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Buttern E
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 16th Mar 2010
Buttern E submitted by theCaptain on 16th Mar 2010. Buttern Hill stone circle, 14 March 2010.
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Buttern Hill Cairns
Date Added: 11th Oct 2024
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 2
Buttern Hill Cairns submitted by LordMureth on 10th Nov 2019. Visited again today, and realised I'd never uploaded a pic....!
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Log Text: On the way home from Padstow on a grey mizzley day, I park at Bowithick, then its a wet and muddy at times climb to the top of Buttern Hill. Once at the top, with the rain a bit heavier and limited views, I visit the 4 obvious cairns, with wild horses in attendance. What a splendid thing the large cist is in the main cairn, which seems a bit like a ring cairn with the chamber in the centre. I am fairly sure there is more up here than just the four cairns, but I'm not staying here exploring for long in this terrible weather. Then in misty drizzly weather I head down the far side through a load of cattle to the source of the river Fowey and the Buttern Hill stone row. Head back skirting much of Buttern Hill on its north side, then down the stream trying to avoid the wet on the way back to the car, but get in knee deep at one place!. Head for a pint at the Rising Sun, Altarnun.
Buttern Hill NE row ?
Date Added: 11th Oct 2024
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Buttern Hill NE row ? submitted by TheCaptain on 9th Oct 2024. Part way up the northeastern slopes of Buttern Hill from Bowithick, I think there is possibly remains of a stone row heading down the hill. There are several large edge set slabs about 50 yards in length, seemingly regularly spaced, particularly noticeable where they cross a leat. I can find no reference to anything being here at all, but have noticed that others mention them. It is possibly remains of an ancient wall or boundary, perhaps to do with the old mineworkings here, but I was intrig...
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Log Text: On the way home from Padstow on a grey mizzley day, I park at Bowithick, then its a wet and muddy at times climb to the top of Buttern Hill. Part way up I think there is possibly remains of a stone row heading down the hill, with several large edge set slabs about 50 yards in length, seemingly regularly spaced, particularly where they cross an old leat. I suspect its more likely remains of an ancient wall or boundary, but I was intrigued all the same. I can find no reference to anything here at all.
Buttern Hill row
Date Added: 13th Oct 2024
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 10th Aug 2024. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Buttern Hill row submitted by SandyG on 16th Jan 2018. Looking north along the northern length of the row (Scale 1m).
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Log Text: From the top of Buttern Hill, in misty drizzly weather, I head down the far side through a load of inquisitive cattle to the source of the river Fowey and the Buttern Hill stone row, which is easier to find than I was expecting, and with larger stones. Probably about a dozen stones remain to be found, with a good section of 5 evenly spaced nearer the uphill, northern end. I head back skirting much of Buttern Hill on its north side, then down the stream trying to avoid the wet on the way back to the car, but still get in knee deep at one place! A change of footwear, then head for a pint at the Rising Sun, Altarnun.
Buttern Hill settlement
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 4th Apr 2010
Buttern Hill settlement submitted by theCaptain on 4th Apr 2010. The remains of a very well preserved double walled hut circle, almost 10 metres in diameter with its floor level dug into the hillside to level it, can be found at SX 6555 8865.
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Buttern W
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 31st Mar 2010
Buttern W submitted by theCaptain on 31st Mar 2010. Is there anything left to see today of the possible remains of Buttern Hill (W) circle?
I saw a couple of slightly erect stones a bit further to the north of the main circle, on the far side of the valley. So I went for a look.
I found a couple of edge set stones, spaced about the same as the main circle, with other fallen stones and buried stones which could be considered to be a part of a circle, at position SX 6486 8855.
But I was not convinced.
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Buzareingues Dolmen 1
Trip No.203 Entry No.168 Date Added: 16th Apr 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Aveyron (12))
Visited: Yes on 26th May 2005. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Buzareingues dolmen 1 submitted by thecaptain on 28th Nov 2005. Buzareingues 1 dolmen is a nice little thing, still almost completely contained within its mound.
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Log Text: This is a lovely little dolmen sitting on top of a nice little mound, which is still a couple of metres high, but which is not much larger than the by now standard chamber 4 metres long, 1.8 metres wide, facing 104°. It aligns directly to a significant hill, the Puech de las Fadès, which has a significant cliff face and what looks to be a shaped top, to which many legends are attached. It is quite easily found, and signposted, but there isnt anywhere to park a camper van without obstructing the track, so I was in a bit of a hurry here.
