Hut Circle at NG8079376930 – Looking north west.
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November 2, 2025
Hut Circle at NG8079376930 – the south side.
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Hut Circle at NG8079376930 – the west side.
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A reconstruction of a Bronze Age coracle has been completed 50 years after the prehistoric boat was discovered buried in Fife.
A programme of events to celebrate Julliberrie’s Grave has been running since February 2025 at the White Horse pub in Chilham, Kent. Here below are details of the next sessions, with potentially more to follow and the possibility of a future expansion to encompass some other sites in the Stour Valley. For more info email [email protected]
Sunday 2nd November 6.30pm at the White Horse pub, Chilham
“It’s What We Do – Part 1”: Rituals and Practices of the Shorter Sun, An Illustrated talk and Q and A by Jake Weekes and Bryan Hawkins
Who were the people of Jullieberries Grave and The Stour Valley 5,000 years ago?
What links between ourselves and the people of Jullieberries Grave might a study of prehistoric communities and their ritual and social practices reveal?
What can study of Ancient Languages, Folklore, Myth and Ritual tell us about our ancestors and ourselves and connections that have existed between us across thousands of years?
Sunday 9th November 6.30pm at the White Horse pub, Chilham
“It’s What We Do – Part 2”: Rituals and Practices of the Shorter Sun, An Illustrated talk and Q and A by Bryan Hawkins and Jake Weekes
Sunday 16th November 6.30pm at the White Horse pub, Chilham
Music, Song and Seasonal Words at The White Horse led by Bryan Hawkins, Jake Weekes et al.
“Samhain, All Saints and Sinners” – Singalong
Open Mike for Music, Songs, Readings, Minstrelry, Entertainments, Oddities and Amusements
Come Along, Dress Up, Join In – Weird and Spectacular Costumes and Comeliness, Scariness and Elegance of Dress Encouraged.
Sunday 30th November 6.30pm at the White Horse pub, Chilham
‘The Outer Dark and The White Horse‘ led by Bryan Hawkins, Jake Weekes et al.
Mummery and Magic at The White Horse: An Illustrated Talk, Readings and Discussion and An Entertaining Introduction to: ‘The White Horse and The Outer Dark’ Mummers Play
(Rehearsals and Creativity will follow at 7.00pm on Mondays – 1st, 8th and 15th of December)
ALL AND EVERYONE VERY EXTREMELY and VERY MERRILY WELCOME
Friday 5th December 6.30pm at the White Horse pub, Chilham
A Winter Full Moon Walk to Julliberrie’s Grave led by Dr. John Grigsby, Bryan Hawkins and Jake Weekes
Depart from and return to the White Horse pub, Chilham. Warm clothes suggested [an alternative event will occur at the pub if shelter is needed].
Sunday 28th December at the White Horse pub, Chilham
A MARVELLOUS CELEBRATORY TURNING OF THE YEAR
7.30pm THE WHITE HORSE MUMMERS perform ‘THE WHITE HORSE AND THE OUTER DARK’
ALL WELCOME – Come INN and JOIN INN with the mystery, fun, mayhem, mummery and guising!!!!
Kemyel West Menhir. Photo taken from the west-south-west on 19 June 2004.
Image credit: Chris Bond
Kemyel West Menhir. Photo taken from the south-west on 19 June 2004.
Image credit: Chris Bond
Kemyel West Menhir. Photo taken from the east-south-east on 19 June 2004.
Image credit: Chris Bond
Kemyel West Menhir. Photo taken from the north-east on 19 June 2004.
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Kemyel West Menhir. Photo taken from the west on 19 June 2004.
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Kemyel Central, another possible menhir built into a hedge at approx SW 4573 2466. Photo taken from the south-west on19 June 2004.
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Castallack Menhir, photo taken from the north-north-west on 19 June 2004.
Image credit: Chris Bond
Castallack Menhir, photo taken from the north-north-west on 19 June 2004.
Image credit: Chris Bond
National danish database for ancient monuments and finds.
The site is a passage grave (jættestue), also potentially identified as a polygonal dolmen (dysse), located in Vester Skjerninge in the Svendborg municipality.
It is situated right next to Lindekildevej in a field. The monument has been protected since before 1937 and is under the responsibility of the museum Arkæologi Sydfyn.
The burial chamber is described as elongated and irregular, oriented southwest-northeast or east-northeast/west-southwest. It consists of seven remaining support stones (bæresten) and one capstone (dæksten). Some of the support stones have collapsed or are leaning.
A 1983 inspection noted that four support stones on the north side had fallen inward, making it difficult to determine the chamber’s exact shape, though it was likely a polygonal (pear-shaped) dolmen with an opening to the east.
The interior of the chamber measures 3.8 x 1.5 meters.
An 1885 account described the chamber as oval, 9.5-11.5 feet long and 5-6 feet wide, noting that several support stones and one or two capstones were likely missing
It also mentions that stones from a passage had been removed by a previous owner.
The capstone has cup marks (skåltegn) on its surface, dating to the Bronze Age (1700 – 500 BC). A 1972 inspection observed these marks, and a 1983 report stated the top and southwest edge of the capstone were “completely covered” with at least 60, and likely many more, cup marks. The passage grave or dolmen itself dates to the Stone Age (3950 – 2800 BC).
Several archaeological activities have been recorded at the site, starting with farming/excavation activity in 1874. In 1885, the landowner reported that he had excavated soil both inside and outside the stones. This excavation uncovered many thin, beautifully polished wedges, a hammer, hollow chisels, and two possible grinding stones. Urns and a piece of bronze, possibly from a knife, were also found “inside the stones” but have since been lost.
The site was officially registered for protection on December 4, 1917.
Periodic inspections have been carried out over the years, with the most recent ones mentioned being in 2008, 2016, and 2018.
A 2018 inspection noted that a support stone is leaning and the capstone is in an unstable position. Despite its dilapidated state, the site is described as a beautiful megalithic chamber in a scenic landscape with good access.
The owner in 1983 had no objection to the path created by visitors walking the 5-6 meters from the road to the monument. As of a visit in September 2025, there was a conservation stone and a bench near the passage grave.
I hut circle from the same site – but further east I suspect
Image credit: Neil Paterson
November 1, 2025
Apparently, one shouldn’t ‘shiver’ or ‘tremble’ here? The Citizen Cairn did. Rather ‘damp’ at times, but wondrous nonetheless.
