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Silbury Hill
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jun 2007
Silbury Hill submitted by TheCaptain on 4th Jun 2007. Silbury Hill, Sunday June 3rd 2007, with its repair team at the foot.
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Devils Den
Date Added: 8th Oct 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2007. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Devils Den submitted by thecaptain on 18th Sep 2007. The view of Devil's Den in its landscape.
As seen from the pathway down from the ridge from the northeast.
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Log Text: As I was driving westwards along the A4 Sunday afternoon, I decided to stop in at the Devils Den for a look round, having not been there for many years - the stony delights a bit further west usually taking my attention. Knowing it is difficult to park on the A4 in order to walk up the track from Clatford Bottom, I decided to take the little road to the north, I believe towards Manstone farm, where there is a fairly large car park near to the racing stables. From there it is a pleasant walk along the ridge before dropping down into the valley where the Devils Den resides, with some nice views over the site as a whole to be had on the way (it always strikes me what a strange place this is for such a monument, low down in the valley like it is).
Unfortunately, when down on the overgrown trackway along the sarsen scattered valley bottom, there was no way into the field of the dolmen, with fences, nettles and much scrub preventing access to its field. Even getting to a point quite close by is not recommended in shorts - quite a painful experience ! I can only assume that the landowners are perhaps letting a fairly large strip of land become completely overgrown in order to deter people from clambering over the fences to go for a closer look.
Lugbury
Date Added: 6th Mar 2022
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 13th Apr 2004. My rating: Access 4
Lugbury submitted by thecaptain on 18th Sep 2007. What a disappointment this 60 metre length long barrow has become, with its remaining large stone portal structure completely overgrown.
The rest of the barrow doesn't fare much better, with large tree trunks and other stuff just dumped on it, while it also looks like it has been ploughed up to a bit closer than I remember.
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Log Text: This large long barrow, which lies on an east west axis, is in a field just to the west of the Fosse Way. The remains of the barrow can clearly still be made out, and although the mound is now mostly gone, it is still clearly raised above the level of the field. The main remains of this tomb are however a large chamber at the eastern end, consisting of two large (2m) upright stones, with a fallen capstone leaning on them from behind. This capstone has a strange notch in it, which is now at the ground edge, nearer to the northern upright. It is said that this barrow once had four side chambers, which were found to have the remains of many skeletons in them.
Fox Covert NW
Date Added: 28th Aug 2023
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 9th Sep 2007
Fox Covert NW submitted by TheCaptain on 18th Sep 2007. Overgrown Long Barrow which has been cut in two by a hedge.
The eastern part of the barrow in the eastern field has now been completely ploughed out. The part in the western field is now about 30 metres in length, about 20 metres wide and up to 2 metres in height.
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Log Text: A badly damaged overgrown Long Barrow with possible Chambered Tomb in a field, which has been cut in two by a hedge. The eastern part of the barrow in the eastern field has now been completely ploughed out. The part in the western field is now about 30 metres in length, about 20 metres wide and up to 2 metres in height. There are one or two big stones, which are almost certainly field clearance, dumped on top, otherwise there were no noticeable features that I could see. There are a few other tumuli marked on maps in neighbouring fields, but as far as I could see, these have no all been completely ploughed out, including the Tormarton 1 (Gloucestershire) long barrow in the field just to the north of the lane here.
Winterbourne Stoke
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 6th Sep 2008
Winterbourne Stoke submitted by thecaptain on 6th Sep 2008. Other than the large bowl barrow in this picture, much harder to make out is the pond barrow in the foreground of this picture.
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Oliver's Castle
Date Added: 8th Oct 2020
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jun 2002. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Oliver's Castle submitted by Thorgrim on 31st Aug 2003. Accessible by footpath from Bromham or Roundway, this Iron Age promontory fort of 1.2 hectares is at SU 001646.
It has a single ditch and bank with post holes for gates in the eastern entrance.
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Log Text: Part of a days off road cycling from Devizes. Lovely place, people flying radio controlled planes and gliders from up there. Horrifically muddy on the way down from the hills to the north.
The Polisher (Fyfield Down)
Date Added: 28th Oct 2019
Site Type: Polissoir
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
The Polisher (Fyfield Down) submitted by TheCaptain on 24th Sep 2019. At long last, I have been to visit this fabulous stone.
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Log Text: At long last, I have been to visit this fabulous stone. On this beautiful September fay, I sat and had lunch with the Polisher. I must have been here best part of an hour, watching the Red Kites circling, and didn't see another soul. It's really moving sat here, just where people would have been sat 5000 years ago.
