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Cardinham Moor row
Date Added: 4th Jul 2022
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Cardinham Moor row submitted by Bladup on 29th Oct 2013. Cardinham Moor stone row (Colvannick Tor).
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Log Text: Parked at the rest area beside the A30 near Temple and walked southwest across the moor to exploor Cardinham Moor stone row. Pass beside the large pond, no doubt some mining remnant, then can see a stone standing up on the hillside. Once up there a few more come into sight. Its not straight, is it !! I follow it south to a large leaning pillar, which I later see described as Stone 1, the southern end. However, I see another stone standing over on the slopes of St Bellarmin's Tor, so went for a look, where I found not only the standing stone, but also couple more, in as good a line as the rest of the row. They also show up on the detailed OS maps (about SX 131 712). Back to the car then go for a couple of halves at the Blisland Inn.
Cardinham Moor stone
Date Added: 4th Jul 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Cardinham Moor stone submitted by TheCaptain on 30th Jun 2022. Standing stone on Cardinham Moor, near to St Bellarmin's Tor
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Log Text: Standing stone, and a couple of prostrate slabs and stumps on Cardinham Moor, beyond what is described as the southern end of the stone row. From the leaning pillar which is described as Stone 1 of the stone row, I could see another stone standing to the south, so went for a look, where I found a couple more. These stones are further to the south, and in as good a line as the rest of the stone row (its not straight, is it!). They also show up on the detailed OS maps (about SX 131 712). Which begs the question. Is the leaning pillar really the southern end of the stone row? Is this stone a separate entity? Or could it be a continuation of the stone row?
Blisland Millennium Stone
Date Added: 7th Jul 2022
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Blisland Millennium Stone submitted by TheCaptain on 29th Jun 2022. A large granite standing stone in the village of Blisland commemorating the Millennium
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Log Text: A large granite standing stone in the village of Blisland commemorating the Millennium
Southmead Barrow
Date Added: 2nd Jun 2022
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Southmead Barrow submitted by dooclay on 10th Feb 2022. The Tumulus from approx NE
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Log Text: Remarkably well preserved round barrow now a part of the recently created Badock's Wood nature reserve
Devil's Arrows
Date Added: 7th Jun 2022
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Yorkshire (North))
Visited: Yes on 13th May 2022. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Devil's Arrows submitted by Humbucker on 27th Apr 2019. All three Devils Arrows looking from the north. The light improved for a brief few minutes & the sun made a brief appearance while I was there before turning into a flat, grey evening.
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Log Text: Its not too far from York, so I went for a look at the Devil's Arrows, which were easy to find. Despite a new housing estate now encroaching and the very nearby A1 and A1(M), these are still at large in fields and feel wild and free. All three stones are magnificent and monsters with interesting rainules running down them. Magnificent.
Rudston Monolith
Date Added: 7th Jun 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Yorkshire (East))
Visited: Yes on 12th May 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Rudston monolith submitted by rldixon on 25th Dec 2005. rudston monolith in colour
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Log Text: A day to Scarborough from York, so made sure of a visit to this and Wetwang on the way. I was expecting to be slightly disappointed after all the French monster menhirs I have seen, but in actuality I was impressed. Its huge, and obviously well shaped. Only disappointment is the metal hat, and that its "caged" in the churchyard, rather than being wild and free. Also another small stone and cist grave in the corner of the churchyard. Lovely.
Challacombe Down Cairn Circle
Date Added: 31st Jan 2023
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd May 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Challacombe Down Cairn Circle submitted by davep on 19th Aug 2019. The Challacombe Down Cairn Circle, set just to the west of the northern end of this triple stone row. From the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks website (site 270).
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Log Text: At the bottom end of the Challacombe stone rows, most of the stones are showing white amongst the heather. It is all a bit of a jumble, no doubt many of the stones moved during the extensive mining here, several of which seem to have been placed in surprising positions, with a sort of semicircular feature to one side.
Stannon Newtake West Cairn and row
Date Added: 4th Jun 2022
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd May 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 2
Stannon Newtake West Cairn and row submitted by TheCaptain on 8th May 2022. From the Stannon Newtake cairn with cist, I tried to get to the cairn with possible small stone row which is nearby down the hill. However, I could not get through all the chest height gorse and heather to find it. I think I saw the cairn and a couple of the larger stones further down, situated in a cleared area, lower left of this picture
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Log Text: From the Stannon Newtake cairn with cist, I tried to get to the cairn with possible small stone row which is nearby down the hill. However, I could not get through all the chest height gorse and heather to find it. I do think that I saw a couple of the larger stones further down, standing in a cleared area. I later find out that the whole length of the White Ridge stone row has been cleared and links up with these stones, which are possibly the end of that long row.
