I visited Culverwell in 2005 and saw within the shed. My photos were of poor quality due to the light conditions and I’ve refrained from posting any – until now. It seems apparent that not many amateurs get to be shown this site so my efforts must be better than none.
I'm dying to know what the 'Ritual Feature' is!
Being a lazy bugger, I've ripped off the following explanation from
gallica.co.uk/apa/culverwell.htm :
" 'RITUAL FEATURE' The floor appears to have been constructed in at least three phases, marked by a slight change in the direction of the edge of the floor. The beginning of each phase was also marked by a larger than average stone. One of these stones (in the preserved area of the floor, visible to visitors) also had a large smooth oval cobble immediately adjacent the big, roughly triangular stone. When the big stone was lifted, it was noticed that a small, stone-lined hole had been made into the midden deposit underneath it. When this feature was excavated, the hole was found to contain a pierced scallop shell, an axe of chert and a small round pebble, placed on its edge into the midden. "