Extract from English Heritage’s record of scheduled monuments, via the MAGIC site. NB – it’s a .pdf document.
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Extract from English Heritage’s record of scheduled monuments, via the MAGIC site. NB – it’s a .pdf document.
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Extract from English Heritage’s record of scheduled monuments, via the MAGIC site. NB – it’s a .pdf document.
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Repetitive but interesting posts / info about St.George's Hill / Diggers. Ignore most of the dates / events, as they relate to the 350th anniversary (in 1999) of the Diggers occupation of the hill fort area
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Some info on the Winn's Common Tumulus
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Includes the larger scale map I mention in my fieldnotes - which would have been useful to have before I visitedThis post appears as part of the blog post " A day on the Commons" |
Nice aerial picture, and a little bit of info.
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The Cornwall Archaeological Unit’s Review of 1992-3 called ‘Archaeology Alive No 1’ includes a picture of hardy volunteers and staff re-erecting the stone. Currently being flogged off cheap at £1.
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Some info from the Kingston Council website
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Excellent close up pic of the cup, all spic and span
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Research document chronicling one of Europe's most important Bronze Age excavations went up in smoke in 2000. What an awful story!
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Details on the The Treasure Act 1996 - All finders of gold and silver objects, and groups of coins from the same finds, over 300 years old, have a legal obligation to report such items under the Treasure Act 1996. Now prehistoric base-metal assemblages found after 1st January 2003 also qualify as Treasure.
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'Archaeology Alive' - the Annual review of the fieldwork, projects, conservation and advice work carried out by the Historic Environment Service (including Cornwall Archaeological Unit) in Cornwall & Scilly. For the first time a free online version of the latest copy (2000-2001) is available. Back copies can also be purchased.
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The homepage of the Cornwall Archeological Unit, which is part of the Historic Environment Section of Cornwall County Council. Loads of interesting news and info, and over thirty publications available to buy.This post appears as part of the blog post " Adventures in Cornwall & Devon - Part 1" |
The Portable Antiquities Scheme is a voluntary recording scheme for archaeological objects found by members of the public. Every year many thousands of objects are discovered, many of these by metal detector users, but also by people whilst out walking, gardening or going about their daily work.
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My real name is Martin, but there is already a Martin vigorously posting on this fantastic web site so I decided to use 'Pure Joy'; which was the title of the Teardrop Explodes and Julian Cope fanzine that I set up in 1988 and ran until 1991/2. Strangely my interest in ancient sites pre-dates the knowledge that Julian was also into them. However Julian's book has certainly led me to visit more, and plan holidays and pit-stops around places to visit! Studying History (and International Relations) at Uni and coming from the West Country led to a healthy fascination with ancient sites and the countryside.
I was born in 1970 in Colerne, a historic village between Bath and Chippenham (mentioned in the Domesday Book) and have spent time in Bath, Reading, Manchester, West Africa, and Ethiopia. I'm currently living near London, but itching to live in the countryside, preferably Cornwall, or Africa. Reality check! little money and inertia creep.
Most of my working life has been in the voluntary sector, usually by supporting voluntary and community groups with advice and information. I enjoy doing quite a bit of voluntary work with our Credit Union, and as an elected Council member of the National Trust.
I'm no photography expert but I like to take photos (nearly always black and white) of places I visit. Some of the earlier ones looked good but it was only with a £25 point and shoot camera that was amazing unreliable. I've now got an old Pentax SLR, but at the moment I refuse to use filters and special effects. You get what you see.
Up side of ancient site = the sense of history, the countryside, the walk, the sense of adventure, the tranquillity, and the weird things that sometimes happen.
Downside = the loneliness, territorial cows, and the cravings to get back to the countryside
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