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Kingston Russell Circle
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Apr 2004
Kingston Russell Circle submitted by TheCaptain on 22nd Apr 2004. Kingston Russell Stone Circle, Dorset, SY577878.
View of this pleasant circle on a nice early evening, September 2003. It was good to be able to see the circle properly, as when I have visited here in years gone by, the field within which it lives has been used for crops. I seem to even remember struggling to see it through a field of maize one year.
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Tenants Hill enclosure
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Apr 2004
Tenants Hill enclosure submitted by TheCaptain on 22nd Apr 2004. Kingston Russell Cairn and Enclosure, Dorset, SY578882.
View to the northwest from the enclosure which is built on a little promontary just to the north of the Kingston Russell stone circle. There is also a cairn or two here in this place with a truly wonderful view.
Up the valley to the right leads to the valley of the stones. To the left, westwards down the valley gets you to the sea and the Golden Cap.
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Oxenham Arms
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 26th Apr 2004
Oxenham Arms submitted by TheCaptain on 26th Apr 2004. Oxenham Arms, South Zeal, Devon SX651935.
An enormous and magnificent menhir built into the wall of a tremendous pub on the main street in the village of South Zeal, Devon.
In fact, the pub is believed to have been built by monks in the twelfth century around the menhir. As the pub website says "A very interesting part of the house is the small lounge behind the bar. In this room, set in the wall, is a monolith and the theory of archaeologists is that the monastic builders placed the...
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Felton Hill Long Barrow T26
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 26th Apr 2004
Felton Hill Long Barrow T26 submitted by TheCaptain on 26th Apr 2004. Felton Hill chambered Cairn, Somerset, ST516649.
Having read the description of this site again, it became obvious that the described cairn was the oval barrow near to the west end of the common by the round house. So I went to have another look, with more determination to get pictures.
This oval barrow is approx 20m by 15m, and has a north south axis. It is very overgrown, and as can be seen in the picture, lies right at the end of the runway of Bristol airport.
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Brent Knoll Camp
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 27th Apr 2004
Brent Knoll Camp submitted by TheCaptain on 27th Apr 2004. Brent Knoll Hillfort, Somerset. ST341510.
Over the years the knoll has been sculpted and adapted my man for various uses. Bronze Age and Iron Age people set up forts and encampments on the summit which became a focus for religious activity. The Romans built a temple and fortifications there, and referred to the hill as “The Mount of Frogs”. Legend claims this hill to be the site of Mons Badonicus, with its King Arthur connections. The Anglo-Saxons made good use of the Knoll, and on its e...
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Nine Stones (Belstone)
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 27th Apr 2004
Nine Stones (Belstone) submitted by TheCaptain on 27th Apr 2004. Belstone Nine Stones, Belstone Common, Devon SX612928.
A nice neat little stone circle on the moors below Belstone Tor on the common to the south of the village of Belstone, Devon.
This is a view looking southeast, with Belstone Tor in the background.
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Maes Knoll
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 29th Apr 2004
Maes Knoll submitted by TheCaptain on 29th Apr 2004. Maes Knoll Hillfort, Norton Malreward, North Somerset, ST600660.
The remains of this Iron age hillfort lie at the eastern end of the Dundry Hill ridge just to the south of Bristol. The hillfort consists of a fairly large flat open area, roughly triangular in shape, that has been fortified by ramparts and shaping of the steep sided hilltop around the northern, eastern and southwestern sides of the hill. The western end of the fort is made across a narrow neck of the ridge of high land, and co...
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Bwlch Standing Stone
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 6th May 2004
Bwlch Standing Stone submitted by thecaptain on 6th May 2004. Bwlch Standing Stone in Powys, SO150219
At Bwlch, the A40 makes a large hairpin bend to get up the hillside. In the field which is largely surrounded by this road is this Standing Stone, which is about 2 metres tall.
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Cwrt-y-Gollen
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 6th May 2004
Cwrt-y-Gollen submitted by thecaptain on 6th May 2004. Cwrt-y-Gollen, Standing Stone in Powys, SO232168
This magnificent standing stone lives beside the busy A40 just inside the entrance to the Welsh Brigade army camp just to the south of Crickhowell. Over 4 metres high, “The Growing Stone” looks most impressive, and has a pleasant grass and trees area around it.
