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The Giant's Foot (Cumbria)
Date Added: 9th Oct 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 19th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
The Giant's Foot (Cumbria) submitted by baz on 21st Mar 2004. The Giant's Foot at NY563148. This stone is a remnant of the Shap Stone Avenue and lies in a field behind the houses on the A6 in Shap.
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Log Text: After a pint at the Kings arms I decide I have enough time to have a look for many of the Shap stones. First off is the Giant's Foot, which is just across a field behind the house at the back of the pub. It’s a large flat stone.
The Fiddler
Date Added: 5th Nov 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 28th Sep 2012. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
The Fiddler submitted by theCaptain on 3rd Jan 2013. Nowadays not much more than a large lump of stone laying in a field to the east of the A39 on the highpoint of land as the road passes over St Breock downs. It is positioned at a point where the line of the 9 Maidens would cross the top of the ridge.
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Log Text: Nowadays not much more than a large lump of stone laying in a field to the east of the A39 on the highpoint of land as the road passes over St Breock downs. It is positioned at a point where the line of the 9 Maidens would cross the top of the ridge.
It is lovely light up here this afternoon, but the stone is across a fence from where I can walk to up the farm track, and the field full of livestock. It doesn't look that exciting, so I'll satisfy myself with taking pictures from the edge of the field. There is so much other large stone all around up here, that it is impossible to really tell what would be megalithic and what is field clearance.
The Cockpit
Date Added: 17th Mar 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 20th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
The Cockpit submitted by LivingRocks on 18th Mar 2005. A panoramic view of the Cockpit Stone Circle which according to Magicmap ‘includes a circular kerbed stone bank 2.8m -11.2m wide and up to 0.5m high which encloses an area approximately 27m in diameter. There are 27 (?) standing and recumbent stones set largely into the internal face of this bank, thereby creating the stone circle. The tallest standing stone measures about 0.95m high and some of the recumbent stones are up to 1.9m in length. Within the eastern side of the stone circle, abuttin...
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Log Text: I have been meaning to visit The Cockpit for many many years, and I managed to do so in September 2022. From White Raise I head off towards the Cockpit, down to the major crossing of tracks, and then taking the way to the west, on what is now a largely rebuilt and upraised stone trackway across the boggy moorland. This has made what was probably difficult going into a very easy and pleasant walk. Just after a little ford over a stream, and there it is, looking all green inside and splendid. Its a large circular area of flat ground surrounded by a stone lined embankment, with a good set of quite large stones around the inner edge, another not so complete ring around the outside. There are a few little round cairn like structures spaced around its circumference, the largest being at the eastern side. Time for lunch, then I'd better head back. Having looked at the rough and marshy ground to the south, I decide to go back the way I came, and not to make up a loop walk across the open moorland to look for a few other cairns and "piles of stones" marked on the OS map.
The Butts (Godshill)
Date Added: 8th Feb 2022
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Feb 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
The Butts (Godshill) submitted by TheCaptain on 8th Feb 2022. The line of three can be seen beyond the pond
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Log Text: Walk with friends in the New Forest over heathland through an old bombing range, hunting down a few tumuli, The Butts being first, three in line nearby a pond.
The Bulwarks (Monmouthshire)
Date Added: 31st Mar 2022
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (Monmouthshire)
Visited: Yes on 26th Mar 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
The Bulwarks (Monmouthshire) submitted by byll on 16th Aug 2010. Ditch/slope to the south of the Bulwarks
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Log Text: Walking the Welsh Coast Path route from Chepstow to Caldicot. Remains of a hillfort / camp built by the Silures in the late Iron Age, overlooking the river Wye just to the south of Chepstow. Good views from the corner where the trees are cut back
The Beeracres Stone
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 11th Nov 2004
The Beeracres Stone submitted by thecaptain on 11th Nov 2004. The Beeracres Stone
My new standing stone, almost 6 feet of best Cornish Granite, recently erected in the garden of Beeracres.
Despite a nightmare start to things when getting it delivered, we managed to move it into place and erect it last Sunday afternoon fairly easily, and had a nice little celebratory event.
I think it looks nicely at home here.
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The Beacon Cist
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cist
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 10th Feb 2019
The Beacon Cist submitted by TheCaptain on 10th Feb 2019. Possible remains of a cairn with slab sided cist, on the northern slopes of The Beacon, Hendra Downs near Leskernick.
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The Beacon Cairns
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 9th Feb 2019
The Beacon Cairns submitted by TheCaptain on 9th Feb 2019. At the summit of The Beacon near Altarnun a couple of cairns are marked.
I did not get a proper look, but they looked to be in a bit of a ruinous state.
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The Beacon (West Glamorgan)
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (West Glamorgan)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jun 2015
The Beacon (West Glamorgan) submitted by TheCaptain on 29th Jun 2015. Approaching the summit cairn from the south, looking north along the ridge of Rhossili Down, Burry Holmes islet in the background.
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Terramara di Montale
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Italy (Emilia-Romagna)
Visited: Yes on 20th Sep 2008
Terramara di Montale submitted by thecaptain on 20th Sep 2008. In a little park area outside the church, faint remains of the ancient ditch and embankment can be seen, and there is an enclosed area where excavations were carried out in the 1990s, and many of the finds are displayed in here. However, it has a glass front, and so something of what is inside can be seen at all times.
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Tennad-er-Menguen Dolmen
Trip No.203 Entry No.395 Date Added: 14th May 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 13th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Tennad-er-Menguen dolmen submitted by Ogneslav on 30th Aug 2008. The view from West
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Log Text: Back to the overgrown sites again ! This one is down a lane then across a field before finding it in the undergrowth. Probably once upon a time this was quite a good dolmen with an entry passageway, there is a 3 metre diameter chamber with capstone, and a few stones of the entrance still standing, along with at least one capstone surviving.
