I agree with this .. my own little anecdote about my 'odd' mood when I first visited Stoney Littleton could have been attributed to several external factors, all personal to myself. I won't go into all of them here, I've already mentioned suffering from claustrophobia. When I thought about it later (and forgive me for personalising it) I remembered I had nightmares as a young child about being buried alive (stemming I think from something I saw on tv) so it stands to reason that going inside such a confined space as Stoney Littleton might trigger these long forgotten childish fears.

Maybe we should divert this thread to 'when were you most physically uncomfortable at an ancient site'. Mine would definitely be visiting Sunkenkirk back in May this year. The (walking) friend I was holidaying with decided we should do a five mile hike first - led me into a bog, hemmed in by barbed wire so we had to retace our steps through the bog. Feet soaking wet, I was determined to get to the stone circle - by the time we got there I was wet, cold, hungry and dying for a wee. A wonderful place though and worth all the discomfort.