Current favourite site

goffik Jun 12, 2008 09:47:51

Hi all

Myself, Mrs G and Mini G just spent a fantastic week in Snowdonia, including a whole day in Anglesey.

Part of our itinerary was a visit to Bryn Celli Ddu, which has become my Current Favourite Site!

There's something for everyone there! There's yer henge, yer stone circle, yer rockart, yer mound, yer stone row, yer chambered tomb and yer standing stone! And yer sheep. I think I've remembered everything...

I just thought it was an amazing place, heavily reconstructed or not. Nicely atmospheric - especially inside the chamber, with the standing stone inside - seemed quite eerie...

So - what's YOUR Current Favourite Site?

G x

[EDIT - Oops! I meant to add a URL: http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/352/bryn_celli_ddu.html ]

tiompan Jun 12, 2008 09:51:31

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goffik wrote:

So - what's YOUR Current Favourite Site?

G x

Home .

Moth Jun 12, 2008 11:52:44

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So what did you think of the petrified wood, Goff?

Edit: Spose I should also have answered the question! "Current" fave has to be Sardinian, as they're the only ones I've seen for ages. Probably Pascaredda Tomba di Giganti

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/10549/pascaredda.html

love

Moth

gjrk Jun 12, 2008 12:10:46

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Hi Goffik.
There's only one place for me. You've probably never been to Cork but there's a small stone circle on the high side of a hill called Knockawaddra, which translates as 'Hill of the Dog'. From there you can sit and look east along the Argideen valley to Knocks and beyond, south to Glanbrack and to the white stones on Maulatanvally and west to Carrigfadda and Coomatallin. Between these two mountains is a pass, like a shallow 'u', where the winter sun drops at solstice at the end of the circle's axis line. It's difficult for me to go anywhere else.
Nice topic.

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/68159/lettergorman_south.html

Jane Jun 12, 2008 12:18:22

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Anglesey, Goff? Anglesey? That's practically ABROAD, isn't it?

My current fave site is Coddu Vecchju in Sardinia.
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/10536/

moss Jun 12, 2008 18:47:12

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As its current, the site I saw this week - Bartlow Hills, its a favorite but of course slightly out of favour as a r..... barrow, ;) they are so enormous and Silbury like, and filled with chalk. Set in woodland, behind a church with a 15th century dragon mural... ritual feasts and offerings inside the barrows and lamps left burning as they were sealed up.. And of course they were impossible to find which made them more special; plus muntjacs in the wood and hawks nesting in the trees.....

FourWinds Jun 12, 2008 19:25:15

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I recently managed to locate 2 sites in the same townland (Carrowleagh, Mayo) that I've looked for many times before. One is a near perfect wedge tomb hidden deep in a pine plantation and the other is a near perfect court tomb that is buried in the peat.

The court tomb still has its roof and the massive corbels that hold it aloft are incredible. The way that all the gaps in the structure are plugged up with well-fitting stones is a wonder to behold and puts this type of tomb into context.

So often you see a low skeleton of a court tomb and can't appreciate how amazing the original structure would have been.

I don't think it will last as a favourite site, because places like Glendruid will always have a special place in my mind, but for the moment it does hold the title of My Favourite Site.

One of these days I'll get around to adding the site to megalithomania!

Littlestone Jun 12, 2008 20:22:22

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Avebury, Silbury and the surrounding area (yeah, I know, need to get out more ;-)

scubi63 Jun 12, 2008 21:44:39

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I don't know if it is possible for me to pin point a single site as almost every one I have visited had something of great interest to me or brings back good memories.
I am with Littlestone on the Avebury complex. It has been a big attraction to me for years and I am very lucky to have it on my doorstep. However, I prefere to visit outside "tourist hours" and avoid Avebury itself all together in the busy season.
Outside this, I think Belas Knap is probably my fave' or possibly Chun Quoit, or maybe Stoney Littleton or......hell, I don't know and what's more there are still thousands for me to visit yet!!

:o)

Chris

Mustard Jun 13, 2008 12:17:21

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Anywhere on Dartmoor. The more secluded the better. Scorhill is spectacular, but you can't beat the remote solitude of White Moor. Traipsed out there again on Sunday - 2hr walk from civilisation, breathtaking scenery, beautiful weather, and not another soul to be seen for miles. Hard to find a better spot for a picnic! And once back at the car, only 15 mins from a fantastic selection of pubs in Chagford - probably my favourite village/town in the UK. Perfection.

The Eternal Jun 13, 2008 21:25:04

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Goffik,

Interesting post.

My current favourite in Britain has to be the Burnmoor complex of stone circles, closely folowed by the Shap "Avebury".

Abroad, it has to be the fabulous heart-shaped standing stone, as thin as a leaf (well, nearly), just on the Cote Sauvage near Quiberon in Britanny, France (Beg er Goalennec menhir B), within smell of the fantastic seafood restaurants.

Regards,
TE.

goffik Jun 17, 2008 11:56:19

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Well, I started THIS thread then buggered off pretty sharpish, didn't I? :)

I agree with a few comments here about "ask me again tomorrow and I'll probably choose a different one!" That's why I thought I'd post my "current" favourite site (which, incidentally, is STILL my current favourite! Granted, I've not been anywhere since we got back, but that's not the point. ;) )

Some days, nothing but the finest, most remote stone circle or chambered tomb will do, while other days, a hillfort or series of lumps 'n' bumps will do just fine...

I have LOTS of favourite sites, depending on my mood. Most of 'em are effing MILES away though, sadly!

I just thought I'd say. :)

G x

BuckyE Jun 18, 2008 15:04:34

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Loie would, I'm sure, agree our favorite site, current and for all time, is Avebury. After all, that's where we meet up with the Modern Antiquarians.

Hob Jun 20, 2008 20:38:10

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First off, I'm embarrassed by the lack of rock art mentioned in this thread. Where are all the RAfans out there?

It has taken me a while to decide, but despite trying to convince myself that it's Roughting Linn, my current favourite site is still, as it has been since I first saw it, the superlative defying Ketley Crag.