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Silbury Hill
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jul 2011
Silbury Hill submitted by Scanner on 27th Sep 2019. Silbury Hill by Simon Ferguson
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Log Text: A quick look on the way between WKLB and Avebury.
West Kennet Avenue polisher
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Polissoir
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
West Kennet Avenue polisher submitted by TheCaptain on 30th Sep 2019. Down near the bottom of the stone, facing the fence and road, can be seen one fairly large polishing dish and some smaller grooves, perhaps arrow sharpening grooves.
The polishing surfaces are unfortunately in the shadows of this lovely sunny evening.
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Log Text: One of the West Kennet Avenue stones on the eastern side near to the road about mid way along the remaining avenue, has evidence of being used as a polisher stone. Down near the bottom of the stone, facing the fence and road, can be seen one fairly large polishing dish and some smaller grooves, perhaps arrow sharpening grooves. As the polishing bowl would have probably been used flat so that water could be kept in the bowl to aid the polishing process, this would suggest that the stone was raised at a later date to become part of the Avenue.
West Kennet Avenue
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
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: Before going home, still feeling good and time to visit the Kennet Avenue, so walked up and down that, finding the second polisher stone. Beautiful day out.
Silbury Hill
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Silbury Hill submitted by Scanner on 27th Sep 2019. Silbury Hill by Simon Ferguson
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Log Text: A quick look on the way after day at Avebury before going home.
Longstones Barrow
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Longstones Barrow submitted by SumDoood on 6th Sep 2019. 040919: From the WSW.
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Log Text: Remains of a big longbarrow just to the north of Beckhampton roundabout, roughly in line with the Avebury western Avenue. I wonder how much this has been altered over the years, as the land around it is slightly raised making a much longer shape, perhaps double the remaining length. It also looks like the northeastern end has a horned courtyard entrance feature, but this is well within the yaised ground, and also looks too good to be original, as it is not slumped down enough to my eyes. Looking at historical records, and it is stated that "the mound has been severely mutilated and its terminals ploughed", and had been "much damaged by the digging chalk out of it and perhaps stones"
Longstone Cove
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Longstone Cove submitted by Humbucker on 5th Jan 2019. Longstones Cove basking in the sunlight on one of the last bright days of late Autumn 2018. The Ridgeway looms if the background.
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Log Text: Legs working well after the first chiro session. Back to Avebury and walked around the henge and stones before a pint in the Red Lion. Still fairly early and legs feeling good, so walked down the route of the Beckhampton Avenue to Adam and Eve and a huge longbarrow before going back To Avebury and the car.
Avebury Down Stone Circle
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Couldn't find on 18th Sep 2019
Avebury Down Stone Circle submitted by TheCaptain on 24th Sep 2019. I was foiled in my attempt to get to visit this on my way back from the polisher due to a herd of boisterous bullocks blocking my way through the gate into the field. I chickened out and went back and around the long way.
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Log Text: I was foiled in my attempt to get to visit this due to a herd of boisterous bullocks blocking my way through the gate into the field. I chickened out and went back and around the long way.
Overton Down Barrow
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Overton Down Barrow submitted by TheCaptain on 22nd Sep 2019. Seen from the Ridgeway, the remains of the Barrow at SU12607104
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Log Text: Remains of a Barrow at SU12607104 just to the side of the Ridgeway.
Avebury - The Cove
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Avebury - The Cove submitted by Wolfie on 19th Sep 2003. Avebury - The Cove
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Log Text: Decided to go find The Polisher on a wonderful sunny day to see if my legs were working again after the first chiro session. Back to Avebury and walked around the henge and stones before a pint in the Red Lion.
Avebury
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Avebury - The Cove submitted by HarryTwenty on 13th May 2019. Another view of the Cove stones.
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Log Text: Decided to go find The Polisher on a wonderful sunny day to see if my legs were working again. Parked at Avebury, then walked up the Herepath to The Ridgeway, and turned north. Found the polisher too easily, and had lunch sat on it. Legs working well after the first chiro session, so continued north up the Ridgeway before turning to drop down off the hills and back to Avebury via some tumuli, but had to go a longer way due to a field of inquisitive bullocks. Back to Avebury and walked around the henge and stones before a pint in the Red Lion. Still fairly early and legs feeling good, so walked down the route of the Beckhampton Avenue to Adam and Eve and a huge longbarrow before going back To Avebury and the car. Drove via Silbury to the Kennet Avenue, and walked up and down that, finding the second polisher stone. Beautiful day ouy.
