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Desborough Castle
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Buckinghamshire)
Visited: Yes on 29th Mar 2004
Desborough Castle submitted by TheCaptain on 29th Mar 2004. Desborough Castle, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, SU846934.
View of the main ramparts, thought to have been much modified, or constructed during medieval times.
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Sinodun Camp
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 29th Mar 2004
Sinodun Camp submitted by TheCaptain on 29th Mar 2004. Round Hill, Wittenham Clumps, Oxfordshire. SU566927
View of Round Hill looking northeast from Castle Hill. This hill and its surroundings are rich with archaeological remains from the bronze age to the present day
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y Garn Llwyd
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Monmouthshire)
Visited: Yes on 31st Mar 2004
y Garn Llwyd submitted by TheCaptain on 31st Mar 2004. Y Gaer Llwyd Chambered Tomb in Monmouthshire, ST447968
view of the chamber over the hedge from the south
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Llanvaches 2
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: Wales (Monmouthshire)
Visited: Yes on 31st Mar 2004
Llanvaches 2 submitted by TheCaptain on 31st Mar 2004. Llanvaches - Round Barrows, Wentwood Forest, Monmouthshire, ST417946
View of the larger of the two barrows within Wentwood Forest.
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Llanfihangel Rogiet
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Monmouthshire)
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2004
Llanfihangel Rogiet submitted by TheCaptain on 1st Apr 2004. Llanfihangel Rogiet, Standing Stone in Monmouthshire, ST445878
Nice view of the stone from the northeast in a setting sun.
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Heston Brake
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Monmouthshire)
Visited: Yes on 1st Apr 2004
Heston Brake submitted by TheCaptain on 1st Apr 2004. Heston Brake, Chambered Tomb in Monmouthshire, ST505887
View of the remains from the rear of the chamber
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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 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 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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Symonds Yat Fort
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 5th Apr 2004
Symonds Yat Fort submitted by TheCaptain on 5th Apr 2004. Iron age hillfort on the headland of Symonds Yat Rock, high above a complete U Bend in the river Wye. This promontory hillfort has remains of four rows of ditch and bank ramparts, the largest remaining being the bank on the inside. This is the inner bank.
A lovely place to visit on a nice day Symonds Yat Fort, Symonds Yat Rock, Gloucestershire, SO563157
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Long Stone, Staunton
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 5th Apr 2004
Long Stone, Staunton submitted by TheCaptain on 5th Apr 2004. View of this nice standing stone on a foul Sunday afternoon in April 2004. A lot of forest clearance is currently going on around this stone.
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Fairy Toot
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 11th Apr 2004
Fairy Toot submitted by TheCaptain on 11th Apr 2004. Fairy Toot Long Barrow, Nempnett Thrubwell, North Somerset, ST521618.
The sad remains of the Fairy Toot long barrow, looking northwest from midway along the eastern side. Remains of a sheepshed can be seen, built right in the middle of this once great barrow. Most of the rest of the mound has been cleared.
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The Grickstone
Date Added: 6th Mar 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2004. My rating: Access 4
The Grickstone submitted by TheCaptain on 13th Apr 2004. Nice standing stone to the south of Grickstone farm, beside a footpath at the corner of a small wood. The stone has about 6 foot in length above ground, but due to the angle at which it leans, is only about 4 feet high. Nicely decorated with lichens. South Gloucestershire, ST777828.
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Log Text: Nice standing stone to the south of Grickstone farm, beside a footpath at the corner of a wood. The stone is about 6 foot in height, but due to the angle at which it leans, is only about 4 feet high. Nicely decorated with lichens.
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
Lanhill
Date Added: 6th Mar 2022
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2004. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Lanhill submitted by thecaptain on 16th Apr 2004. Lanhill, Chambered Tomb, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, ST877747
At the centre of the southern side is a rock lined chamber, about 2½ m in length by 1½ metres in width, which has obviously been restored, as the roof is now supported on steel bars. The opening to the chamber has a curved, dry stone walled forecourt, and there is a blocking stone across the opening.
