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Griffoulou menhir
Trip No.205 Entry No.121 Date Added: 10th Nov 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Midi:Tarn (81))
Visited: Couldn't find on 16th Sep 2005
Log Text: I had a couple of goes to try and find this menhir, which is marked as somewhere near to the car park, in the gardens by the restaurant, but I couldn’t find it either time.
Grickstone Farm
Date Added: 6th Mar 2022
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2004. My rating: Condition 1
Grickstone Farm submitted by TheCaptain on 13th Apr 2004. Grickstone Farm Long Barrow, South Gloucestershire, ST783833.
This long barrow, once possibly a chambered tomb, has been completely ploughed over, leaving only slight traces of it as a gentle raise in the ground level.
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Log Text: This long barrow has been completely ploughed over, leaving only slight traces of it as a gentle raise in the ground level
Greymare Rock
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 7th Dec 2010
Greymare Rock submitted by TheCaptain on 7th Dec 2010. The Greymare natural rock outcrop can be seen sanding in the middle of East Moor from substantial distance away, particularly from the East Moor hill.
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Grey Wethers.
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 14th Aug 2004
Grey Wethers. submitted by thecaptain on 14th Aug 2004. Grey Wethers stone circles seen from the lower slopes of Sittaford Tor in about 1995.
Or is it the arrival of The Mysterons ?
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Greenbarrow Downs
Date Added: 2nd Jul 2022
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 18th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Greenbarrow Downs submitted by Bladup on 16th Jul 2015. Remaining Kerb at Greenbarrow (SX130729).
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Log Text: There are two large green round cairns up here, each with several large stones around the edges, possibly kerb stones. There should be a third cairn somewhere, but its not so obvious. Time to get back, making sure I pass the stone row end again, having a look for any others I could find further east, but nothing.
Great Links Tor Cairn
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 7th Jun 2004
Great Links Tor Cairn submitted by TheCaptain on 7th Jun 2004. Great Links Tor Cairn Dartmoor, Devon SX549865
The remains of a large cairn can be found on the southwest slopes of Great Links Tor, about 15m diameter. There is a large depression in its middle, with some fairly large stones laying randomly around, perhaps the remains of a chamber or kist.
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Great Hill Platform cairn
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 21st May 2018
Great Hill Platform cairn submitted by TheCaptain on 21st May 2018. Nearby towards the main ridgetop is another smaller platform cairn.
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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.
Gray Hill summit cairn
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Round Cairn
Country: Wales (Monmouthshire)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Apr 2004
Gray Hill summit cairn submitted by TheCaptain on 2nd Apr 2004. Grey Hill or Gray Hill, Monmouthshire. Cairn atop hill at ST434936
Right on the top of the hill, with spectacular views all around is the remains of an ancient, but well worn cairn. I could have been imagining it, but did this cairn once have a kerbed ring around it, and some internal structures ?
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Gray Hill summit cairn
Date Added: 9th Sep 2020
Site Type: Round Cairn
Country: Wales (Monmouthshire)
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2020. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Gray Hill summit cairn submitted by TheCaptain on 2nd Apr 2004. Grey Hill or Gray Hill, Monmouthshire. Cairn atop hill at ST434936
Right on the top of the hill, with spectacular views all around is the remains of an ancient, but well worn cairn. I could have been imagining it, but did this cairn once have a kerbed ring around it, and some internal structures ?
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Log Text: Breezy but sunny afternoon walk up Gray Hill to check out the old stones, then a walk around Wentwood Forest. Beautiful views all around from the cairn at the top of the hill
Gray Hill stone row
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Monmouthshire)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Apr 2004
Gray Hill stone row submitted by TheCaptain on 2nd Apr 2004. Gray Hill, Monmouthshire. The lower of the large standing stones at ST438935.
These stones may be associated with the stone circle, which is just to the right of this picture.
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Gray Hill stone row
Date Added: 9th Sep 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Monmouthshire)
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Gray Hill stone row submitted by TheCaptain on 2nd Apr 2004. Grey Hill or Gray Hill Stone Row, Monmouthshire, ST437936 - ST438935
Looking to the south down the hill, is a fairly reasonable alignment of 5 stones in a row, which sort of joins between the jumbled stone remains on the top of the hill and the stone circle.
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Log Text: Breezy but sunny afternoon walk up Gray Hill to check out the old stones, then a walk around Wentwood Forest. Much of the top of the hill has become very overgrown, and it was initially difficult to find the stone row leading down to the circle. I disturbed at least three fallow deer on my way through. However, the bracken and gorse on the slopes around the stones is mostly cleared, so it was easy to find the big stones of the row, and two of the stumps.
Gray Hill circle
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Monmouthshire)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Apr 2004
Gray Hill summit cairn submitted by TheCaptain on 2nd Apr 2004. Grey Hill or Gray Hill, Monmouthshire. Cairn atop hill at ST434936
Right on the top of the hill, with spectacular views all around is the remains of an ancient, but well worn cairn. I could have been imagining it, but did this cairn once have a kerbed ring around it, and some internal structures ?
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Gray Hill circle
Date Added: 9th Sep 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Monmouthshire)
Visited: Yes on 5th Sep 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Gray Hill circle submitted by SandyG on 6th Jan 2019. Kerbed cairn/stone circle and stone 6. View from south west (Scale 1m).