Tenants Hill enclosure
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Apr 2004
Tenants Hill enclosure submitted by TheCaptain on 22nd Apr 2004. Kingston Russell Cairn and Enclosure, Dorset, SY578882.
View to the northwest from the enclosure which is built on a little promontary just to the north of the Kingston Russell stone circle. There is also a cairn or two here in this place with a truly wonderful view.
Up the valley to the right leads to the valley of the stones. To the left, westwards down the valley gets you to the sea and the Golden Cap.
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Ten Commandments Stone
Date Added: 31st Jan 2023
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 7th Dec 2022. My rating: Ambience 5 Access 3
Ten Commandments Stone submitted by AngieLake on 31st May 2010. While I was there yesterday there were several groups of visitors arriving to enjoy the ambience of the tor. The stones are in the foreground here.
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Log Text: A day to myself, and decide to go to Totnes, but first go the scenic way through Buckland, then decide to walk out to Buckland Beacon for a look at the Ten Commandments stones. The views from here are fantastic, right down to the sea all around the south, including right along the Teign estuary. Great to spend time looking all around the north and west trying to figure out all the various tors and bits of Dartmoor previously visited. Magnificent. There is a very interesting series of Boundary stones to the north, one of which looked to me like an old cross originally.
Temple de Mercure
Trip No.204 Entry No.194 Date Added: 28th Nov 2020
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: France (Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63))
Visited: Yes on 26th Jul 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Temple de Mercure submitted by regina on 17th Nov 2018. Site in Auvergne:Puy-de-Dôme (63) France
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Log Text: Remains of a Gallo-Roman temple can be seen at the summit of the Puy de Dôme (1465m).
Temple de Mars
Date Added: 10th Jun 2020
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 19th Sep 1992. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Temple de Mars submitted by regina on 21st Nov 2018. Site in Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) France
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Log Text: Cycling camping trip round Emerald Coast, day 2, Dinan, Corseul, St Caste. Roman tower, dolmens, Lunch at Le Guildo castle.
Having cycled to this site with the others, all I got was scorn due to the state of the remains. I think it was here that the phrase HOC was first coined. I thought it was interesting.
Taw Marsh cairnfield
Date Added: 18th Apr 2025
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 8th Apr 2025. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Taw Marsh cairnfield submitted by TheCaptain on 18th Apr 2025. I find the boundary stone standing proud of the long grass, and it seems to have been mounted on a large stony area.
Viewed looking northwest, Belstone Tor beyond.
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Log Text: Before heading up to White Moor, I look for the kerbed cairn Paul has made a sitepage for, over by the marked Boundary Stone. I firstly find the boundary stone, standing proud of the long grass, and it seems to have been mounted on a large stony area. I read later that this has been declared as one of several cairns located in this area, and it makes sense to me.
Tautavel Musee de Prehistoire
Trip No.205 Entry No.85 Date Added: 28th Oct 2020
Site Type: Museum
Country: France (Languedoc:Pyrénées-Orientales 66)
Visited: Yes on 12th Sep 2005. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Tautavel Musee de Prehistoire submitted by thecaptain on 16th Dec 2005. Museum in the village of Tautavel in the French departement of Pyrénées-Orientales, which is the home to one of the oldest known European Humans.
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Log Text: I only came here to get a photo, assuming the museum would be closed on a Monday, but it was open, so thought I'd better go in. The museum contains hundreds of thousands of items found at the nearby Caune de l'Arago cave, where the remains of a human skull was found in July 1971, the skull being known as Arago item 21. Since then many others have been found, along with items of their food, tools etc etc. The finds have been dated to about 450,000 BC, and thus are amongst the earliest remains of humans found in Europe.
Tautavel man lead a life of hunting, and this is all displayed here also, with remains of many animals and suchlike which would have been around at that time. Tautavel man, however, is not an ancester of ours, as he lead up to Neanderthal man, which died out 30,000 years ago, to be replaced by Cro Magnon man.
While this should all have been very interesting, I have to admit to finding many of the displays quite dull and repetitive, and the awful American voice talking down to me in the audio guide was enough to put me right off. The whole museum seemed a bit 1970's and showing signs of age. The displays mostly consisted of bones and tools in glass cases, video presentations of certain things, and staged scenes using mannequins, with lots of keep off and don't touch signs. In my recent travels, I have seen many much better presented museums which bring the subject to life.
Tarr Steps Prehistoric Bridge
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Ancient Trackway
Country: England (Somerset)
Visited: Yes on 21st Nov 2016
Tarr Steps Prehistoric Bridge submitted by TheCaptain on 21st Nov 2016. Tarr Steps pictures after Storm Angus had done its worst on Saturday. The follow up storm today has also completely flooded the bridge and threatened more damage.
Picture from ENPA
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Tanouëdou tumulus
Trip No.203 Entry No.578 Date Added: 8th Jun 2020
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 26th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Tanouëdou tumulus submitted by theCaptain on 3rd Jul 2012. There are several other smaller tumuli nearby.
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Log Text: This is a large bronze age tumulus, diameter 40 metres and height 6 metres, which once contained a tomb made of wood and stone within which were found many bronze weapons, gold studs and jewelry when excavated in 1865. It is signposted and found on top of a hill behind a farm to the south east of Bourbriac. There are several other smaller tumuli nearby.
Tafarn-y-Bwlch
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 6th Dec 2015
Tafarn-y-Bwlch submitted by TheCaptain on 6th Dec 2015. nearby the stone pair is a linear bank and ditch, which incorporates many large stones, some of which extend beyond the height of the bank.
Just a boundary or something more significant?
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