Very clear crop marks showing the southern end of the cursus and the later Bronze Age barrow ditches. The photo is taken from the north-west and the crossroads (unnamed metalled road heading south to Milton, and Drayton East Way track) on the left of the picture is at SU487937.
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May 7, 2006
May 6, 2006
Danger, Word document!
This is E.T. Leeds 1936 summary of his ditch and barrow excavations in Oxfordshire (some of the locations were in Berkshire at the time but have since been organisationally moved). As well as the Barrow Hills ditches at Radley, excavations at Cassington, Clifton Hampden, North Stoke and Abingdon are covered.
It contains a small but useful figure of the Barrow Hills ditches on a contemporary OS map – despite the significant changes in the area as a result of the expansion of Abingdon, the distinctive turns of the Abingdon-Radley road still exist and so help locate the site on a current OS map.
May 5, 2006
A comment on the fact that this panel seems to be a bit worse for wear these days, despite having been previously turfed over to protect it from the ravages of sheep and the elements.
April 27, 2006
April 26, 2006
A general site for Lundy, from the perspective of an islander. Majors on the history and mythology that surrounds the Island
New budget accomodation only 5mins walk from the Brú na Bóinne centre. Very nicely decorated inside with leather sofas and plasma screen in the common room, rooms are comfortable and staff are very freindly. Has both double rooms and dormer rooms for very good prices.
Four of the five (Neolithic?) cairns here have chambers. There are three photos online here.
(not to be confused with the Morfa Bychan near Porthmadog)
April 25, 2006
April 24, 2006
What’s it like living in an Iron Age village? How did they keep warm and make tools? Did they live more rewarding lives? A re-created Iron Age village [at Cinderbury] allows visitors to stay and find out.
‘Beacon Hill Woods – an archaeological survey 2002-2003’ by Mark Corney.
Background on Mooghaun Hillfort
April 23, 2006
Confirmation that this stone is known as “The Murder Stone”.
There may be some confusion with another, much later, stone in the locality:
April 22, 2006
A photo of Wallbury Dells in 1899 (the road that follows the curve of the earthworks and into the fort is called ‘Dell Lane’).
April 21, 2006
It seems there are photos online, though they look rather old. How are the barrows faring today?
April 16, 2006
Scroll down to see entry!
April 14, 2006
An informative website about this worldwide known design.
April 10, 2006
April 8, 2006
A view from on high of the neat site, courtesy of the ‘Hi-Spy’ camera.
A enlightening view from the ‘Hi-Spy’ camera.
An enlightening kind of aerial view from the ‘Hi-Spy’ camera.
April 7, 2006
April 5, 2006
William Copeland Borlase – Cornish Antiquities Viewed in the Light of Modern Research, 1880
Some druidical musings about Bronze age articles found on Roseberry.
Archaeologica Scotica: transactions of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Volume 4 (1857)
On some of the Stone Circles and Cairns
in the Neighbourhood of Inverness, by George Anderson.
A positively antique article (with plans) from:
Archaeologica Scotica: transactions of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Volume 3 (1831)