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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.
Halicarnassus
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 30th Nov 2010
Halicarnassus submitted by theCaptain on 30th Nov 2010. View over Bodrum harbour to the site of ancient Halicarnassus from the Castle.
The remains of the ancient theatre can be seen carved into the hillside near the upper left of the picture, above the yacht masts.
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Halicarnassus Mausoleum
Date Added: 10th Nov 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Turkey
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2002. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Halicarnassus Mausoleum submitted by thecaptain on 28th Mar 2007. The modern day remains of Halicarnassus Mausoleum in Bodrum Turkey.
Most of the stones originally used in the building of this "one of the seven wonders" are now built into the walls of Bodrum castle.
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Log Text: The wind has got up overnight and is apparently too strong out at sea for us to go out for the day. This is only the third day that’s been cancelled all season. Still, it’s no problem, as we can go to Bodrum for the day and do the tourist thing. I never knew before that Bodrum was the ancient city of Halicarnassos, and home to one of the seven ancient wonders. What an amazing history the place has. The Dolmus takes about 20 minutes and costs about 30p each. Brilliant.
First off, we head for the remains of the Halicarnassos Mausoleum, the ancient wonder of the world. It was built by Queen Artemesia for her brother and husband, King Mausolus in 355BC.
What an amazing place it must have been, about 7 storeys high. But when the Knights of St John got there in 1494, they decided it was nothing more than a fantastic pile of stone with which to build their castle. So now there’s almost nothing left.
There is remains of an amazing drainage system and robber tunnels where ancient people tried to get in for treasure, and a few bits of massive column, but not much else.
Halliggye
Date Added: 28th Jul 2022
Site Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 16th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 3
Halliggye submitted by JimChampion on 29th Sep 2006. Entrance to the creep at the northern end of the main passage. The original entrance (now bricked up and buried) is at the far end of this creep.
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Log Text: A day down to The Lizard for a couple of fogous and the Verdant Brewery. Start with Halliggye Fogou, but found it hard to find in the Trelowarren Estate. After driving all around the estate, I found a place to park near the house, but could still find no obvious signs to the fogou despite it being in the care of EH. After a lot of walking and asking people, I eventually found it. The way back to the car was easier, and at a sort of back entrance to the carpark there was indeed a sign with a map showing the way to the fogou. Once you find the fogou, what a fabulous thing it is. It is set within a little tended area, and there is a plan of what to find underground. This does help to orientate yourself once in, but it is pitch black and a good torch is needed. My torch was not great, so I found myself stumbling about a bit! The way down into the fogou was narrow and damp, despite there being no rain for several days, then past some iron gates used to close the fogou to the public at certain times to protect the bats, then into the dark. Two long passages and two small creep passages, all in total darkness. In the further passage I had a couple of bats flying around, but disappointingly never got one in a picture. Magic.
Hambury Tout Barrows
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 15th Oct 2018
Hambury Tout Barrows submitted by TheCaptain on 15th Oct 2018. View of Hambury Tout Hill, from the car park at Lulworth Cove, Easter 2017.
There are a couple of barrows on top of Hambury Tout, near the busy coast path on top of the steep hill between Lulworth Cove and Durdle Dor. Absolutely beautiful here, but can get very crowded, and was on a sunny Good Friday.
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Hamel Down Beacon cairn
Date Added: 14th Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 6th Dec 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Hamel Down Beacon cairn submitted by TheCaptain on 14th Jan 2023. On the southern top of Hameldown at 517m, at a corner of the field wall, is a prominent large cairn. The field wall makes no attempt to avoid the cairn, running right over it, but not across the centre. The cairn has been cut away from the western side within the walled field.
Here seen from the south.
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Log Text: On to the southern top of Hameldown at 517m, at a corner of the field wall, is another prominent large cairn, again with a Duke Stone on its top. The field wall makes no attempt to avoid the cairn, running right over it, but not across the centre. From here the views to the south open up with almost the whole of the southern moor and southeast Devon to be seen.
Hamel Down Cross
Date Added: 27th Jan 2023
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 6th Dec 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Hamel Down Cross submitted by TheCaptain on 27th Jan 2023. Hamel Down Cross viewed looking east
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Log Text: Walking back northwards along the ridge and from the top of Broad Barrow, Hamel Down Cross can be seen shining in the sun away from the modern track to the west, so I go for a look. It’s a lovely weathered old stone cross which has lost its head and one of its arms. It has some sort of carving on it's east face, probably a Duke of Somerset boundary marking, but the cross clearly predates that.
Hamel Down Platform Cairn (North)
Date Added: 31st Dec 2022
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 6th Dec 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Hamel Down Platform Cairn (North) submitted by TheCaptain on 31st Dec 2022. Atop Hamel Down tor there is a large cairn and trig point. It looks to me as though the current pile of stones is a relatively modern construction, but there seems to be a large circular platform which is presumably the base of the original cairn here, with some large stones spaced around it.
Viewed here looking southeast, with Haytor and Rippon Tor framing the cairn top
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Log Text: Climb up to the top of Hamel Down for a walk along the ridge, with splendid views down onto Grimspound from the slopes. Once at the top there is a large cairn and trig point. It looks to me as though the current pile of stones is a relatively modern construction, but there seems to be a large circular platform which is presumably the base of the original cairn here, with some large stones spaced around it. Beautiful views all around, I spend some time trying to figure out all of the various tors and features which can be seen.
