This link will take you to the original location of the cairn before its reconstruction.
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October 8, 2002
October 7, 2002
Bill Rees’s site gives a comprehensive all-round description of the headland.
October 4, 2002
Another page from this excellent site. This page is packed with information, and includes a sketch of how the site may have looked when it was in use.
As well as this introductory page about the Knap of Howar, this site contains a three page article (nothing too heavy going) and some rather good photos. It also has a page on how to get to Papay.
October 3, 2002
Official site of the Rollright trust-loads of good stuff including photos and articles etc.
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October 2, 2002
A picture of the stones with no bracken covering.
October 1, 2002
Once you’ve scrolled past a lot of horrible sponsored listings, this page has some good background information about Maeshowe, and (best of all) an interesting engraving of the tomb with no ‘lid’ on it as seen in 1861.
September 9, 2002
Gives a rundown of the items found at the barrow as well as photo’s of one of the lozenges. Then goes into two pages of mathematical and technical info that ‘proves’ that it was used for all sorts of celestial and calendrical observations.
Details about the Derbyshire Archaeological Society, founded in 1878, with events, publications, and membership details.
A good photo of a multiplr-pocked cup-stone on Eyam Moor
Nice image of Wet Withens
September 8, 2002
Graeme C’s excellent site.
Upleatham marked stone page
September 6, 2002
Site of Thorax Stone Circle (Map)
September 5, 2002
Photographs of Standing Stone at Llanfihangl Rogiet and other sites in CADW’s care.
September 4, 2002
Top photos of the amazing Irish-style carvings on a click-on-able plan of the tomb.
Is it an outlier or part of the original circle?
A good synopsis of the history of the stone together with recent events.
September 3, 2002
Go on- strip naked and get yer Pagan Ass through this stone ;)
September 2, 2002
August 30, 2002
More info & pics of circle
Another page from this local Web site, this time about the ‘Hirnant Kerb Circle’ including a brief description of the circle and a photo.
The Browns discover ‘em and Greame C reports ‘em
Anoither newly discovered site, those Browns are turning stuff up everywhere!
This is a page from Greame C’s smashing site with pics and directions.
August 29, 2002
A brilliant second hand book shop with a huge antiquarian catalogue and very helpful staff.