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Log Text: This very nice long barrow, which lies on an east west axis, is in a field just to the south of the A420 a couple of miles east of Chippenham. The remains of the barrow still seem largely intact, and it is several metres high along its central axis. At the centre of the southern side is a rock lined chamber, about 2½ m in length by 1½ metres in width, 1m height, which has obviously been restored, as the roof is now supported on steel bars. The opening to the chamber has a curved, dry stone walled forecourt, and there is a blocking stone across the opening. Apparently, other chambers were found along the northern side of the barrow, and the remains of many skeletons were found in them.
Giant's Caves
Date Added: 6th Mar 2022
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2004. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Giant's Caves submitted by thecaptain on 16th Apr 2004. Giant’s Caves, Chambered Tomb, Luckington, Wiltshire, ST820830
Within this central part of the barrow can be seen the remains of four chambers, constructed using large rock slabs. These chambers are approximately 3 to 4 metres long and 1 to 1½ metres in width, and strangely would not have been located at the bottom ground level of the mound, but at a slightly higher level.
This is the southeast chamber.
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Log Text: This fantastic long barrow, which lies on an east west axis, is in a field just to the north of a little stream on the edge of the Badminton estate. The initial impression is that it is fairly ruinous, and has become overgrown with trees and undergrowth, but closer inspection reveals that there is much left here. Although the ends of the barrow appear to have been removed at sometime in the past, the remaining central part show what a large structure this once was. Within this central part of the barrow can clearly be seen the remains of four chambers, constructed using large rock slabs, which either opened onto a central corridor, or to the sides of the barrow, although they would have been blocked off with stone slabs. These chambers are approximately 4 metres long and 1 to 1½ metres in width, and strangely would not have been located at the bottom ground level of the mound, but at a slightly higher level.
Lugbury
Date Added: 6th Mar 2022
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2004. My rating: Access 4
Lugbury submitted by thecaptain on 18th Sep 2007. What a disappointment this 60 metre length long barrow has become, with its remaining large stone portal structure completely overgrown.
The rest of the barrow doesn't fare much better, with large tree trunks and other stuff just dumped on it, while it also looks like it has been ploughed up to a bit closer than I remember.
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Log Text: This large long barrow, which lies on an east west axis, is in a field just to the west of the Fosse Way. The remains of the barrow can clearly still be made out, and although the mound is now mostly gone, it is still clearly raised above the level of the field. The main remains of this tomb are however a large chamber at the eastern end, consisting of two large (2m) upright stones, with a fallen capstone leaning on them from behind. This capstone has a strange notch in it, which is now at the ground edge, nearer to the northern upright. It is said that this barrow once had four side chambers, which were found to have the remains of many skeletons in them.
Felton Bowl Barrows T28 & T29
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 14th Apr 2004
Felton Bowl Barrows T28 & T29 submitted by TheCaptain on 14th Apr 2004. Felton Hill Barrows, Felton Common, North Somerset. ST519648.
The central mound, complete with ditch and surrounding stone circle.
Felton Common lies directly under the flight path to Bristol Lulsgate airport, at the eastern end of the runway. This airfield was very active during the second world war, and it is known that there was much military activity on Felton Common during that period. It would not surprise me if the barrows had been substantially rearranged during that period, perhap...
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Hawkesbury Knoll
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 15th Apr 2004
Hawkesbury Knoll submitted by TheCaptain on 15th Apr 2004. Hawksbury Knoll, Chambered Tomb, South Gloucestershire, ST768872.
The view of the barrow atop Hawkesbury Knoll from the Somerset Monument.
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Butcombe Barrow
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 15th Apr 2004
Butcombe Barrow submitted by TheCaptain on 15th Apr 2004. Butcombe Barrow, Butcombe, North Somerset. ST516627
This impressively situated bowl barrow lies just below the top of a hillock near Bicknell Farm, with splendid views south over Blagdon Lake to the Mendip Hills, and west to the sea. The barrow is about 25 metres in diameter, and traces of its external ditch are still clearly visible. Excavations have obviously been made in the past here, and there is the usual hollow in the top.
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