Hanging Stone (Lee Moor)
Date Added: 30th Apr 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Would like to visit
Hanging Stone (Lee Moor) submitted by davep on 23rd Oct 2019. The Hanging Stone Standing Stone from the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website. Photograph taken 25th August 2017
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Hangman's Stone (Northleach)
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jan 2007
Hangman's Stone (Northleach) submitted by thecaptain on 14th Jan 2007. The situation of the Hangman's Stone.
Easily found to the west of Northleach, near a radio mast.
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Harbourne Head A
Date Added: 4th Mar 2023
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 24th Feb 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Harbourne Head A submitted by davep on 24th Oct 2019. The Harbourne Head A Stone Ring Cairn Circle from the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website, site 555.
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Log Text: From the menhir I walk up to the top of the hill to look at the two ring cairns. Both quite large diameter, seemingly a ring of stone around a flat inside with a pile in the middle. The northern of the two is less distinct and more grassy. I didn't see anything resembling a circle of upright stones!
Harbourne Head B
Date Added: 4th Mar 2023
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 24th Feb 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Harbourne Head B submitted by Bladup on 18th Jan 2016. The South East Cairn.
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Log Text: From the menhir I walk up to the top of the hill to look at the two ring cairns. Both quite large diameter, seemingly a ring of stone around a flat inside with a pile in the middle. The southern of the two is more distinct, and the central mound and ring are more obviously comprised of stones. I didn't see anything resembling a circle of upright stones!
Harbourne Head Standing Stone
Date Added: 8th Mar 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 24th Feb 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Harbourne Head Standing Stone submitted by Bladup on 18th Jan 2016. Harbourne Head Standing Stone.
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Log Text: A cold grey February afternoon walk out onto the moor to visit the Harbourne Head menhir. It’s a nice pointy topped stone, slightly taller than me and leaning to one side. Some swaling going on nearby, but not close to the stone and doesn't prevent me getting a visit.
Hardings Down East
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jun 2015
Hardings Down East submitted by TheCaptain on 28th Jun 2015. Some of the embankments of Hardings Down East hillfort can be seen atop Hardings Down, as seen here from Rhossili Down.
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Hardings Down West
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jun 2015
Hardings Down West submitted by TheCaptain on 28th Jun 2015. The shape of Hardings Down West hillfort can be seen here on the northwestern slopes of Hardings Down, as seen here from Rhossili Down.
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Haresfield Beacon and Ring
Date Added: 9th Sep 2020
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 31st Aug 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Haresfield Beacon and Ring submitted by 4clydesdale7 on 24th Jun 2011. From the same spot looking NNW over the inside of the Fort
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Log Text: Walk around the Bruce Friendship Trail, which takes in the superb Haresfield Beacon with its remnants of promontory hillfort with a round tumulus at the western point, with a trig point on the top. Superb views over the Severn Vale
Haresfield Beacon tumulus
Date Added: 9th Sep 2020
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 31st Aug 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Haresfield Beacon tumulus submitted by TheCaptain on 3rd Sep 2020. The tumulus with trig point on top, at the western end of Haresfield Beacon.
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Log Text: Walk around the Bruce Friendship Trail, which takes in the superb Haresfield Beacon with its remnants of promontory hillfort with a round tumulus at the western point, with a trig point on the top. Superb views over the Severn Vale
Harford Moor N
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jul 2004
Harford Moor N submitted by thecaptain on 22nd Jul 2004. Harford Moor North, Dartmoor, Devon SX652599
At the upper reaches of Butterbrook are a double and a single row of stones, on a similar alignment. The northern single row crosses beyond the end of the double row. The stones are smaller than those of the double row, some hardly showing above the ground, and not easy to see in all the loose natural stone of the area. There is no obvious western end to the row, and the furthest stones here are more or less adjacent to the cairn of the double row...
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Harford S.
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Jul 2004
Harford S. submitted by thecaptain on 22nd Jul 2004. Harford Moor South, Dartmoor, Devon SX652599
On Harford Moor, near to the upper reaches of Butter Brook, are the remains of a couple of stone alignments, which are very close together.
The southern of the two is a short double row, which extends in a northeasterly direction away from a small cairn. There are a several pairs of very closely set stones remaining, including what is probably the end pair, which are slightly larger than the others, about 25m distant from the cairn.
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Harlyn Bay
Date Added: 7th Jul 2022
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 12th Jun 2022
Harlyn Bay submitted by mikeaitch on 10th Jul 2009. Harlyn Bay is my favorite place to be in the world, a view which appears to have been shared by our ancestors since ancient times.
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Log Text: Walk all the way around the coast to Harlyn, where I think I pass the ancient burial grounds. Now desperate for a pint I am expecting to find the pub once up off the beach by the bridge. I found no signs of what I remember as a little museum with remains, or indeed, more annoyingly at the time after a long hot walk, the pub, as everything is all being rebuilt into lots of expensive appartments, so a good thing I did carry a pasty, but I really could haver done with a pint. Very tempting to gatecrash in on a large wedding event at marquees in the fields nearby!