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Colquite Menhir
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 7th Dec 2010
Colquite Menhir submitted by TheCaptain on 7th Dec 2010. The possible Colquite menhir seen within its surroundings.
Just why do the walls avoid it?
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Combes Menhir
Trip No.205 Entry No.166 Date Added: 24th Nov 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Languedoc:Gard (30))
Visited: Yes on 19th Sep 2005. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Combes menhir submitted by thecaptain on 10th Dec 2009. About a kilometre from the Arques dolmen, and near to the road can be found this superb menhir, which has been re-erected in a concrete base.
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Log Text: About a kilometre further on from the Arques dolmen, and just to the left of the road can be found this superb menhir, which has been re-erected in a concrete base. It stands 3 metres tall, and is made of the most wonderfully weathered piece of limestone, full of holes and divots, with moss and lichens growing everywhere. It is quite a character.
Combettes menhirs 1
Trip No.205 Entry No.239 Date Added: 6th Dec 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Languedoc:Lozère (48))
Visited: Yes on 25th Sep 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Combettes menhirs 1 submitted by TheCaptain on 9th May 2010. One of the Combettes menhirs, this is a 1.3 metre tall menhir.
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Log Text: A 1.3 metre tall menhir.
Combettes menhirs 2
Trip No.205 Entry No.240 Date Added: 6th Dec 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Languedoc:Lozère (48))
Visited: Yes on 25th Sep 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Combettes menhirs 2 submitted by TheCaptain on 9th May 2010. One of the Combettes menhirs, this is a 1.5 metre tall menhir.
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Log Text: A 1.5 metre tall menhir.
Combeynart Statue-Menhir
Trip No.205 Entry No.129 Date Added: 10th Nov 2020
Site Type: Sculptured Stone
Country: France (Midi:Tarn (81))
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2005. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Combeynart statue-menhir submitted by theCaptain on 18th Nov 2010. This is a very tall thin male statue-menhir which stands just over 2 metres tall, but only 40 cm width.
Many of his features are equally scrawny. Legs, belt and "objet" can be made out but the rest is a bit of a jumble.
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Log Text: This is a very tall thin male statue-menhir just at the north of the village of Cantoul. It stands just over 2 metres tall, but only 40 cm width, and certain of his features are equally scrawny. Legs, belt and "objet" can be made out but the rest is a bit of a jumble. The roads round here are very narrow and windy, I am not sure that I'll get the van out! Again, these outdoor statue-menhirs are wearing badly, and even the modern graffitti is wearing off.
Commana Stèle
Trip No.203 Entry No.540 Date Added: 2nd Jun 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Finistère (29))
Visited: Yes on 23rd Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Commana Stèle submitted by TheCaptain on 19th Apr 2011. In Commana, on the village green round the back of the church can be found this Iron Age granite stèle.
It is a tapered cylindrical shape just over 2 metres high, and has been christianised by the addition of a cross on the top.
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Log Text: On the village green by the car park round the back of the church can be found this Iron Age granite stèle. It's a tapered cylindrical shape just over 2 metres high. There are no obvious grooves or other shaping to it.
Condolden Barrow
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 17th Nov 2008
Condolden Barrow submitted by thecaptain on 17th Nov 2008. Legend claims this to be the final resting place of Cador, a 6th century King of Cornwall and one of Arthur's knights.
Viewed here from the east
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Conguel Dolmen
Trip No.203 Entry No.427 Date Added: 21st May 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 5
Conguel dolmen submitted by thecaptain on 9th Jun 2006. Beside the road running along the shore out to the tip of Pointe du Conguel, and incorporated into the pavement just outside the SNCF holiday complex, can be seen the remains of this burial chamber.
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Log Text: Beside the road running along the shore out to the tip of Pointe du Conguel, and incorporated into the pavement just outside the SNCF holiday complex, can be seen the remains of this burial chamber. Possibly, one side of it is natural rock, or perhaps a fallen capstone, but it has a definite backstone and two or three other side slabs. It is about 3.5 metres in length, by 1 metre wide, and the road slightly diverts to skirt around it.
Conguel Menhir
Trip No.203 Entry No.428 Date Added: 21st May 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 2 Access 5
Conguel menhir submitted by thecaptain on 5th Jun 2006. This menhir, more than 4 metres tall, has been moved to its current position just outside the SNCF holiday complex from a position nearby when building work was being undertaken.
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Log Text: This menhir, about 3 metres tall, has been moved to its current position just outside the SNCF holiday complex from a position nearby when building work was being undertaken. It now serves as a sort of garden feature, and is easily seen from the road.
Conies Down
Date Added: 25th Sep 2021
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Apr 1988. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Conies Down submitted by Brian Byng on 7th Feb 2002. Conies Down Stone Row @ SX58597905 looking north
This row runs almost NS actual azimuth 10 deg. It is 172m long, difficult to find as the stones are small & only about 22 remain standing. The row runs slightly uphill to to a low mound possibly the remains of a burial - no
finds.