White Ridge stone row
Date Added: 4th Jun 2022
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd May 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 2
White Ridge stone row submitted by Brian Byng on 7th Feb 2002. White Ridge.
A double row @ SX 6541 8165 167m lg descending the hill from a ruined 8m dia
cairn. 41 stones still show. The cairn is on the skyline when viewed from the
bottom of the row. The end of the row has no obvious termination. The
elevation of the cairn from the bottom of the row is 3 degrees. The true
azimuth of the row is 7 degrees giving a declination of 42. A trawl through
astronomical objects around Bronze Age times suggests that the star Arcturus
would graze the cair...
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Log Text: From the Stannon Newtake cairn with cist, I head north to the boundary wall where it is indicated on the map that the south end of White Ridge stone row is to be found (before it was discovered to run much further down the hill, which I didn't know at the time). Using my GPS I found the correct spot, and saw a couple of possible stones, then looking back south into the newtake, I could see s cleared strip of land going right down to where the cairn I couldn't get to is situated. Walking northwards, I noticed a sort of pathway which I followed, and found a few small stones, then saw a couple standing out against the horizon, confirming I was walking along the line of the stone row. I followed this north up to the top cairn, which is very denuded, but has several stones which can be made out. I have seen the stone row described as "one of the least impressive stone rows on the moor", but it has a few decent sections, and I have visited much worse.
Stannon Newtake cist
Date Added: 4th Jun 2022
Site Type: Cist
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd May 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 2
Stannon Newtake cist submitted by TheCaptain on 8th May 2022. Is this an outlier ?
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Log Text: Walk north over Merripit Hill and on via Stannon Newtake to look for this cairn with cist, which is easily found. The cist is a bit overgrown and I can only see one side of it, but the surrounding semi circle of large stones is in fine condition.
White Ridge cairn
Date Added: 4th Jun 2022
Site Type: Round Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd May 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
White Ridge cairn submitted by TheCaptain on 30th May 2022. There is clearly a cairn up on top of White Ridge, given away not only by the green stony circle amongst all the pale strawgrass which is everywhere else, but it also has a hollow in the centre, where it has clearly been dug in the past.
There are all around views, here looking southeast.
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Log Text: After a quick drink on the cairn of the stone row, I head up onto the top of White Ridge for lunch with views all around. There are a few storms blowing in, but thankfully they all avoided me. There is clearly a cairn up here, given away not only by the green stony circle amongst all the pale strawgrass which is everywhere else, but it also has a hollow in the centre, where it has clearly been dug in the past.
White Ridge SW settlements
Date Added: 5th Jun 2022
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd May 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
White Ridge SW settlements submitted by TheCaptain on 5th Jun 2022. At the southwestern end of White Ridge are some remnants of ancient settlements which are very sparse and scattered, but would no doubt show some form from the air.
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Log Text: After lunch on the top of White Ridge, I head westwards through some remnants of ancient settlements and a couple of cairns and down to the East Dart to find the Beehive Hut. The settlement remains are very sparse and scattered, but would no doubt show some form from the air.
White Ridge SW cairn
Date Added: 5th Jun 2022
Site Type: Round Cairn
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd May 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
White Ridge SW cairn submitted by TheCaptain on 5th Jun 2022. The cairn clearly shows as a green stony circle, no obvious hollow in the centre, with perhaps some remains of a stone surround.
Viewed looking west across the headwaters of the East Dart
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Log Text: After lunch on the top of White Ridge, I head westwards through some remnants of ancient settlements and a couple of cairns and down to the East Dart to find the Beehive Hut. The settlement remains are very sparse and scattered, but would no doubt show some form from the air. I found the cairn at the second attempt it again clearly showing as a green stony circle, no obvious hollow in the centre, but perhaps some remains of a stone surround.
Lade Hill Brook Beehive Hut
Date Added: 5th Jun 2022
Site Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd May 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 2
Lade Hill Brook Beehive Hut submitted by AngieLake on 25th Aug 2008. Lade Hill Brook Beehive Hut is situated on the east bank of the East Dart river. This photo was taken in the mid-1980s.
See site page for info.
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Log Text: Getting down from White Ridge to the river and Beehive Hut is a bit tricky finding the way through the gorse here where it is very rough and largely overgrown, but once down it was easy to find. A splendid little construction and seeing it makes me think I have been here before, possibly on one of those mega expeditions in the 1980's, or perhaps I am confusing it with some of the similar orries in the Ariege Pyrénées. I see my only other person out here on the moors today, well camouflaged and fishing in the Dart, no doubt illegally as he looks very sheepish and hesitant to say hello.