Winterbourne Monkton
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2019. My rating: Access 4
Winterbourne Monkton submitted by TheCaptain on 22nd Sep 2019. Large sarsen stone in the churchyard thought to be removed from the Neolithic Millbarrow
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Log Text: Large sarsen stone in the churchyard thought to be removed from the Neolithic Millbarrow
West Kennet Avenue polisher
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Polissoir
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
West Kennet Avenue polisher submitted by TheCaptain on 30th Sep 2019. Down near the bottom of the stone, facing the fence and road, can be seen one fairly large polishing dish and some smaller grooves, perhaps arrow sharpening grooves.
The polishing surfaces are unfortunately in the shadows of this lovely sunny evening.
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Log Text: One of the West Kennet Avenue stones on the eastern side near to the road about mid way along the remaining avenue, has evidence of being used as a polisher stone. Down near the bottom of the stone, facing the fence and road, can be seen one fairly large polishing dish and some smaller grooves, perhaps arrow sharpening grooves. As the polishing bowl would have probably been used flat so that water could be kept in the bowl to aid the polishing process, this would suggest that the stone was raised at a later date to become part of the Avenue.
Longstones Barrow
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Longstones Barrow submitted by SumDoood on 6th Sep 2019. 040919: From the WSW.
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Log Text: Remains of a big longbarrow just to the north of Beckhampton roundabout, roughly in line with the Avebury western Avenue. I wonder how much this has been altered over the years, as the land around it is slightly raised making a much longer shape, perhaps double the remaining length. It also looks like the northeastern end has a horned courtyard entrance feature, but this is well within the yaised ground, and also looks too good to be original, as it is not slumped down enough to my eyes. Looking at historical records, and it is stated that "the mound has been severely mutilated and its terminals ploughed", and had been "much damaged by the digging chalk out of it and perhaps stones"
Longstone Cove
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Longstone Cove submitted by Humbucker on 5th Jan 2019. Longstones Cove basking in the sunlight on one of the last bright days of late Autumn 2018. The Ridgeway looms if the background.
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Log Text: Legs working well after the first chiro session. Back to Avebury and walked around the henge and stones before a pint in the Red Lion. Still fairly early and legs feeling good, so walked down the route of the Beckhampton Avenue to Adam and Eve and a huge longbarrow before going back To Avebury and the car.
Stonehenge.
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jun 2011
Stonehenge. submitted by TheCaptain on 1st Jun 2011. Stopping off for a rest (and no doubt a picnic) at Stonehenge, while travelling back up the A303 from summer holiday in Cornwall, 1969.
Spot the young Stonehunter!
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Milk Hill Bowl Barrow
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 19th Jul 2011
Milk Hill Bowl Barrow submitted by TheCaptain on 19th Jul 2011. Seen here on a long lens, from the Barge Inn
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Amesbury Cursus (W)
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cursus
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 27th Aug 2018
Amesbury Cursus (W) submitted by TheCaptain on 27th Aug 2018. The western end of the Great Cursus at Stonehenge.
Slight remains of the ditches and banks, plus the terminal tump and round barrow can be made out.
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Heel Stone
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 21st Dec 2018
Heel Stone submitted by TheCaptain on 21st Dec 2018. I have been sorting through the old family slides, and found these of Stonehenge from I believe 1969. I thought I would share them here.
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Cat's Well
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jan 2019
Cat's Well submitted by TheCaptain on 28th Jan 2019. Was out for a post Burns night walk to blow away the cobwebs, and passed this well
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Overton Down Barrow
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Overton Down Barrow submitted by TheCaptain on 22nd Sep 2019. Seen from the Ridgeway, the remains of the Barrow at SU12607104
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Log Text: Remains of a Barrow at SU12607104 just to the side of the Ridgeway.
Avebury Down Stone Circle
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Couldn't find on 18th Sep 2019
Avebury Down Stone Circle submitted by TheCaptain on 24th Sep 2019. I was foiled in my attempt to get to visit this on my way back from the polisher due to a herd of boisterous bullocks blocking my way through the gate into the field. I chickened out and went back and around the long way.
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Log Text: I was foiled in my attempt to get to visit this due to a herd of boisterous bullocks blocking my way through the gate into the field. I chickened out and went back and around the long way.
Avebury
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Avebury - The Cove submitted by HarryTwenty on 13th May 2019. Another view of the Cove stones.
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Log Text: Did pretty much the whole Avebury tour with Dad and Rachael. Drove up the avenue from the Sanctury, and parked in the NH car park. Walked around the whole henge, and visited the internal circles. I'd forgotten quite how massive and wonderful Avebury is, even with a lot of people here
Avebury - The Cove
Date Added: 2nd Oct 2020
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 18th Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Avebury - The Cove submitted by Wolfie on 19th Sep 2003. Avebury - The Cove
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Log Text: Decided to go find The Polisher on a wonderful sunny day to see if my legs were working again after the first chiro session. Back to Avebury and walked around the henge and stones before a pint in the Red Lion.