Buzareingues dolmen 2
Trip No.203 Entry No.169 Date Added: 16th Apr 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Midi:Aveyron (12))
Visited: Yes on 26th May 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Buzareingues dolmen 2 submitted by thecaptain on 28th Nov 2005. Buzareingues 2 dolmen, these days not much more than a broken capstone.
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Log Text: This dolmen is a wreck, just really the broken remains of a capstone, although the remains of one of the side slabs can be made out. As with its much better condition neighbour, it aligns towards the east, facing directly to a significant hill, the Puech de las Fadès, with a cliff face and what looks to be a shaped top.
Buzza Hill
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2003
Buzza Hill submitted by paulcall on 17th Oct 2006. There are two pairs of stones facing the chamber, one pair in the foreground and one pair to the left. They seem rather far away to be part of the original structure.
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Log Text: Sailing trip from Plymouth over to the Scilly Isles. While ashore, have a walk around Peninnis Head.
Bwlch Bach a'r Grib cairns
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Nov 2007
Bwlch Bach a'r Grib cairns submitted by TheCaptain on 2nd Nov 2007. On top of the second hilltop on the Y Grib ridge, at SO18503073, is a stonebuilt round cairn about 10 metres in diameter.
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Bwlch Standing Stone
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 6th May 2004
Bwlch Standing Stone submitted by thecaptain on 6th May 2004. Bwlch Standing Stone in Powys, SO150219
At Bwlch, the A40 makes a large hairpin bend to get up the hillside. In the field which is largely surrounded by this road is this Standing Stone, which is about 2 metres tall.
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C.A.I.R.N.
Trip No.203 Entry No.281 Date Added: 24th Apr 2020
Site Type: Museum
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85))
Visited: Yes on 6th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 5
C.A.I.R.N. submitted by thecaptain on 2nd Jul 2005. Ethiopian dolmen reconstruction.
When I visited the wonderful CAIRN Museum, St Hilaire-la-Foret, Vendée, France, there was a fabulous exhibition of megaliths recently discovered in Ethiopia. The similarity between some of the Ethiopian exhibits, and some of those found in France was immediately apparent, which makes you realise how similar people from all over the world are.
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Log Text: What a nice find this is. In an area of numerous menhirs and dolmens is this lovely “living” museum which is easily found and signposted from all around. CAIRN (Centre Archéologique d'Initiation et de Recherche sur le Néolithique) is not only a museum with the usual displays of things and exhibitions but is a research and learning centre which delights in demonstrating ancient ways to people especially children.
When I Visited there was a fabulous temporary exhibition of megaliths in Ethiopia as well as one of the best displays of neolithic life and times in the locality with very interesting models and explanations of the types and developments of dolmens. The similarity between some of the Ethiopian exhibits and the local was immediately apparent which makes you realise how similar people from all over the world are.
But where this museum rates really world class is in its outdoor exhibits and reconstructions. I think the demonstrations are only done on days in July and August or if an occasion has been organised beforehand and I was lucky in that a school party was there for the day. Demonstrations are done showing how life was several millennia ago and there is a reconstruction Neolithic house and there are representative crops grown on site preparing and cooking with the children getting involved with things like grinding corn.
They have a new dolmen and tumulus they are building the erection of menhirs is demonstrated making of a log boat flint knapping stone polishing. It’s all here. They even have a set aside area for excavations to be made which is a sort of large sandpit split into metre squares with certain planted objects for the kids to dig up and discover. I saw one of the demonstration team lighting fire with sticks and hay in two minutes and the look on the children’s faces as he was doing this was just wonderful as if magic were being done.
When I said what I was doing it was suggested that I came back later to talk to the chap doing the demonstrations which I did. He seemed very interested in what I was doing trying to get as many French megalithic sites known and on the internet for all to see and said he thought exactly the same way in that the more these places are known the better protected they will be. He told me of many places in the vicinity which have been destroyed in recent years particularly the 1960’s and 1970’s despite them being scheduled monuments in the greed for farmers to make bigger more open fields. He told me of a story where he knew people who were living where there were two big menhirs within sight of their house and they were woken early one morning by them being dynamited in order to get rid of them.
Cadbury Camp
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 20th Oct 2018
Cadbury Camp submitted by TheCaptain on 20th Oct 2018. Noticeboard at the site
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Cae'r-Eglwys Long Cairn
Date Added: 28th Oct 2019
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: Wales (Mid Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2019
Cae'r-Eglwys Long Cairn submitted by sem on 5th Nov 2012. Looking from Nash Point Promontary Fort, the cairn is directly behind the two walkers - under the gorse.