Roundy Park settlement
Date Added: 5th Jun 2022
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 3rd May 2022
Roundy Park settlement submitted by TheCaptain on 5th Jun 2022. Roundy Park settlement seen clear on the other side of the East Dart valley from Hartland Tor.
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Log Text: I now try to walk south from the Beehive Hut along the marked bridleway beside the Dart, but its hard going, very rough and largely overgrown, I find it to be much easier higher up on the moorland. South over the top of Hartland Tor with good views south towards Bellever Tor and Roundy Park settlement clear on the other side of the river. Onwards down to the Dart again, through the Hartyland estate to Postbridge, having a look at the old clapper bridge before getting a pint of Jail Ale in the welcoming East Dart Hotel bar.
Challacombe rows
Date Added: 31st Jan 2023
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd May 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Challacombe rows submitted by Bladup on 11th Sep 2013. The North end of Challacombe stone rows.
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Log Text: Drive from Postbridge to Challacombe via the Soussons cairn stone circle, and park in a little quarry by the roadside, before heading west down to Headland Warren farm with its alpacas, then up over the mining remains to the lower end of the Challacombe stone rows. Most of the stones are showing white above the heather and it looks splendid. The bottom end is a bit of a jumble, no doubt many of the stones moved during the extensive mining here, several of which seem to have been placed in surprising positions. Up the hill to the south, its a clear treble row, which can be followed up the hill to the large 2m tall stone at the top. Can see Grimspound to the east, and over to the Warren House Inn to the west. Back to the car, and drive round to the Warren House Inn for a pint of Black Tor "Pride of Dartmoor" and a look at its everlasting fire, before going to sit outside admiring the views, where I can make out some of the stone row and Grimspound. Must be one of the best pub views in southern England. Fabulous.
Challacombe Down Standing Stone
Date Added: 3rd Feb 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd May 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Challacombe Down Standing Stone submitted by cazzyjane on 31st May 2012. The large terminal stone looking across to Birch Tor.
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Log Text: Park in a little quarry by the roadside, before heading west down to Headland Warren farm with its alpacas, then up over the mining remains to the lower end of the Challacombe stone rows. Most of the stones are showing white above the heather and it looks splendid. The bottom end is a bit of a jumble, no doubt many of the stones moved during the extensive mining here, several of which seem to have been placed in surprising positions. Up the hill to the south, its a clear treble row, which can be followed up the hill to the large 2m tall stone at the top. Can see Grimspound to the east, and over to the Warren House Inn to the west.
Memorial stone to Richard Jefferies and Alfred Williams
Date Added: 18th Apr 2022
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 17th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Memorial stone to Richard Jefferies and Alfred Williams submitted by TheCaptain on 18th Apr 2022. On the northern slopes of Burderop Down, Just to the east of Barbury Castle, stands this monument to two local authors, with great views over Swindon and the plains to the north.
Seen here looking east
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Log Text: To the east of Barbury Castle, just below the ridge of Burderop Down, on the northern slopes below the wood and with great views over the plains to the north of the downs, is seen a stone standing. Closer inspection shows it to be concreted in place, and with two plaques mounted on it, as a memorial to Richard Jefferies and Alfred Williams, two local authors, and erected in 1939.
Barbury Castle
Date Added: 18th Apr 2022
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 17th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Barbury Castle submitted by h_fenton on 24th May 2010. Barbury Castle (hillfort), an Aerial Photograph taken from the east.
May 2010
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Log Text: Easter visit to Barbury Castle and a walk on bits of The Ridgeway. This is a lovely well defined hillfort with full double ramparts and good views all around. Several other circular features and pits which may be the remains of ancient barrows and relatively modern flint pits. Interesting to see the views north from the ramparts, the old Wroughton airfield now covered with a solar farm.
Barbury Castle Barrows
Date Added: 24th Apr 2022
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 17th Apr 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Barbury Castle Barrows submitted by custer on 30th Jan 2011. On left hand side of the path leading up to the Barbury castle hill fort can be seen a disc shape in the grass. A low mound is also just below this.
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Log Text: Around Barbury Castle are several other circular features and pits, some of which may be the remains of ancient barrows alond with some relatively modern flint pits. Following the Ridgeway west, there is a clear disc barrow on the slopes down from the castle, and some round barrows in the saddle below the hills.