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Landigou Menhir
Trip No.205 Entry No.1 Date Added: 13th Oct 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Normandie:Orne (61))
Visited: Couldn't find on 29th Aug 2005
Log Text: Looking for this menhir marked on my map, I could find nothing
Peninnis Head
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2003
Peninnis Head submitted by Bladup on 11th Jun 2022. Peninnis Head Outcrop
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Log Text: Sailing trip from Plymouth over to the Scilly Isles. While ashore, have a walk around Peninnis Head.
Peninnis Head Boundary
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2003
Log Text: Sailing trip from Plymouth over to the Scilly Isles. While ashore, have a walk around Peninnis Head.
Buzza Hill
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2003
Buzza Hill submitted by paulcall on 17th Oct 2006. There are two pairs of stones facing the chamber, one pair in the foreground and one pair to the left. They seem rather far away to be part of the original structure.
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Log Text: Sailing trip from Plymouth over to the Scilly Isles. While ashore, have a walk around Peninnis Head.
Gweal Hill, Bryher
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 9th Sep 1986
Gweal Hill, Bryher submitted by paulcall on 22nd Oct 2007. This view looks south over the southwestern cairn of the three on Gweal Hill.
The central cist can be seen centre-left, and there are two rings of kerbs both of which can just be seen on this photo, although the whole mound is now greatly weathered by its position on the most westernmost point of the inhabited islands on Scilly.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, we spent the day on Tresco then in the evening I rowed myself over to Bryher to have a look at the place and watch the sun go down from Gweal Hill
Castle Down, Tresco
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 9th Sep 1986
Castle Down, Tresco submitted by Thorgrim on 4th Aug 2004. Entrace grave on the south slope of Tregarthen Hill
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, we spent the day on Tresco, exploring the gardens and walking round most of the island.
Porth Hellick Down
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 1986
Porth Hellick submitted by Thorgrim on 2nd Jul 2003. Porth Hellick Down entrance grave on St Mary's, Scilly SV 9284 1083. This is the largest and best preserved out of a complex of 8 on the Downs.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Normandy Down
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 1986
Normandy Down submitted by paulcall on 31st Oct 2006. A view of the delapidated easterly entrance grave looking north towards St Martin's. This grave gets trodden on a lot, as it is not normally covered in scrub like the other two. There are more stones to be seen here, but they are rather a jumble.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Toll's Island
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 1986
Toll's Island submitted by hoya105 on 20th Jul 2019. Toll's Island.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Innisidgen Lower
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 1986
Innisidgen Lower submitted by enkidu41 on 27th Apr 2004. A poorly preserved entrance grave. Most of the roofing stones have disappeared although the passage is still clearly visible.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Innisidgen Upper
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 1986
Innisidgen Upper submitted by enkidu41 on 27th Apr 2004. SV 9220 1265
This entrance grave on St. Mary's comprises a 26' diameter mound and an 18' long entrance passage roofed with 5 large capstones.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Great Arthur
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 8th Sep 1986
Great Arthur submitted by Thorgrim on 14th Aug 2004. Three entrance graves and two cairns joined by a prehistoric wall are located on this tiny island.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Nornour
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 8th Sep 1986
Nornour submitted by Thorgrim on 4th Nov 2003. The island of Nornour (SV 944147) is less than four acres in size and is joined to Great Ganilly at low tide. Yet the excavations of the early '70's revealed the remains of a major settlement which was occupied from the middle of the Bronze Age to the Romano-British Iron Age. Nornour clearly reveals the effects of rising sea levels, as this tiny scrap of land could never have supported such a thriving community. Many more houses are doubtless lost beneath the sea and right up until Tudor ...
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Halangy Down
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 1986
Halangy Down Settlement submitted by Thorgrim on 1st Jul 2003. Iron Age courtyard house settlement similar to Chysauster. Situated on St Marys at SV 90981237, it overlooks the sea and is below the much older Bant's Carn entrance grave.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Bant's Carn
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 1986
Bant's Carn submitted by Postman on 7th Aug 2015. Probably the best burial chamber in the world, pyramids not included.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
West Kennet Avenue
Date Added: 8th Oct 2020
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th Oct 1998
West Kennet Avenue submitted by Humbucker on 12th Jan 2019. West Kennet Avenue in the summer. Looking south towards West Kennet.
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Log Text: Visit lots of ancient sites on a long off road cycle tour from Avebury to Windmill Hill, along the Wansdyke and back up Kennet Avenue
Falkner's Circle
Date Added: 8th Oct 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th Oct 1998
Falkner's Circle submitted by Humbucker on 16th Feb 2019. The last stone of Falkners Circle - taken in the snow earlier in February.
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Log Text: Visit lots of ancient sites on a long off road cycle tour from Avebury to Windmill Hill, along the Wansdyke and back up Kennet Avenue
Silbury Hill
Date Added: 8th Oct 2020
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th Oct 1998
Silbury Hill submitted by Scanner on 27th Sep 2019. Silbury Hill by Simon Ferguson
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Log Text: Visit lots of ancient sites on a long off road cycle tour from Avebury to Windmill Hill, along the Wansdyke and back up Kennet Avenue
The Sanctuary.
Date Added: 8th Oct 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th Oct 1998
The Sanctuary. submitted by JJ on 4th Nov 2003. Aerial Photograph copyright JJ Evendon
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Log Text: Visit lots of ancient sites on a long off road cycle tour from Avebury to Windmill Hill, along the Wansdyke and back up Kennet Avenue
East Kennett garden feature
Date Added: 8th Oct 2020
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th Oct 1998
East Kennett garden feature submitted by JJ on 24th Dec 2005. A view of the East Kennet avenue and circle. These must be modern stones, does anyone have more information?
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Log Text: Visit lots of ancient sites on a long off road cycle tour from Avebury to Windmill Hill, along the Wansdyke and back up Kennet Avenue