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Log Text: Visited while on walk across Dartmoor on the Lich Way. Being new to Dartmoor Stone Rows, and not knowing how small the stones could be, I thought it to be very overgrown and insignificant. Knowing what I do now, its possibly quite a significant row!
Conies Down
Date Added: 25th Sep 2021
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 20th Sep 2021. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
Conies Down submitted by Brian Byng on 7th Feb 2002. Conies Down Stone Row @ SX58597905 looking north
This row runs almost NS actual azimuth 10 deg. It is 172m long, difficult to find as the stones are small & only about 22 remain standing. The row runs slightly uphill to to a low mound possibly the remains of a burial - no
finds.
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Log Text: Day down to Dartmoor for a pilgrimmage to Beardown Man. From Maiden Hill, I now head south to look for the stone row I have dim memories of from the 1988 Lich Way moorland crossing, and as I approach down the hillside, there is a large herd of cattle, some looking at me menacingly with their horns, so I reluctantly decide to give them a wide berth, and don't get to the top of the row where there are a large group including calves laying around. Heading further down I can get to the lower end of the row, and it is clearly there, stones spaced about 4 metres apart which appear white amongst the green grass, and is just how I remember it. From here its not going to be easy to get back as other than the Lich Way going east west, there is nothing resembling a path heading south, so I decide I have to make best way I can heading up and over towards Black Dunghill after first crossing around the top of the initial bogland. Its a difficult, boggy route, made slightly easier using the occasional animal track or quad bike track in a sort of zig zag fashion until I get to the top of the ridge by the unmarked hill, from where I can make out Black Dunghill with what looks a good path over it, which I head to. Getting tired now, and the sun dropping, I sit and eat my last sandwich with mild relief as I can see a good path leading all the way back to where the car is parked. Its a simple walk back to Holming Beam, but unfortunately I now have a wet bum from sitting down, made tolerable by the fantastic views, with Beardown Man clearly visible on the horizon up to the north. It can even be seen from the track by the car park, magnificent. Back to the car about 5:20, and there is another couple out here walking along the track, so thats now 5 people I have seen all day with over 5 hours out on the moor. Change out of wet boots, and head down for a pint in the setting sun at the Two Bridges Hotel after. Lovely.
Constantine Island
Date Added: 7th Jul 2022
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 12th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Constantine Island submitted by TheCaptain on 29th Jun 2022. Remnants of the barrow on the seaward side of the islet
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Log Text: A long walk round Trevose Head starting at Constantine. I cross Constantine Beach, and climb up for a look on the islet between Constantine and Booby's beaches. Is this remains of a cairn? Moving on, I drop down into Booby's Bay, hoping to see the remnants of the S.V. Carl shipwreck, but the sands have covered most of it up again.
Cop Stone
Date Added: 21st Nov 2022
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cumbria)
Visited: Yes on 20th Sep 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Cop Stone submitted by nicoladidsbury on 16th Feb 2005. Cop Stone, Moor Divock, Near Askham
OS NY 4959 2160
We approached Moor Divock on bike, setting off from Askham, via Whale, Helton and Heltonhead, so I was a little bit tired....
The bridleway over the moor was smooth, level and firm, excellent for bike riding. We spotted the Cop Stone off to the right and, abandoning the bikes, we walked over springy turf and heather to investigate. The stone is aproximately 1.20m, and leaning to the north. Moor Divock is an exciting place, to the north t...
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Log Text: It’s a simple drive from Mayburgh up through Askham, then on to Helton and up onto the moorland plateau, with plenty of parking beside the road near to the Cop Stone. Boots on, map in pocket, water, sandwiches, camera and raincoat in bag, tracker set, then its off for my exploration of the Moor Divock sites. It's quite busy up here, with a constant stream of people walking and cycling past. First off is the Cop Stone, which is for some reason much smaller than I was expecting. Erosion has made a large depression around the stone, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was to fall over in the not too distant future. Despite thinking I had read that the ring cairn of which the Cop Stone is a part was now largely destroyed, it seemed to be fairly obvious to my eyes, so I took a walk around its circumference, and found plenty more stones sticking up above the heather, particularly in the western arc. I have to say, the Cop Stone does look good perched up here in this splendid place.
Corbridge Crosses
Date Added: 10th Apr 2023
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: England (Northumberland)
Visited: Yes on 26th Sep 2022. My rating: Access 5
Corbridge Crosses submitted by Anne T on 12th Sep 2019. The old market cross, which stood upon steps and a Roman altar, was removed from it's original place in 1807, and stood outside the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Newcastle. It was returned to Corbridge in the 20th century, but now sits 2m to the east of the door into the Pele Tower. Very worn, it once had an inscription, plus dog tooth ornament.
