Looking south, southwestern defences – the only section currently (Sept 2026) free of industrial-strength vegetation.
Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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September 26, 2026
Inner from the outer bank, looking north(ish)...
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These are powerful ramparts. The ridiculous golf course ‘hole’ can be seen top right.
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September 23, 2026
Far be it for me to criticize The National Trust’s method of showcasing a prehistoric monument to the public ... but antiquarian-minded visitors here are clearly of very little – if any – consequence to them.
September 22, 2026
Stones decorated with megalithic art were damaged in what authorities described as a significant heritage crime.
September 19, 2026
September 17, 2026
There are the remains of quite a decent dual court tomb in amongst the tangle of brambles and all the rest of it. Given that court tombs this far south are a rarity, you might think this specimen would be better looked after. Alas, you, like I, would be wrong.
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Looking out, south-east, from the backstone of the south-eastern tomb.
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Across the two lateral chambers of the cruciform south-east tomb.
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The western portal stone, 3.55 metres tall, is seen to lean in quite substantially in this shot, to the point where the capstone now rests on it and the doorstone/septal stone. The doorstone, at 3.08 metres tall, is a good deal shorter than either of the portals.
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