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Site Type | Country (A/D) |
County/ Region | Visited? (A/D) |
Date (A/D) |
Cond | Amb | Acc | Comments | Trip Number (A/D) |
Trip Order |
| Cromeleque do Xarez | Stone Circle | Portugal | Évora | Visited | 13th Sep 2013 | 4 | 5 | Dubious reconstruction, but interesting all the same. Central stone is huge. | |||
| Cairnholy 1 | Chambered Cairn | Scotland | Dumfries and Galloway | Visited | 3 | 5 | 5 | Another place I visit often, and it always looks wonderful no matter the weather or time of day. One of my favourite sites. | |||
| Torhousekie stone circle | Stone Circle | Scotland | Dumfries and Galloway | Visited | I've been here many times - just can't pass it by! Hundreds of photos, nothing much to add to those already here, except perhaps a night time one. Yes, I've even visited in the dark last year! | ||||||
| Doon Castle (Broch) | Broch or Nuraghe | Scotland | Dumfries and Galloway | Visited | 29th Jul 2023 | It has been tidied up quite a bit since my last visit in 2014 and the interior has been emptied out and levelled off with hardcore. It's a bit neat now! I'm not sure how much is original and how much has been rebuilt recently. | |||||
| Droughduil Mote | Timber Circle | Scotland | Dumfries and Galloway | Visited | 28th Jul 2023 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Annual visit - no change! | ||
| Clonmore | Ancient Cross | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Carlow | Visited | 24th Mar 2023 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Beautifully kept old graveyard with an abundance of early Christian cross-slabs, and other artefacts in the immediate vicinity. Easy access (up a few steps, so no disabled access though).
See Peter Harbison's paper for full details:
Early Christian Antiquities at Clonmore, Co. Carlow
Author(s)... Read More |
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| Ri Cruin | Cairn | Scotland | Argyll | Visited | 10th Sep 2007 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Visited Sep 2007 and Sep 2014 | ||
| Nether Largie North | Cairn | Scotland | Argyll | Visited | 10th Sep 2007 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Visited Sep 2007 and Sep 2014. | ||
| Nether Largie Mid | Cairn | Scotland | Argyll | Visited | 10th Sep 2007 | 3 | 4 | 3 | First visit Sep 2007, second visit 2014. Glorious Kilmartin Glen. | ||
| Nether Largie South | Chambered Cairn | Scotland | Argyll | Visited | 10th Sep 2007 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Visited Sep 2007 and Sep 2014 Stunning location in Kilmartin Glen. | ||
| Temple Wood N | Stone Circle | Scotland | Argyll | Visited | 10th Sep 2007 | 3 | 4 | 5 | First visit Sep 2007, second visit Sep 2014. | ||
| Temple Wood S | Stone Circle | Scotland | Argyll | Visited | 10th Sep 2007 | 3 | 4 | 5 | First visit in Sep 2007, second visit Sep 2014. I must be due another visit soon! | ||
| Ormaig | Rock Art | Scotland | Argyll | Visited | 1st Sep 2007 | 4 | 5 | 2 | I visited this wonderful site during the spectacular art and theatre experience "Half Life" in Sep 2007 - truly memorable. Various art installations were dotted around the landscape culminating in one of life's extraordinary experiences, a theatrical presentation by NVA and the National Theatre of S... Read More |
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| Ballynahatty | Henge | Ireland (Northern) | Co. Down | Visited | There's so much more to Ballynahatty than the henge and megalith - spectacular as they are!
