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When we visited Bryn Celli Ddu, there was a Welsh cloud dragon guarding it! (top right)

Landscape context from the northwest, seen from Park Hill. Robin Hood’s Butts are at the left-hand end of the ridge on the skyline, with Stony Marl Moor to the right. Stoupe Beck Valley below.

Standing Stones Rigg, October 2024.

Standing Stones Rigg round barrow, a little to the west of the stones, which can be seen in the background.

Looking southeast towards Ravenscar with Stony Marl/Jugger Howes Moors on the skyline.

The almost fallen northern stone.

Looking out over Robin Hood’s Bay.

Southeastern stone.

Looking west across the stones. The bright blue thing in the background is the double decker Coastliner bus on its way to Whitby.

Latter Gate Hills round barrows, October 2024. The northern barrow behind on the left, the southern barrow in the foreground.

The top of the southern barrow. The excellent northern barrow is over on the left.

The southern barrow.

The dished top of the northern barrow. Top left skyline is Brow Top, although the barrows there aren’t visible from here.

Northern barrow.

The excellent northern barrow, looking south.

The southern barrow from the northwest, near the quadruple dyke.

The northern barrow from the road to the north.

I had spent a night on the lovely campsite by the sea. It was a wild rainy day when I hiked through a field of Kale 🥬 to see this lovey site.

October 2024, Latter Gate Hills dyke.

Looking northwest towards the main road which cuts across the dyke.

Looking across the banks and ditches towards the northern of the two Latter Gate Hill round barrows (centre skyline).

Looking southeast along the multiple banks and ditches. Stony Marl/Jugger Howes Moors on the skyline.

The overgrown top of the northern barrow of the group of three.

The northern of the group of three, approached from the central barrow.