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Fortica
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Croatia
Visited: Yes on 30th Sep 2004
Fortica submitted by thecaptain on 30th Sep 2004. Splendidly positioned overlooking Hvar Town, the remains of the fortress date largely to the 16th century. However, the foundations of this castle are built upon remains of an ancient hillfort which dates back to the second millennium BC, some remains of which can still be seen under the south walls.
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Vira (Hvar)
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Croatia
Visited: Yes on 30th Sep 2004
Vira (Hvar) submitted by TheCaptain on 30th Sep 2004. At the small fishing village of Vira, near the northwestern tip of Hvar Island, can be found a bronze age barrow cemetery.
Although the fishing fleet was in, it looks from this photo that the barrows had gone out !
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Hvar Castle Museum
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Museum
Country: Croatia
Visited: Yes on 30th Sep 2004
Hvar Castle Museum submitted by thecaptain on 30th Sep 2004. Within Hvar Castle is a small museum, which contains some items found in ancient shipwrecks of the Dalmatian region. Amongst these remains are several amphorae, some of which date back to the 5th century BC.
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Brac Island
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Croatia
Visited: Yes on 30th Sep 2004
Brac Island submitted by TheCaptain on 30th Sep 2004. The large Adriatic island of Brac has been continuously populated since Neolithic times with evidence of habitation found in several caves.
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Hvar Island
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country:
Visited: Yes on 30th Sep 2004
Hvar Island submitted by thecaptain on 30th Sep 2004. The lovely island of Hvar is situated at an ancient crossroads of searoutes through the Adriatic Sea, and as such has many traces of history.
This is Hvar town seen from its harbour.
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Zmajeva Spilja
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Croatia
Visited: Yes on 30th Sep 2004
Zmajeva Spilja submitted by thecaptain on 30th Sep 2004. On the southern slopes of Brac Island are many caves, several of which have evidence of occupation dating back to Neolithic times. To the west of the town of Bol can be seen the Zmajeva Spilja cave, above the fertile lands no doubt farmed for many thousands of years.
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Shovel Down stone circle
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 13th Oct 2004
Shovel Down stone circle submitted by thecaptain on 13th Oct 2004. Two of the remaining standing stones viewed looking east.
The northern end of row 3 is just down to the right of this picture somewhere.
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Shovel Down row 7
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 14th Oct 2004
Shovel Down row 7 submitted by thecaptain on 14th Oct 2004. Shovel Down row 7.
About 100 metres below the Three Boys Stone can be found a large flat stone, with what looks like a slab mounted on edge nearby. Could these be the remains of some form of cairn or cist associated with this now destroyed row?
Kes Tor on the horizon in this view looking northeast.
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Shovel Down row 1
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 14th Oct 2004
Shovel Down row 1 submitted by thecaptain on 14th Oct 2004. Shovel Down row 1.
At the northern end of this ruinous single stone row can be seen a few stones larger than the majority of theose remaining. Most of the remaining stones are very small and difficult to spot under the grass
This view is looking southwards along the general direction of the row.
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Three Boys
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 15th Oct 2004
Three Boys submitted by thecaptain on 15th Oct 2004. Nearly 2 metres long, this fairly large, almost fallen stone was probably once a blocking stone at the southern end of Shovel Down row 6.
Viewed looking northwest with a row 6 stone under the gorsebush
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Shovel Down row 5
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 15th Oct 2004
Shovel Down row 5 submitted by thecaptain on 15th Oct 2004. Shovel Down Row 5.
Although most of the stones in this avenue are either small or have been removed, traces of the row can be seen right to the Longstone.
View looking southwest at the lower end of the row, with Fernworthy forest in the distance.
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Shovel Down row 6
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 15th Oct 2004
Shovel Down row 6 submitted by thecaptain on 15th Oct 2004. Shovel Down Row 6
View looking south towards the Three Boys Stone. Fernworthy forest in the distance.
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Shovel Down row 4
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 16th Oct 2004
Shovel Down row 4 Cairn submitted by thecaptain on 16th Oct 2004. At the southern end of row 4 is a 7 metre diameter cairn with a central pit. This is the view looking west.
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Shovel Down Settlement
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 16th Oct 2004
Shovel Down Settlement submitted by thecaptain on 16th Oct 2004. The remains of a hut within the Shovel Down settlement. This hut still has its entrance jambs in place, set side on to the walling.
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Shovel Down
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 16th Oct 2004
Shovel Down submitted by thecaptain on 16th Oct 2004. Overall view of the Shovel Down site, taken looking west from Kestor on Sunday 10th October 2004.
I have tried to indicate the position of most of the various parts of this large ceremonial centre.
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The Longstone (Shovel Down)
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 16th Oct 2004
The Longstone (Shovel Down) submitted by thecaptain on 16th Oct 2004. The awesome 3 metre tall Shovel Down Longstone.
Seen here looking southeast towards Thornworthy Tor
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Shovel Down row 3
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 16th Oct 2004
Shovel Down row 3 submitted by thecaptain on 16th Oct 2004. Shovel Down row 3 seen here looking north from the crest of the hill in the middle.
On the horizon is Cosdon Hill, while Scorhill circle is on the hillside in the middle distance beyond the forest.
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The Round Pound
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Oct 2004
The Round Pound submitted by thecaptain on 23rd Oct 2004. The Round Pound, looking northwest from across the road which has been curved to pass around it.
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Kestor Settlement
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 24th Oct 2004
Kestor Settlement submitted by thecaptain on 24th Oct 2004. Kestor Rock Basin. View from the top of Kestor rocks looking southwest towards Shovel Down. This is the largest natural rock basin on Dartmoor, it is about 3 feet in diameter and is at least 2 feet deep with water throughout most of the year. I wonder if it was significant to the ancient settlers here.
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Corringdon Ball
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 24th Oct 2004
Corringdon Ball submitted by thecaptain on 24th Oct 2004. Corringdon Ball site overview.
This is the view looking southwest from Brent Fore Hill, overlooking the Corringdon Ball site. I have tried to mark out the various sites.
In the background is the Butterdon Hill to Piles Hill ridge with its enormous number of sites. Again, I have tried to mark out the various rows and features which would be seen in this view.
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