Have a look at
http://www.laganvalleylearning.co.uk/archive/Giants_Ring/teachers/Giants%20Ring.pdf
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273292677_A_Neolithic_ceremonial_timber_complex_at_Ballynahatty_... Read More |
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| Broadleas | Stone Circle | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Kildare | Visited | 1st Jan 0000 | ||||||
| Broadleas | Stone Circle | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Kildare | Visited | 1st Jan 2019 | 3 | 4 | 4 | I've been here many, many times and love this site. Polite to ask at farmhouse immediately opposite gate. Owner generally doesn't mind visitors so long as gate is closed, as there are often sheep in the field. (No footpath, just walk up field). Very similar to the Piper Stones (Athgreaney) a few mil... Read More |
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| Haroldstown | Portal Tomb | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Carlow | Visited | 1st Mar 2019 | 3 | 4 | 3 | On private land, no parking as such. As others have said, pull up on roadside but take care. Over gate into field. Get the feeling visitors are not actively encouraged. Worth a look though, even from roadside. | ||
| Browne’s Hill | Portal Tomb | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Carlow | Visited | 1st Mar 2019 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Truly megalithic! It really is a stunning monument, easy to find on the edge of Carlow town, though a little lacking in ambience. | ||
| Barsalloch | Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle | Scotland | Dumfries and Galloway | Visited | 1st Jul 2017 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Well worth the climb up the steep steps, especially just before sunset. the views are spectacular. Well maintained site, parking available. | ||
| Masonbrook | Stone Circle | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Galway | Visited | 1st Apr 2019 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||
| La Hougue Bie | Chambered Tomb | Channel Islands and Isle of Man | Jersey | Visited | 1st Sep 2019 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Fabulous site - a Neolithic Passage Tomb, topped by medieval chapels and with a German Bunker inserted in the side! Terrific museum onsite and lots of other items of interest in the grounds. I see the Neolithic house has been completed. Well done! I saw it under construction last September and look ... Read More |
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| Le Pinacle | Rock Outcrop | Channel Islands and Isle of Man | Jersey | Visited | 1st Sep 2018 | 2 | 3 | Very steep, slippery descent to this site! It can be viewed perfectly well from the top of the very steep slope at Les Landes, but take extreme care if you want to go down. I did - on my a$$. A very unusual site, utilised over a very long period. Perhaps more ritual in nature, though evidence for he... Read More |
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| The Ossuary | Chambered Tomb | Channel Islands and Isle of Man | Jersey | Visited | 1st Sep 2018 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Chalcolithic period (c 2850-2250 BC) cist consisting of five blocks within the slight remnants of a low mound with a diameter of 9m. The chamber 1.8m x 7.6m x 0.9m contained the remains of at least 20 individuals. It is believed that the bones were deposited after the flesh had been removed or had r... Read More |
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| Broken Menhir, The | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Channel Islands and Isle of Man | Jersey | Visited | 1st Sep 2018 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Visited as part of a guided tour which was very helpful. Without a guide or a good map, it might be a little difficult to find this and the associated sites amongst the sand, but follow the paths and you'll get there eventually! An interesting area, but do some research first. No information boards ... Read More |
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| Great Menhir, The | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Channel Islands and Isle of Man | Jersey | Visited | 1st Sep 2018 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Visited here on a field trip after the excellent Channel Islands Archaeology Conference last year. This whole area - though covered with sand - is chock full of archaeology. Need a local guide to really make sense of it all, bur well worth a pleasant walk around the dunes.
See also the Little Menhi... Read More |
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| Ville ès Nouaux | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Channel Islands and Isle of Man | Jersey | Visited | 1st Sep 2018 | 4 | 4 | 5 | In a public park, so very easy to find.(Not so easy to park!) Enclosed by railings, but can see everything quite well. They are much restored, but good examples of allés couverte and cist-in-circle monuments. | ||
| Giants Leap Wedge Tomb | Wedge Tomb | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Cavan | Visited | 1st Aug 2014 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Incredible area, but you really need a guided tour to understand what is going on, or at least download Gaby and Jim's amazing book - .pdf link on this website. The area is littered with modified boulders, field systems, hut sites etc in a wild and beautiful location, so get your walking boots on, t... Read More |
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| Carbad More | Court Tomb | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Mayo | Visited | 27th Aug 2016 | 2 | 3 | 4 | In desperate need of protection and removal of vegetation which is overwhelming the site. Apart from the lane which goes through the NE court, another track is now going between the two back-to-back galleries of this dual court tomb. No signage or anything but it's easy to find with the 1:50000 map,... Read More |
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| Dolmen Of The Four Maols | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Mayo | Visited | 28th Aug 2016 | 3 | 3 | If you can ignore its surroundings (an industrial estate and a road with telegraph poles running alongside) this is a nice site, though I suspect it was once a great deal finer. There is easy access from the road via a grassy path into a small field between the industrial estate and the road (Primro... Read More |
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| Dolmen de Dombate | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Spain | Galicia | Visited | 28th May 2011 | 4 | 4 | 5 | I had read so much about this site I was prepared to be disappointed but I wasn't. It really is magnificent and has finally been opened to the public again. Ok, so it would be preferable to see it in the open air but it would have to be partly reburied to protect it and the truly massive proportions... Read More |
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| Doagh | Holed Stone | Ireland (Northern) | Co. Antrim | Visited | 29th Jul 2011 | 4 | 5 | 5 | The brown signposts in the area didn't currently point to the site - not sure if they have swung round in the wind or whether it is deliberate on behalf of some numpty. Anyway, it's easy to find with an OS map. No parking as such on this narrow road but there is a wide lane opposite which does the j... Read More |
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| Craigarogan | Chambered Tomb | Ireland (Northern) | Co. Antrim | Visited | 29th Jul 2011 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Now on the South Antrim Heritage Trail and marked on the OS map it's easy to find. No parking place as such but it's a quiet road and there is a grass verge. Sitting in a grassy field it looks a bit unloved but at least it's still there although not in its original state. The stone circle (more like... Read More |