 25 metres diameter, both of which have been mutilated by previous visitors to make crude shelters. There is an ancient reave running across the hill, and I thought I saw signs of a possible row emanating from the northwestern side of the eastern cairn but we weren't hanging around this grey cold windy day, so I didn't spend any time having a proper look.
Corndon Down Cairns
Date Added: 21st Dec 2022
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Dec 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Corndon Down Cairns submitted by AngieLake on 6th May 2009. Corndon Tor cairn viewed from its north side.
(This is the rock outcrop at the highest point of Corndon Down, with the remains of a cairn around its base.)
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Log Text: Walk from Ponsworthy up and over Corndon Hill, taking in the money pit, Sharp Tor and Dr Blackall's ride, stopping for lunch at the Tavistock Inn. At the top of the main, southern summit, is a granite tor surrounded by masses of cairn material. About 50 metres to the north is another large cairn, which also encompasses a granite outcrop. Both are about 25 metres diameter. To the west of the tor top cairn are several edge set slabs in a line, which may have once formed part of a stone row up here. Butler states that it is possible that these are the remains of a double stone row. Crossing recorded an unfound treble stone row somewhere in the region, with a double stone row not far off. As for the northern summit, we weren't hanging around this grey cold windy day, so I didn't spend any time having a proper look.
Money Pit cairn
Date Added: 28th Dec 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Dec 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Money Pit cairn submitted by Antonine on 2nd Sep 2022. With Sharp Tor behind, 2010
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Log Text: Passing by the Money Pit cairn, had to go for a quick look. I also had a quick look for the southern, top, end of the treble stone row, but didn't follow it down the hill, as we were walking the other direction.
Housesteads Roman Fort
Date Added: 24th Apr 2023
Site Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Oct 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Housesteads Roman Fort submitted by jeffrep on 6th Apr 2020. Housesteads was a Roman auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland near the border with Scotland constructed around 124 A.D.
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Log Text: A day on Hadrians Wall. Drive to Housesteads, bus to The Sill, then walk up to the trig point on Winshield Crag before walking eastwards along Hadrians wall back to Housesteads Fort, having lunch at Sycamore Gap. A long look round Housesteads Fort with its large colourful artwork gatehouse created for the 1900 years celebrations, fabulous latrines and a decent little museum.
Tormarton 1
Date Added: 28th Aug 2023
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 30th Sep 2022
Tormarton 1 submitted by dooclay on 28th Aug 2022. unploughed (currently) area in which the barrow is located - from the road
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Log Text: Day out walking and stopped for a quick look here on the way home. The field has been harvested, leaving the long raised lump in the ground standing proud. No obviously easy way into the field, so I satisfied myself with a view from the road.
St Nicholas (West Tanfield)
Date Added: 8th Oct 2022
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Yorkshire (North))
Visited: Yes on 27th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
St Nicholas (West Tanfield) submitted by TheCaptain on 8th Oct 2022. In the churchyard is what looks like a very ancient cross shaft mounted on a block. Its obviously far older than anything else in the graveyard, but I saw nothing written on or about it.
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Log Text: After visiting the Thornborough Henges on my way back from Northumberland, I call in to the Bull Inn at West Tanfield for a pint, and notice that there is something marked at the local church. A very interesting old place with pele tower outside; I cannot look inside the church as there is building work going on, but outside in the churchyard, there is what looks like a very interesting and ancient cross shaft mounted on a block. Its obviously far older than anything else in the graveyard, but I see nothing written on or about it.
Thornborough S
Date Added: 3rd Feb 2023
Site Type: Henge
Country: England (Yorkshire (North))
Visited: Yes on 27th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Thornborough S submitted by JJ on 23rd Aug 2004. Thornborough south henge
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Log Text: Travelling home from Northumberland, and the weather forecast was good, so I decided to go the eastern route and break my journey to have a look at the Thornborough Henges. After a drive around several small roads, I found a place to park with access to the fields between the southern and central henges. I decided to go walk around the henges, and started with the southern one, a fair walk on a blowy day, but nice when the sun came out. The large henge is not so well formed as I had expected, no doubt worn down over the centuries, and not much to see other than the circular bank; the internal ditch is barely noticeable.
Thornborough Central
Date Added: 3rd Feb 2023
Site Type: Henge
Country: England (Yorkshire (North))
Visited: Yes on 27th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Thornborough Central submitted by Iain_P on 8th Sep 2016. This is an image taken from stitched together frames from a drone video, taken at sunrise a month ago (early August, 2016) For scale, you can just see our car in the bottom right.
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Log Text: Crossing back across the roadway, I go in for a look and walk around the central henge. This banks of this one are more substantial, but in places are very damaged by badgers or rabbits. The internal ditch is again slight, but can be made out here. I walked north to try to get to the northern henge, but it was not possible to get across the northern road and in to see it.
Thornborough N
Date Added: 3rd Feb 2023
Site Type: Henge
Country: England (Yorkshire (North))
Visited: Yes on 27th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 4
Thornborough N submitted by SumDoood on 24th Apr 2017. (Arriving only just in time, I had cut down the four Roman soldiers and told them to get their sorry European arses back to Boroughbridge, and not to bother my henge again. Meanwhile...) I was very impressed by this henge and the fact that it is still so complete, the ditch being on average 3.0m deep and the bank an average of 3.0m high.
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Log Text: Back to the car for the small drive round to the woodland at the western side of the northern henge, and there was room to park, and then follow one of several paths into the woodland. This northern henge is much more like it, very well preserved, both the banks and internal ditch. The atmosphere in this woodland is much more pleasant than the open fields of the other two. Time to look for a pub and a pint.
Corbridge Crosses
Date Added: 10th Apr 2023
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 26th Sep 2022. My rating: Access 5
Corbridge Crosses submitted by Anne T on 12th Sep 2019. The old market cross, which stood upon steps and a Roman altar, was removed from it's original place in 1807, and stood outside the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Newcastle. It was returned to Corbridge in the 20th century, but now sits 2m to the east of the door into the Pele Tower. Very worn, it once had an inscription, plus dog tooth ornament.
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Log Text: After a visit to Coria in September 2022, was looking to get a pint in the Pele Tower, but it was unfortunately temporarily closed.
Hexham Abbey
Date Added: 10th Apr 2023
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 26th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Hexham Abbey submitted by Thorgrim on 18th Sep 2004. Roman tombstone now in Hexham Abbey NY773684
Memorial to Flavinus a Roman Standard hero
(see same design in Colchester Castle)
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Log Text: A morning looking round Hexham Abbey with some wonderful old carved stone things in there.
Hadrian's Wall (Coria)
Date Added: 10th Apr 2023
Site Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 26th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Hadrian's Wall (Coria) submitted by Anne T on 3rd Aug 2019. Some of the granary structures in the north western part of the site.
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Log Text: Afternoon visit to Corbridge and a look round the tremendous old Roman town remains of Coria. Excellent museum and information centre.
Dunstanburgh Castle
Date Added: 8th May 2023
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 25th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Dunstanburgh Castle submitted by SolarMegalith on 21st Aug 2017. A general view of the promontory with Dunstanburgh Castle and site of an Iron Age settlement (photo taken on July 2017).
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Log Text: Day up to Dunstanburgh castle. Park at Craster, buy sandwiches then walk along the coast northwards to the castle. Excellent.