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Rempstone
Date Added: 20th Oct 2021
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2002
Rempstone submitted by Postman on 24th Mar 2020. The tree stump bottom left has some..... erm equinox gifting, shiny stones some with fossils.
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Log Text: Visit after a cycling weekend in Purbeck. I remember it being difficult to get into the wood to look at the stones, but once in there seeing a lot of stones seemingly littered around, with a few standing making a part of a small circle near to the road. Once known where it was, seeing one or two stones from the road as passing was possible, with one nice large stone stood at the edge of the woodland. Some of the stones had coins inserted into crevices.
Rempstone
Date Added: 20th Oct 2021
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Dorset)
Visited: Yes on 15th Oct 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Rempstone submitted by Postman on 24th Mar 2020. The tree stump bottom left has some..... erm equinox gifting, shiny stones some with fossils.
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Log Text: A quick look during a weekend in Purbeck. I found about 8 or 9 stones in the woods at the side of the road, probably in a circular shape, mostly well overgrown with brambles and ferns, with no way of telling what was really there, and could not see more than two stones at a time! Many of the stones had coins placed on them. A bit further along was a sort of stone setting, perhaps once part of an avenue, of which there was no way of telling whether ancient or some sort of stone clearance.
Redland Park
Date Added: 20th Dec 2013
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Dec 2013. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 5
Redland Park submitted by theCaptain on 20th Dec 2013. This stone of great antiquity sits near the southeastern corner of Redland Green, not far away from the entrance to the church.
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Log Text: I can't believe that in 35 years of living in the Bristol area, that I have never visited this stone before. Although I have once or twice spent time looking for it on the wrong Green in Redland!
Redcliff Castle
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 12th Nov 2012
Redcliff Castle submitted by theCaptain on 12th Nov 2012. looking south along the top of the inland (or is it central) rampart.
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Red Rocks
Date Added: 4th Jul 2024
Site Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Country: England (Merseyside)
Visited: Yes on 11th Sep 2023. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 4 Access 4
Red Rocks submitted by TheCaptain on 4th Jul 2024. Hilbre Point seen from some of the offshore Red Rocks
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Log Text: Visit to Hilbre Point and a walk out to the Red Rocks
Red Farm
Date Added: 30th Oct 2023
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 13th Sep 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 2
Red Farm submitted by postman on 24th Nov 2012. Looking over the remnants of Red Farm stone circle to Maen Crwn
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Log Text: Walking up from Penmaenmawr, once up on the plateau, the first site I see is the Red Farm stone circle. Its over a wall in a field containing horses, and there are lots of people out looking like they are on an organised shooting event, so I satisfy myself with the view over the wall. Looks like about 4 stones on a flattened platform, with a couple of other either outliers or moved stones laying around.
Rebala
Date Added: 27th Oct 2019
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: Estonia
Visited: Yes on 19th Oct 2003
Rebala submitted by thecaptain on 1st Nov 2003. An unexcavated burial mound near Rebala. A few miles to the East of Tallinn, Estonia
There are many hundreds of these in this region
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Ranny Brookhead Cist
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Cist
Country: England (Devon)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Aug 2006
Ranny Brookhead Cist submitted by thecaptain on 3rd Aug 2006. Ranny Brookhead cist is in the middle of a featureless bit of moor near the bottom of the dip between Stall Moor and Stalldown Barrow, in amongst the damp ground surrounding the Ranny Brook.
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Randwick Long Barrow
Date Added: 27th Sep 2021
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Mar 2009. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Randwick Long Barrow submitted by thecaptain on 13th Apr 2009. On the left of the picture here, at the northeastern end of the barrow, are the remains of a horned entrance with forecourt and a single stone lined chamber.
Remains of this chamber are supposedly still to be seen, but the barrow is heavily overgrown here, making any stone remains invisible to me when I visited.
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Log Text: This massive Long Barrow is to be found within Standish Wood, at the top of the hills to the north of Stroud. The remaining mound is about 55 metres in length, up to half as wide, and still 4 metres in height. At the northeastern end are the remains of a horned entrance with forecourt and a single stone lined chamber. Remains of this chamber are supposedly still to be seen, but the barrow is heavily overgrown, making any stone remains invisible to me when I visited.
The barrow is set right on the hilltop, and almost surrounded by various quarrying and pits, some of which may date back almost as long as the barrow itself. Positioned within this thick Cotswold woodland, the place is very atmospheric, and supposedly a much more authentic setting than those barrows in open fields.
A bit further on in the woods to the northeast are a couple of other round barrows, and a crossdyke.
From Stroud, take the road north towards Randwick, and follow it up the hill, taking the little lane to the left when almost at the hilltop. There is a small parking area here, and a well maintained trackway north into the woods, from where the barrow is only a few hundred metres distant.
Randwick Long Barrow
Date Added: 27th Sep 2021
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 27th Aug 2021. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Randwick Long Barrow submitted by thecaptain on 13th Apr 2009. The massive bulk of Randwick longbarrow viewed from the north.
The remaining mound is about 55 metres in length, up to half as wide, and still 4 metres in height.
