A bird’s eye view, from EH’s ‘Viewfinder’ database: it clearly shows the different shapes of the barrows.
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June 30, 2004
June 29, 2004
The location of the Giant’s Ring on Multimap.
Dolbury is in the grounds of Killerton House, owned by the National Trust, this site has details of opening arrangements, transport links, contact details etc.
June 28, 2004
A photograph of a perforated cowrie shell from Nanna’s Cave (see accompanying description).
An aerial view of St David’s Head Camp, the photographer skillfully omitting Coetan Arthur from the shot (was that you Toby?).
An aerial photo of Castell Henllys taken in 1991. There’s a second (undated) aerial photo on the same site.
An aerial photograph of Carn Ingli Camp from the north. There’s a second photo on the same site showing the northern end of the fort in winter.
For some reason the stones are showing up as pink in this shot, which is kind of handy. Carn Meini is evident as a mass of pink to the right of the centre of the shot. The Stone River wins its way downhill from the south west corner of this mass of stones.
A useful aerial photo of Wiston Castle, hopefully illustrating my point about the possibility of a prehistoric connection.
An aerial photo of Pentre Ifan and its environs. An unusual way of looking at such a familiar tomb. Note the earthworks – barely visible from the ground.
The same site also contains a photograph of a screen print of Pentre Ifan by Jonathan Owen.
Aerial photograph of Hindwell area.
A striking aerial view of the Whimble, barrow and cairn.
June 27, 2004
Clickable regional maps lead you to the report summaries.
A few full reports are available plus a query service.
June 25, 2004
An in-depth discussion of the myth.
June 23, 2004
An old photo identified as the Lia Tail Stone by the famous Alvin Langdon Coburn. The photo shows the stone before it was set in concrete. Is it just me, or are there two possible cupmarks in this photo?
Like most of the photos in this collection, this one isn’t dated. Thanks to FourWinds for identifying the site from the photo.
Another page from this amazing site by Graham and Angela Tickner, this time containing two photographs of the site and a short description.
An old photo identified as ‘Ro-Wen Cromlech’ by Alvin Langdon Coburn (there’s also a second photo of the site).
Like most of the photos in this collection these aren’t dated. Thanks to FourWinds and Hob for identifying the site from the photo.
An old photo identified as Cefn Amlwch Cromlech (Arthur’s Quoit) by the famous Alvin Langdon Coburn. Note the absence of the fence.
Like most of the photos in this collection, this one isn’t dated. Thanks to FourWinds for identifying the site from the photo.
An old magic lantern slide of Breastagh Ogham Stone by an unknown photographer.
Like most of the photos in this collection, this one isn’t dated. Thanks to FourWinds for identifying the stone from the photo.
June 22, 2004
An article by Dr Colin Richards about the University of Manchester excavation of Na Dromannan in 2002 and 2003. It includes four photos of the site taken during excavataion.
June 18, 2004
June 16, 2004
Photos of the stone.
June 15, 2004
Short description of the stone, just to prove it’s actually a standing stone, and not an upright pebble.
June 14, 2004
Description and pic of the 1829 coin hoard found at Castle Hill.
June 11, 2004
The Wormwood Hill barrow seems to be the focus of Strange Things at Wandlebury. Has someone been chewing on too much wormwood? Over to you.