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Log Text: After a visit to Coria in September 2022, was looking to get a pint in the Pele Tower, but it was unfortunately temporarily closed.
Cordon des Druides
Trip No.204 Entry No.329 Date Added: 16th Sep 2020
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: France (Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35))
Visited: Yes on 13th Aug 2005. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Cordon des Druides submitted by TheCaptain on 29th Jun 2007. The largest stones are at the centre of the row, up to two metres in height, but most are much smaller.
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Log Text: This long line of white quartz stones is easy to find in the Fougères Forest, north of the town. It is about 500 metres east of the big parking area at Chennedet crossroads along the D177 road, and has a sign and a few parking places nearby.
The row is about 250 metres long, and the white quartz blocks are spaced at about 3 metres apart. The row runs at an alignment of 233° / 053° or Southwest to Northeast. The largest stones are at the centre of the row, up to two metres in height, but most are much smaller. Apart from this long row, there are several other quartz blocks which seem to have once been a parallel row nearby.
Corfe Castle West Hill barrows
Date Added: 21st Oct 2021
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 16th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 5 Access 3
Corfe Common submitted by JimChampion on 20th Aug 2006. A broad view of Corfe from the south, showing the Castle Hill between West Hill (left) and East Hill (right). There are round barrows on the summits of West and East Hills, and a linear cemetery of round barrows on Corfe Common (the area seen in front of the village, above the drystone wall).
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Log Text: A very steep walk up from Corfe Castle, where a slight mound can be found at the top of West Hill directly overlooking the Castle. A short distance to the west along the ridgetop and just below the ridgetop is a much more substantial circular earthwork which is a much better condition barrow. The ordnance survey feature marked tumulus aligns with this. Checking this and there is apparently the remains of three barrows here.
Corn Ddu Cairn
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jul 2017
Corn Ddu Cairn submitted by TheCaptain on 3rd Jul 2017. The cairn atop Corn Du, June 2017
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Corn-ar-Palud
Trip No.203 Entry No.472 Date Added: 25th May 2020
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: France (Bretagne:Finistère (29))
Visited: Yes on 17th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Corn-ar-Palud submitted by thecaptain on 9th Mar 2007. In the dunes near the edge of the beach at the almost deserted centre of Audierne Bay, can be found the remains of a cairn with a few large rocks to be seen scattered around in it.
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Log Text: Beside the little road running along the coast around the almost deserted centre of Audierne Bay, just on the edge of the beach in the dunes, can be found the remains of a cairn with a few large rocks to be seen scattered around in it. Looking closer at some of these larger rocks, there is evidence of a chamber underneath one capstone. Obviously once upon a time this was a fairly complex place, probably a cairn with several dolmenic chambers within it, similar to many other places in this far southwestern tip of Brittany.
This really is a splendid place, with the surf rolling in creating its own mist and covering the land in clouds. Amazing.
Corndon Down Cairns
Date Added: 21st Dec 2022
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Dec 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Corndon Down Cairns submitted by AngieLake on 6th May 2009. Corndon Tor cairn viewed from its north side.
(This is the rock outcrop at the highest point of Corndon Down, with the remains of a cairn around its base.)
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Log Text: Walk from Ponsworthy up and over Corndon Hill, taking in the money pit, Sharp Tor and Dr Blackall's ride, stopping for lunch at the Tavistock Inn. At the top of the main, southern summit, is a granite tor surrounded by masses of cairn material. About 50 metres to the north is another large cairn, which also encompasses a granite outcrop. Both are about 25 metres diameter. To the west of the tor top cairn are several edge set slabs in a line, which may have once formed part of a stone row up here. Butler states that it is possible that these are the remains of a double stone row. Crossing recorded an unfound treble stone row somewhere in the region, with a double stone row not far off. As for the northern summit, we weren't hanging around this grey cold windy day, so I didn't spend any time having a proper look.
Corndon Down N Cairns
Date Added: 21st Dec 2022
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Dec 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Corndon Down N Cairns submitted by TheCaptain on 21st Dec 2022. I thought I saw signs of a possible row emanating from the northwestern side of the eastern cairn but we weren't hanging around this grey cold windy day, so I didn't spend any time having a proper look.
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Log Text: Walk from Ponsworthy up and over Corndon Hill, taking in the money pit, Sharp Tor and Dr Blackall's ride, stopping for lunch at the Tavistock Inn. At the top of the northern summit, east west across the top, are two large cairns about 20 to 25 metres diameter, both of which have been mutilated by previous visitors to make crude shelters. There is an ancient reave running across the hill, and I thought I saw signs of a possible row emanating from the northwestern side of the eastern cairn but we weren't hanging around this grey cold windy day, so I didn't spend any time having a proper look.