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Log Text: Breezy but sunny afternoon walk up Gray Hill to check out the old stones, then a walk around Wentwood Forest. Much of the top of the hill has become very overgrown, and it was initially difficult to find the stone row leading down to the circle. I disturbed at least three fallow deer on my way through. However, the bracken and gorse on the slopes around the stones is mostly cleared, so it was easy to find the big stones of the row, and the circle beside the lower of the big stones, although most of the circle is well overgrown with brambles bracken and gorse, and my legs got ripped to shreds.
Granisse statue-menhir
Trip No.205 Entry No.123 Date Added: 10th Nov 2020
Site Type: Sculptured Stone
Country: France (Midi:Tarn (81))
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2005. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 3 Access 5
Granisse statue-menhir submitted by thecaptain on 8th Jun 2009. looking through the side of its shelter, and some of the carvings can just about be seen.
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Log Text: Found while building a road in 1969, this lovely statue-menhir has been saved and erected outside the tourist office in the town of Lacaune. Unfortunately, it is kept within a north facing glass case, so getting photographs is nigh on impossible in the strong sunlight, with reflections of everything obscuring things. It is about 1.4 metres tall, and the main features of a female statue-menhir can clearly be seen. She has legs, belt, arms, breasts, collar and face. Lovely.
Grandmont Menhir
Trip No.205 Entry No.140 Date Added: 11th Nov 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Languedoc:Hérault (34))
Visited: Yes on 17th Sep 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Grandmont menhir submitted by thecaptain on 26th Oct 2007. Within the grounds of the Saint-Michel-de-Grandmont priory, this menhir can only be seen during a guided visit to the Priory.
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Log Text: This menhir is about 1.5 metres high, 2 metres width, and standing in an area with many other strangely shaped and carved rocks.
Grande Villeneuve Menhir
Trip No.204 Entry No.26 Date Added: 6th Jul 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 11th Jul 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Grande Villeneuve menhir submitted by TheCaptain on 8th Jul 2011. This menhir is to be found in a garden in the hamlet of the same name, a kilometre or so to the north of Tredion.
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Log Text: This menhir is to be found in a garden in the hamlet of the same name, a kilometre or so to the north of Tredion. The menhir is about 4 metres tall and nicely shaped, although it looks to have lost its top at some point, due to a lightning strike.
Grande Pierre de la Prée de Thouars
Trip No.204 Entry No.101 Date Added: 20th Jul 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49)
Visited: Couldn't find on 16th Jul 2005
Grande Pierre de la Prée de Thouars submitted by ocdolmen on 16th Sep 2009. Lenay menhir 2 (3.20 metres)
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Log Text: Supposedly near the river Thouet south of Lenay, and it looked easy to find from the map. I looked, but found nothing, despite walking for what seemed like miles. It must be behind the farm somewhere.
Grande et Petite Pierre
Trip No.201 Entry No.11 Date Added: 25th Mar 2020
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: France (Normandie:Manche (50))
Visited: Yes on 22nd Nov 2004. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Grande et Petite Pierre submitted by thecaptain on 23rd Dec 2004. La Grande Pierre et La Petite Pierre, Maupertus, Manche.
Recently re-erected in a little grassy area after being flattened to build Cherbourg airfield during the second world war.
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Log Text: In a grassy area on high ground at the northwest end of Cherbourg Maupertus airport can be found these two lovely and massive menhirs made of a sort of puddingstone slab. Originally these large menhirs were related to a large burial tumulus, but during the second world war this tumulus and the stones were flattened to make way for the airfield.
In fairly recent times, the two large stones have been recovered and re-erected just outside the perimeter of the airport for all to see and enjoy. La Grande Pierre stands at 4 metres in height, and is about 2 metres in width at the base tapering to a pointed top. La Petite Pierre is very rectangular in shape, and stands at about 2.5 to 3 metres tall, although it looks to me like the top has been broken off.
Grand-Pressigny Musée de la Préhistoire
Trip No.205 Entry No.11 Date Added: 13th Oct 2020
Site Type: Museum
Country: France (Centre:Indre-et-Loire (37))
Visited: Yes on 30th Aug 2005. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Grand-Pressigny Musée de la Préhistoire submitted by thecaptain on 9th Aug 2008. Fabulous museum of prehistory contained within the remains of the ruined Chateau de Grand Pressigny.
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Log Text: Museum of prehistory contained within the remains of the ruined Chateau de Grand Pressigny, this is a wonderful place to visit. In a little village on the edge of a plateau, the castle is on a steep sided headland with a huge ditch cut to protect it from the fourth side. This place has been lived in and defended since the year dot. For €4 entry fee, you not only get to visit the castle, but also a fossils exhibition, the prehistory museum, and any other temporary exhibitions that may be held here. The castle is excellent, with curtain walls and towers, dungeons, an excellent gatehouse, a superb keep, a large tower and some magnificent cellars and underground passages crossing from one side to the other, all of which can be visited. In the gardens are, amongst many other things, a polissoir stone (called the Coeur de Birette?) and a bit of an iron age stele.
The chateau is right in the middle of one of the greatest prehistoric regions in the world, where people have lived since before people existed. Cave shelters etc have been identified which go back millions of years. And then there is the silex (flint) for which this region is world renowned. This is a yellowish kind of flint which occurs in huge nodules (livres de beurre), which can be split into many fine and long blades, and which have been worked here for an eternity. Blades up to 30 cm long have been found in the region, and they were traded to places all over western Europe. This is one of the most important places in the western world until the advent of the bronze age. In the prehistory museum, there are some wonderful items, ranging from the ancient paleolithic up to the iron age and then the coming of the Romans. Superb.