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Fieldnotes
| I was back up at the Beeld today and have a couple more observations to add to my original fieldnotes. Temple Beeld Hill hardly lives up to its title however, it is slightly higher that the surrounding area and is surrounded by bogs to the west, north and east. The land to the south is very wet, the Beeld effectively forms an island, a dry refuge for the few hardy sheep that roam this part of the moor. That said, the 'hill' is within a basin therefore the views, though extensive across the flat moors to the west and east, are limited as compared to the view from the nearby rising ground to the south of the Beeld. Unusually for an area so rich in prehistoric remains, this site does not appear to share intervisibility with any of the nearby monuments. I was unable to spot any of the local barrows from the Beeld. Regarding the possible cup marks on the central stone, I'd say almost definitely natural weathering processes at work here as opposed to the hand of man. Orientation of the stones; 340-160 degrees. 60-240 degrees. The GPS stuff is NZ 75725 10141 (accuracy 5m) Elevation 214m |
Posted by fitzcoraldo27th October 2008ce Edited 27th October 2008ce
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