South Circle at Merrivale. 11 stones with no obvious gaps.
Standing stone in distance.
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August 18, 2026
This is the archaeological map overlaid over the OS map.
The area is very overgrown but there may be visible remains on the paths that go though the Enclosure.
The problem with this version is that, in trying to scale the match to the two round barrows and the edge of the quarry, the established path ends up not passing between the structures of the Enclosure, which I have assumed it does. Field notes needed to confirm.
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August 17, 2026
The exquisite eastern site. Missed this in 2012 so recommend approaching from Oldbury lane.
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Overhang above the southern rock shelter...
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The southern of the other two rock shelters... think Two Neanderthal Tent. If tents were made of sandstone, that is.
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Eastern rock shelter.... the first encountered if approaching from Oldbury Lane
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The eastern rock shelter. I assumed the woodwork is a somewhat later arrangement.....
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The eastern rock shelter....
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With Everstorfer Forst Nord 6 in the background
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