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Crug Hywel
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 7th May 2004
Crug Hywel submitted by TheCaptain on 7th May 2004. Crug Hywel, Hillfort in Powys, SO226207
While on a stone hunting day in and around the Black Mountains, the murk on the hills cleared enough for me to get this picture of the Crug Hywel, or Table Mountain fort from near the Llangenny Stones - which I didnt find.
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Mynydd Troed
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 9th May 2004
Mynydd Troed submitted by TheCaptain on 9th May 2004. Mynydd Troed, Chambered Tomb in Powys, SO161284
The remains of this tomb, marked Long Cairn on the map, are nicely positioned at the top of the pass to the west end of Mynydd Troed hill.
This view of the mound is looking south across the pass towards Mynydd Llangorse.
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Golden Grove
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 9th May 2004
Golden Grove submitted by TheCaptain on 9th May 2004. Golden Grove, Standing Stone in Powys, SO239178
This standing stone lives in a little field besides a stream at Llangenny. The stone is about 4 feet high, in a sheltered position just below the steep hillside.
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Gwernvale
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 9th May 2004
Gwernvale submitted by TheCaptain on 9th May 2004. Gwernvale, Chambered Tomb in Powys, SO211192
Looking into the remaining chamber, from the entrance passage way
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Ty-Isaf
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 11th May 2004
Ty-Isaf submitted by TheCaptain on 11th May 2004. Ty-Isaf, Chambered Tomb in Powys, SO182290
At what is now the southern end of the mound remains is a large structure with slab sides and a flattened floor, which was possibly the remains of a large chamber and its passageway, the southern half of which has been destroyed. Further down the field, behind where this shot was taken from, and not on any remains of mound, was a large flat stone which looked to have once been a capstone.
This is the view looking north along the mound at the remai...
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Penywyrlod
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 12th May 2004
Penywyrlod submitted by TheCaptain on 12th May 2004. Penywyrlod, Chambered Tomb, Powys, SO151316
What a find this tomb is. Upon approaching the Cairn across the fields, the first thing that is seen is that there is a very big mound here. This is a massive stone built long barrow, over 50 metres long and 25 wide, and still at least 4 metres in height, on a northwest southeast axis. Quite how this can have only been “discovered” in 1972 is beyond me !
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Clyro Court
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 14th May 2004
Clyro Court submitted by thecaptain on 14th May 2004. Clyro Court, Chambered Tomb, Powys, SO213432
Marked on the OS map as Chambered Long Cairn, the ruined remains of this tomb can be seen on a little hillock behind a house, beside the busy A438, overlooking the valley of the River Wye at Clyro, just over the river from Hay-on-Wye.
The remains of the tomb can be seen here from the northwest, and are the usual lumpy ground on top of the hillock. What looks like the remains of a stone chamber can be seen sticking out of the ground in the middl...
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Little Lodge
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 14th May 2004
Little Lodge submitted by thecaptain on 14th May 2004. Little Lodge, Chambered Tomb, Powys, SO183380
The remains as seen over the hedge from the lane. In a couple of places can be seen large stone slabs sticking out of the ground, which look to be the remains of two separate chambers. The horse is standing in the region of the southern chamber.
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Pen-y-Wyrlod
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 16th May 2004
Pen-y-Wyrlod submitted by TheCaptain on 16th May 2004. Pen-y-wyrlod, Chambered Tomb, Powys, SO224398
There is one smashing little slab sided chamber about 3 by 1.5 metres, with the stones protruding well up out of the remains of a stone built mound.
This is the view from the east
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Twyn-Y-Beddau
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 17th May 2004
Twyn-Y-Beddau submitted by TheCaptain on 17th May 2004. Twyn-y-Beddau, Round Barrow, Powys, SO241386
Seen here from the north, this once nice round barrow has the obligatory depressions in the top and various other lumps and bumps from attempts to rob or excavate it. Unfortunately, it has now become used by the 4 wheel drive morons to drive over. The whole barrow and surrounding area is now badly scarred with wheel marks and ruts.
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Knowlton Great Barrow
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 27th May 2004
Knowlton Great Barrow submitted by TheCaptain on 27th May 2004. Knowlton Great Barrow, Dorset, SU025100.
Large tree covered mound, seen here from within the remaining church henge of the knowlton circles group.
There seems to be some debate as to whether this is in fact a burial mound, or some form of viewing area, positioned as it is near to the henges at Knowlton.
Aerial photos have shown lovely rings around this mound as crop marks during dry years.
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