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Willy Howe
Date Added: 7th Jan 2020
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Yorkshire (East))
Visited: Yes on 7th Mar 2009. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Willy Howe submitted by DavidRaven on 9th Jun 2003. Part of the 'Great Yorkshire Barrows' group. To say that these have been called by some, 'the ancestors' of the mighty Silbury Hill in
Wiltshire, you'd think a little more would be made of them!
Reckoned to be as old as Duggleby Howe, and a similar size: seven and a half meters high and thirty six and a half meters in diameter.
Attempts at finding its secrets in 1857 and again thirty years later yielded nothing. A pit about nine feet deep was discovered but was bereft of objects or human ...
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Log Text: Well worth a visit,especially in springtime as I did.
Trefignath
Date Added: 30th Dec 2019
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 4
Trefignath submitted by ericgrindle on 29th Jul 2016. Trefignath - Anglesey Trefignath is a chambered tomb found close to Holyhead. despite its proximaty to the urban environment, lingering as the sun goes down often reveals stunning sunsets. Trefignath is a chambered tomb found close to Holyhead. despite its proximaty to the urban environment, lingering as the sun goes down often reveals stunning sunsets. Image copyright: Eric Grindle (Eric Grindle), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
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Log Text: The modern surroundings of this site spoil the ambience of the place.
Tarxien
Date Added: 8th Jan 2020
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Malta (Mainland)
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2007. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 5
Tarxien submitted by enkidu41 on 27th Apr 2004. The celebrated prehistoric temple situated in the capital Valletta.
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Log Text: Not in the best setting but definitely worth a trip if for the artwork alone.
Seven Stones Of Hordron
Date Added: 30th Dec 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 21st Dec 2017. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Seven Stones Of Hordron submitted by Bladup on 8th May 2014. Seven Stones Of Hordron stone circle. In the background are Win Hill (left) and Lose Hill (right).
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Log Text: Visited on the Winter solstice sunset. Probably one of the best situated stone circles in Derbyshire. The views all around are stunning.
Rudston Monolith
Date Added: 30th Dec 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Yorkshire (East))
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2008. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Rudston monolith submitted by rldixon on 25th Dec 2005. rudston monolith in colour
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Log Text: Just mindblowing in its sheer height.
Nine Stones Close
Date Added: 6th Jan 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jan 2010. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Nine Stones Close submitted by funsize on 4th Jun 2007. Seen from the south with just a hint of sunshine illuminating the frozen landscape around the stones. The guardian oak tree is the perfect companion to the last remaining stones of what was once a much larger monument.
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Log Text: The tallest standing stones in Derbyshire. A stone that was once part of the circle now stands in a nearby stone wall.
Nine Ladies
Date Added: 31st Dec 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2009. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Nine Ladies submitted by Infinite_Fate on 31st Dec 2005. Looking North one November day showing banking (or, the Ladies' skirts).
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Log Text: A popular spot with walkers and dog walkers which can spoil the ambience at times.
Minning Low
Date Added: 30th Dec 2019
Site Type: Round Cairn
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2007. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 2
Minning Low submitted by TerryStaniforth on 26th Apr 2006. View toward Minninglow from the nearby railway embankment.
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Log Text: A very enigmatic place visible from miles around.
Les Mont de Grantez
Date Added: 8th Jan 2020
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Channel Islands and Isle of Man (Jersey)
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Les Mont de Grantez submitted by baz on 2nd Apr 2008. The entrance passageway covered by five capstones and a sixth capstone over the side chamber
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Log Text: The setting of this site isn't too good but the monument itself is well worth a visit.
Le Mont Ubé
Date Added: 7th Jan 2020
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Channel Islands and Isle of Man (Jersey)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Aug 2013. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Le Mont Ubé submitted by Adam Stanford on 25th Nov 2004. Situated at the top of a short, snaking footpath up the side of a steep wooded slope. This Dolmen is completely open with no mound or capstones, the chamber is 12.3m long and 1.7m high with its widest section being 7.2m. 28 uprights still stand, forming a passage into the burial chamber, which is similar to the tomb at La Hougue Bie. The location, is high up on the slope but was not the highest point, a few hundred metres away on the top of the hill is a tower. The stones that would have defined...
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Log Text: Quite a large monument and easy enough to find.