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Log Text: Cotswold Way loop walk, filling in the bit between Stonehouse and Standish woods. Up into the woods at Randwick, and in amongst all the mountain biking trails is the remains of this huge longbarrow, now all shorn of its overgrowth
Randwick Cross Dyke
Date Added: 27th Sep 2021
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 27th Aug 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Randwick Cross Dyke submitted by 4clydesdale7 on 20th Jun 2011. The Cross Dyke looking SE from the Cotswold Way.
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Log Text: Up in the woods at Randwick, and beyond the mountain biking trails and longbarrow, there is a crossdyke across the wooded ridge, basically a couple of banks with ditch between
Randwick Barrows
Date Added: 27th Sep 2021
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 27th Aug 2021. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Randwick Barrows submitted by 4clydesdale7 on 20th Jun 2011. The NE Round Barrow of the pair.
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Log Text: Up in the woods at Randwick, and in amongst all the mountain biking trails north of the longbarrow can be found a couple of low round barrows, which would be difficult to find if not using my GPS.
Rame Head
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jul 2004
Rame Head submitted by thecaptain on 29th Jul 2004. Rame Head promontary fort, Cornwall, SX418482
Sunset over Rame Head Iron Age promontary fort.
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Quincampoix Dolmen
Trip No.204 Entry No.268 Date Added: 11th Sep 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Centre:Eure-et-Loire (28))
Visited: Saw from a distance on 8th Aug 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 2
Quincampoix Dolmen submitted by theCaptain on 3rd Apr 2012. Fenced off in a field to the south of the road can be seen the remains of the Quincampoix dolmen, about 80 metres distance.
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Log Text: To the west of Summeray, a couple of kilometres along the D.28 road you will find Quincampoix farm. Fenced off in a field to the south of the road can be seen the remains of the Quincampoix dolmen, about 80 metres distance. There is no direct access to the stones, and indeed there are notices to keep people out. There are quite a few stones here amongst the horses, of what was obviously quite a substantial dolmen in the past.
Quiberon menhir
Trip No.203 Entry No.430 Date Added: 23rd May 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 15th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 2 Access 5
Quiberon menhir submitted by thecaptain on 9th Jun 2006. This 5 metre tall manhir is to be found positioned in a little town square near to a war memorial in Quiberon town.
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Log Text: A 5 metre tall menhir is to be found positioned in a little town square near to a war memorial in Quiberon town.
Querns Barrow
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 6th Apr 2010
Querns Barrow submitted by theCaptain on 6th Apr 2010. Querns Barrow seen here from the hospital entrance, looking southeast.
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Quélarn menhir
Trip No.203 Entry No.465 Date Added: 25th May 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Finistère (29))
Visited: Yes on 17th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Quélarn menhir submitted by thecaptain on 10th Dec 2006. Just to the south of the Quélarn burial cairns is a small menhir, about 2.5 metres tall.
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Log Text: Just to the south of the Quélarn burial cairns is a small menhir, about 2.5 metres tall. It is assumed that the two are related. These have been dated to the middle neolithic.
Quélarn Dolmens
Trip No.203 Entry No.464 Date Added: 25th May 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bretagne:Finistère (29))
Visited: Yes on 17th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 5
Quélarn dolmens submitted by thecaptain on 10th Dec 2006. Part of the informative noticeboard at this interesting site, showing the details of these Compartmented Dolmens.
Much of the siteplan can be seen, although I have chopped off the right hand end.
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Log Text: The Quélarn dolmens are fairly easily found as they are signposted a couple of kilometres to the west of Plobannalec, and they have their own little parking space and picnic area. Although mostly destroyed in the middle ages when it was used as a quarry, this massive site has been excavated and restored, and got an explanatory noticeboard. These have been dated to the middle neolithic.
These are a type of monument only found in this coastal part of southwest Brittany, and are compartmented dolmens, which had massive chambers with internal compartment slabs to break up the chamber into sections, and to hold up the roof. This was all once a massive monument in a 50 metre long mound, running east to west, with six of the compartmented chambers within it, all facing to the south, as opposed to the other two I have seen previously. The basic layout of the structure can be seen, but only the large side slabs remain, making a sort of ground plan. Only one capstone remains in place for the whole thing. Some of the chambers would have been massive. The largest one at the west measures about 10 metres by 8 metres rectangular, and is more like a 9 roomed house than a burial chamber !
It is nice to see it all kept clear of undergrowth and presented like this, but the mechanical clearance cutters used are damaging the stones, many of which have been scraped and cracked by the cutters.
Quebec ice dolmen
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Canada
Visited: Yes on 22nd Dec 2009
Quebec ice dolmen submitted by theCaptain on 22nd Dec 2009. Each year in February, the wonderful city of Québec holds a massive winter carnival, the Carnaval de Québec. Among the many events and festivities is an ice sculpture competition, with entries from around the whole world.
The year I visited, 1989, amongst all of the various ice carvngs and sculptures, there was a massive ice dolmen, made I believe by some Breton people. I could not of course, pass it by without taking a photograph.
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Puy Durand menhir
Trip No.203 Entry No.282 Date Added: 24th Apr 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Vendée (85))
Visited: Couldn't find on 6th Jun 2005
Puy Durand menhir submitted by Rubis on 22nd Jul 2010. Puy Durand menhir
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Log Text: They sell postcards of this menhir, and it looks massive. I found Puy Durand, and had a good look all around, but could not find any signs of the menhir. There are lots of private and fenced off areas here, so the menhir is probably inside one of these.