Nash Point lighthouse is in the background.
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Log Text: Lumpy bumpy ground on a slight slope in the car park at Nash Point, thought to be the remains of a long cairn.
Caerloggas Down Circle
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Dec 2012
Caerloggas Down Circle submitted by theCaptain on 3rd Dec 2012. My Dad giving scale to the larger stones
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Caerloggas Down longstone
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 9th Dec 2012
Caerloggas Down longstone submitted by theCaptain on 9th Dec 2012. A large standing stone, about 6 feet tall surrounded by 5 other stones on a large bump in the ground, with many other stones placed around it, perhaps making twin concentric circles. I assume its a newly erected stone feature.
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Caillère Dolmen
Trip No.204 Entry No.88 Date Added: 16th Jul 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Maine-et-Loire 49)
Visited: Yes on 15th Jul 2005. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Caillère dolmen submitted by ocdolmen on 20th Sep 2009. Site in Pays de la Loire: Maine-et-Loire 49 France: Mointsabert dolmen in the centre of the village.
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Log Text: Despite not being marked on any of my maps, this dolmen is easy to find, right at the side of the street in the middle of Caillère, near to the manor. It's about 3.5 metres square, with four large sidestones and a single capstone. It shows evidence of having been lived in, with steps down into it, and what looks like a window cut into it, although it may be the original entrance. In this area of many troglodyte habitations, including the manor, it wouldn't be surprising to know that this dolmen was once lived in.
Caillouan Menhir
Trip No.203 Entry No.579 Date Added: 8th Jun 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 26th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 4
Caillouan menhir submitted by theCaptain on 14th Jan 2015. This is a massive 8 metre tall menhir which is positioned very near to a spring. It is rectangular shaped at the bottom, but gets larger as its height increases. The front (southern) face is lovely and flat, looking down the valley.
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Log Text: This is a massive 8 metre tall menhir which is positioned very near to a spring. It is rectangular shaped at the bottom, but gets larger as its height increases. The front (southern) face is lovely and flat, looking down the valley.
It is well signposted, and lives in a little grassy area of woodland, and is apparently well looked after. Just below is another lump of stone which I thought was meant to have been broken from the top in the 1960's, but unless the remainder of the stone has been reshaped and well weathered, I cant see where it was broken from. Perhaps it was once a pair of stones.
Calhau de Teberno Dolmen
Trip No.205 Entry No.57 Date Added: 25th Oct 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Aquitaine:Pyrénées-Atlantiques 64)
Visited: Yes on 6th Sep 2005. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Calhau de Teberno Dolmen submitted by thecaptain on 8th Feb 2006. This nice dolmen can be found in a little landscaped bit of parkland, sandwiched between the D.920 road and the railway line.
It sits on top of a little hillock, which I wonder whether this is the remains of a large tumulus.
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Log Text: This dolmen can be found in a nice little landscaped bit of parkland, sandwiched between the D.920 road and the railway line at the outskirts of the village of Buzy a couple of kilometres to the north of Arudy. There are many other rocks in the park, which have probably all been placed as features, but perhaps one or two are related to the dolmen.
It sits on top of a little hillock, which I wonder whether these are the remains of a large tumulus ? The chamber is largely below the level of the surrounding ground. The dolmen has a lovely curvy capstone sitting on top of a chamber 4 metres long by 1,5 metres wide, with nicely positioned side slabs each side (3 one side, 4 the other). There is a well fitted backstone, and the chamber opens to the southeast on an alignment of 135°, but perhaps more importantly this is looking directly towards the big gap in the mountains, which is the entry to the Ossau valley.
If it wasn't for the bad weather, and all the trees around, this dolmen would have superb views. I think that I later learn that the dolmen was possibly moved to its current position when the railway was constructed.
Cambous oval tombs
Trip No.205 Entry No.185 Date Added: 25th Nov 2020
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: France (Languedoc:Hérault (34))
Visited: Yes on 20th Sep 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 4
Cambous oval tombs submitted by thecaptain on 19th Sep 2008. Just outside the ancient village of Cambous can be seen the remains of at least one ruined chambered tomb, of the oval type.
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Log Text: Just outside the ancient village can be seen the remains of at least one ruined chambered tomb, which I assume to be of the oval tomb type.