Avebury
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Avebury - The Cove submitted by HarryTwenty on 13th May 2019. Another view of the Cove stones.
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Log Text: Did pretty much the whole Avebury tour with Dad and Rachael. Drove up the avenue from the Sanctury, and parked in the NH car park. Walked around the whole henge, and visited the internal circles. I'd forgotten quite how massive and wonderful Avebury is, even with a lot of people here
Winterbourne Monkton
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2019. My rating: Access 4
Winterbourne Monkton submitted by TheCaptain on 22nd Sep 2019. Large sarsen stone in the churchyard thought to be removed from the Neolithic Millbarrow
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Log Text: Large sarsen stone in the churchyard thought to be removed from the Neolithic Millbarrow
Ouldsbroom Cross
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Ouldsbroom Cross submitted by cazzyjane on 29th Nov 2014. Ouldsbroom Cross in the evening sun.
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Yar Tor Enclosure
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Causewayed Enclosure
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Yar Tor Enclosure submitted by TheCaptain on 14th Apr 2019. At the northern part of the summit of Yar Tor is seen to be the remains of what is classified as a "Tor Enclosure", thought to be of neolithic origins.
A clear embankment and "wall" remains at the western side of the flattened area between the various rock outcrops. Remains of a hut can be seen within.
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Log Text: At the northern part of the summit of Yar Tor is seen to be the remains of what is classified as a "Tor Enclosure", thought to be of neolithic origins. A clear embankment and "wall" remains at the western side of the flattened area between the various rock outcrops. Remains of a hut circle can be seen within.
Yar Tor Summit
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Yar Tor Summit submitted by AngieLake on 8th Mar 2005. Yar Tor Summit Cairn sits at 416m, overlooking a beautiful area of mid-Dartmoor. This view is of the approach from the south.
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Log Text: Such a lovely day, I decided to go up to the top of Yar Tor to take in the views, despite my legs aching a bit by now. The top of the southern part of the tor has a clear ancient cairn built on top, but this has been made into a spiral shape, I believe during wartime when it was used as a lookout shelter. While stood at the top of Yar Tor, a couple of Wokka-Wokkas flew up the Dart valley below me before heading up the valley towards Princetown and over the moor. Strange to see them from above!
Yar Tor NW
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Yar Tor NW submitted by TheCaptain on 6th May 2019. The Yar Tor triple stone row is much clearer to see than I remember it being decades ago, when I can barely remember finding much at all. This has been helped by a lot of clearance of gorse etc.
This is a view near the upper end, where the stones start to be visible again, seperated from the top section which may or may not be the rows referred to as Yar Tor SE.
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Log Text: The Yar Tor triple stone row is much clearer to see than I remember it being decades ago, when I can barely remember finding much at all. This has been helped by a lot of clearance of gorse etc. I followed the ruined triple row downhill to the north, and was pretty sure I could make out remnants of it right up to the field wall at SX67977427, further than I have seen mentioned anywhere else.
Yar Tor SE
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Yar Tor SE submitted by TheCaptain on 6th May 2019. The Yar Tor triple stone row is much clearer to see than I remember it being decades ago, when I can barely remember finding much at all.
Almost certainly what has become known as the Yar Tor SE rows is a section of the main triple row which has become separated from the main part of the rows.
Looking all aound at the top end, by the moneypit cairn, I could find nothing of another set of rows, but I didn't spend too long looking and the gorse here was vicious!
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Log Text: The Yar Tor triple stone row is much clearer to see than I remember it being decades ago, when I can barely remember finding much at all. Almost certainly what has become known as the Yar Tor SE rows is a section of the main triple row which has become separated from the main part of the rows. Looking all aound at the top end, by the moneypit cairn, I could find nothing of another set of rows, but I didn't spend too long looking and the gorse here was vicious!
Money Pit cairn
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Money Pit cairn submitted by Bladup on 17th Jan 2015. Money Pit cairn.
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Log Text: Looking lovely in the late afternoon sun
Dunnabridge Pound
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Dunnabridge Pound submitted by h_fenton on 27th Apr 2010. Dunnabridge Pound from the air.
Kite Aerial Photograph
7 April 2010 @ 9am
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Log Text: The Judges Chair in deep shadow, so no good for photos, but a nice little sit down
Down Ridge Outlier
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Down Ridge Outlier submitted by TheCaptain on 15th Apr 2019. About 100 metres away to the southeast from the stone circle is a small standing stone, just under a metre tall.
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Log Text: About 100 metres away to the southeast from the stone circle is a small standing stone, just under a metre tall.