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Hiscocks Hill barrow
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
Hiscocks Hill barrow submitted by TheCaptain on 8th Feb 2022. Remains of a round barrow on Hiscocks Hill on Fritham Plain Forest heathland.
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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. Before we got to the (closed) pub at Fritham, I took a small detour to hunt down what is marked as tumulus on my map.
Irons Well (Eyeworth)
Date Added: 8th Feb 2022
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Hampshire)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Feb 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 2 Access 4
Irons Well (Eyeworth) submitted by JimChampion on 28th May 2006. January 2006. A view downstream from the chalybeate spring on a dull winter's day. Red ferric oxide precipitates out in the water, giving it a very orangey hue. The waters join a stream which feeds Eyeworth Pond.
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Log Text: New Forest walk with an expected lunch stop at Fritham, but the pub was closed. Leaving we go downhill to a large pond with some serious birdwatchers, before following the stream up the valley passing a muddy area with a fenced off spring with iron rust red water burbling out of it.
The Queen Stone
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Herefordshire)
Visited: Yes on 13th Nov 2006
The Queen Stone submitted by thecaptain on 13th Nov 2006. The Queen Stone, Symonds Yat, seen from across the River Wye to the north at the Old Forge.
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Wern Derys
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Herefordshire)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jan 2019
Wern Derys submitted by TheCaptain on 3rd Jan 2019. I found a side lane off to the south of the lane, guarded by a magnificent old oak tree with a wooden sign hanging on it, and various carved pumpkins etc positioned around
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Bant's Carn
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 1986
Bant's Carn submitted by Postman on 7th Aug 2015. Probably the best burial chamber in the world, pyramids not included.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Halangy Down
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 1986
Halangy Down Settlement submitted by Thorgrim on 1st Jul 2003. Iron Age courtyard house settlement similar to Chysauster. Situated on St Marys at SV 90981237, it overlooks the sea and is below the much older Bant's Carn entrance grave.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Nornour
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 8th Sep 1986
Nornour submitted by Thorgrim on 4th Nov 2003. The island of Nornour (SV 944147) is less than four acres in size and is joined to Great Ganilly at low tide. Yet the excavations of the early '70's revealed the remains of a major settlement which was occupied from the middle of the Bronze Age to the Romano-British Iron Age. Nornour clearly reveals the effects of rising sea levels, as this tiny scrap of land could never have supported such a thriving community. Many more houses are doubtless lost beneath the sea and right up until Tudor ...
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Great Arthur
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 8th Sep 1986
Great Arthur submitted by Thorgrim on 14th Aug 2004. Three entrance graves and two cairns joined by a prehistoric wall are located on this tiny island.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Innisidgen Upper
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 1986
Innisidgen Upper submitted by enkidu41 on 27th Apr 2004. SV 9220 1265
This entrance grave on St. Mary's comprises a 26' diameter mound and an 18' long entrance passage roofed with 5 large capstones.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Innisidgen Lower
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 1986
Innisidgen Lower submitted by enkidu41 on 27th Apr 2004. A poorly preserved entrance grave. Most of the roofing stones have disappeared although the passage is still clearly visible.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Toll's Island
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 1986
Toll's Island submitted by hoya105 on 20th Jul 2019. Toll's Island.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Normandy Down
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 1986
Normandy Down submitted by paulcall on 31st Oct 2006. A view of the delapidated easterly entrance grave looking north towards St Martin's. This grave gets trodden on a lot, as it is not normally covered in scrub like the other two. There are more stones to be seen here, but they are rather a jumble.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Porth Hellick Down
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 1986
Porth Hellick submitted by Thorgrim on 2nd Jul 2003. Porth Hellick Down entrance grave on St Mary's, Scilly SV 9284 1083. This is the largest and best preserved out of a complex of 8 on the Downs.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, I left the rest of the crew to sail L'Aurian from St Mary's all the way round the Western Rocks and in to New Grimsby harbour, Tresco for the night. I spent the day walking round the entire coast of St Mary's visiting many ancient sites, before catching a ferry over to Bryher in the evening and getting picked up by the crew.
Castle Down, Tresco
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 9th Sep 1986
Castle Down, Tresco submitted by Thorgrim on 4th Aug 2004. Entrace grave on the south slope of Tregarthen Hill
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, we spent the day on Tresco, exploring the gardens and walking round most of the island.
Gweal Hill, Bryher
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 9th Sep 1986
Gweal Hill, Bryher submitted by paulcall on 22nd Oct 2007. This view looks south over the southwestern cairn of the three on Gweal Hill.
The central cist can be seen centre-left, and there are two rings of kerbs both of which can just be seen on this photo, although the whole mound is now greatly weathered by its position on the most westernmost point of the inhabited islands on Scilly.
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Log Text: During a 2 week sailing trip with friends, we spent the day on Tresco then in the evening I rowed myself over to Bryher to have a look at the place and watch the sun go down from Gweal Hill
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.
Peninnis Head Boundary
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2003
Log Text: Sailing trip from Plymouth over to the Scilly Isles. While ashore, have a walk around Peninnis Head.
Peninnis Head
Date Added: 11th Oct 2020
Site Type: Cairn
Country: England (Isles of Scilly)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2003
Peninnis Head submitted by Bladup on 11th Jun 2022. Peninnis Head Outcrop
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Log Text: Sailing trip from Plymouth over to the Scilly Isles. While ashore, have a walk around Peninnis Head.
Kit's Coty.
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Kent)
Visited: Yes on 30th Aug 2004
Kit's Coty. submitted by thecaptain on 30th Aug 2004. The sad remains of Kit's Coty House in its cage. Surely it deserves better.
Seen here from the west.
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Addington Long Barrow
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Kent)
Visited: Yes on 30th Aug 2004
Addington Long Barrow submitted by thecaptain on 30th Aug 2004. Large long barrow with many stones still to be seen surrounding it. The barrow has been effectively cut in two by the little road which goes right over the top. This is the western end of the barrow.
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