Le Couperon
Date Added: 7th Jan 2020
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Channel Islands and Isle of Man (Jersey)
Visited: Yes on 27th Jun 2007. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Le Couperon submitted by Adam Stanford on 25th Nov 2004. Situated on the promontory at the east side of Rozel Bay in the NE corner of jersey, roofed with seven capstones and surrounded by 18 upright stones. It dates from approximately 3000BC and was covered with a long mound, but now is completely exposed as a result of poor excavation in the last century. The conglomerate stones form a rectangular chamber 8m long and 0.9m wide and 0.9m high, surrounding it is a rectangular enclosure. When it was excavated, potsherds and flints were found. An interest...
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Log Text: A tricky drive down to this site,probably best visited on foot. A very special place by the sea so well worth tracking it down.
La Sergenté
Date Added: 7th Jan 2020
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Channel Islands and Isle of Man (Jersey)
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
La Sergenté submitted by daved on 9th Mar 2004. La Sergente is located in the St Brelade district and is a 4000/3500BC example of a passage grave of the beehive type
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Log Text: A good little site overlooking the sea.
La Hougue des Géonnais
Date Added: 8th Jan 2020
Site Type: Passage Grave
Country: Channel Islands and Isle of Man (Jersey)
Visited: Yes on 4th Aug 2008. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
La Hougue des Géonnais submitted by MAIGO on 15th Jun 2008. This is a lovely place.
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Log Text: A quiet site in a quiet part of the island.
La Hougue Bie
Date Added: 30th Dec 2019
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Channel Islands and Isle of Man (Jersey)
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2012. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
La Hougue Bie, Equinox Rock Art submitted by Adam Stanford on 16th Apr 2006. On the morning of the Spring Equinox on Jersey in the magnificent passage grave called La Hougue Bie. Cupmarks on the right of the main chamber with the west (back) and north side chambers beautifully lit by fairly lights. AS
Category A
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Log Text: One of the finest chambered tombs/passage graves in Europe.
Gib Hill
Date Added: 30th Dec 2019
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Dec 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Gib Hill submitted by TimPrevett on 20th Feb 2007. Gib Hill with a distant barrow on the skyline.
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Log Text: Overshadowed by the magnificent Arbor Low but still worth the short wak.
Ggantija
Date Added: 8th Jan 2020
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Malta (Gozo)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2004. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 5
Ggantija submitted by enkidu41 on 5th May 2004. Ggantija ("the Goddess's Tower) was built about 5,500 years ago and consists of 2 unconnected temples enclosed by a single outer wall each with a single entrance in a common facade.
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Log Text: A truly awe inspiring place which got me hooked and set me off on a lifelong passion for these ancient sites.
Gardoms Edge 1
Date Added: 31st Dec 2019
Site Type: Rock Art
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2008. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 2
Gardoms Edge 1 submitted by PaulM on 1st Sep 2001. Gardom’s Edge Prehistoric Rock Art, Derbyshire GR: SK273730
One of the finest examples of prehistoric rock art in the Peak District. Discovered in 1965 on a large earthfast boulder 25m east of the enclosure , the design consists of a series of cup and ringmarks together with a small spiral and two circles that enclose multiple cupmarks. Unfortunately, the original boulder had to be reburied some years ago as the pattern was quickly eroding away, but an exact replica fibre glass cast now s...
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Log Text: A fibreglass replica that covers the original to protect it from weathering away but still worth the walk,and the searching.
Five Wells
Date Added: 31st Dec 2019
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Derbyshire)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2010. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Five Wells submitted by royston7 on 27th Nov 2012. Five Wells chambered tomb (Remains) situated above the village of Chelmorton
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Log Text: Fantastic views from the highest chambered tomb in England.
Faldouet Dolmen
Date Added: 7th Jan 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Channel Islands and Isle of Man (Jersey)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2007. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Faldouet Dolmen submitted by attlebax on 16th May 2011. This site is well marked from the road and is on the Jersey map. The lane outside is narrow and has high banks so it is best to park just up the road. Not easy for any wheelchair users.
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Log Text: A fantastic site with an impressive capstone.
Duggleby Howe
Date Added: 6th Jan 2020
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Yorkshire (North))
Visited: Yes on 13th Mar 2010. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Duggleby Howe submitted by PaulH on 2nd Apr 2003. North Yorkshire
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Duggleby How Neolithic round barrow, viewed from North.
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Log Text: This place would have been the Silbury hill of the north in its day.