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The massive outer rampart.

Photographer unknown. Photo on display at Penlee House, showing the Penwith Natural History and Antiquarian Society at Men-an-Tol on the Society’s Annual Excursion, 1909.

Photographer unknown: a family outing to Lanyon Quoit. Photograph on display in Penlee House, Penzance. With apologies for reflections in the glass.

Photograph displayed at Penlee House, showing Penwith Natural History and Antiquarian Society at Men Scrifa [sic] on the Society’s Annual Excursion, 1909. The inscription on the stone has been chalked to make it easier to read. Apologies for the reflections from the glass.

Ephemeral Midsummer offerings of flowers and a slice of peach left on the slab in front of the chamber. Carn Galva and Ding Dong engine house on the skyline.

Midsummer at the wonderful Bosiliack.

Midsummer Maidens from the south. I’ve waded through the gorse so you don’t have to.

Approaching from the south.

The very overgrown NW barrow, set apart from the others. The long ridge beyond is Devoran Common/Botrea, where there is a linear group of rare (for this area) platform or disc barrows, a couple of which can just be seen as low bumps on the skyline.

Midsummer, the surviving circle seen from the scant remains of the western circle.

Escalls Cliff cairn is on the clifftop, centre. Seen across the bay from Sennen Cove.

Five minutes later I was caught by probably the heaviest downpour I’ve ever been outside in.

Stone in the NW quadrant.

The NW quadrant, generally the part of the circle I visit the least.

My conclusion is that June is not the best month to visit the barrow on Waden Hill, unless you like thistles.

Summer Silbury.

Seen from the bridleway to the west.

Dense summer vegetation on the mound. Prepare to be stung!

The western end of the barrow. Difficult to see at this resolution, but West Kennett long barrow (far left) and Silbury (left of centre) can be seen in the distance.

Approaching from the south, the thick canopy and dense midsummer vegetation a bit of a shock after my previous midwinter visits.

The long barrow in the centre, seen from Harestone Down to the SSW.

From the track to the west.

From the southwest.

Midsummer chalkland vegetation, in contrast to my previous midwinter visits.

Looking southwest, with Rybury beyond on the right.

Ditch on the left, looking northwest towards Cherhill.

Clifford’s Hill (left) and Rybury (centre) from the lower slopes of Tan Hill to the northeast.

Looking east from the earthwork on Clifford’s Hill, towards Milk Hill, the highest point in Wiltshire. Over to the right of centre, Adam’s Grave long barrow is prominent on its own hilltop.

Rybury from Clifford’s Hill, with Tan Hill rising behind.

Clifford’s Hill from Rybury.

Northeastern earthworks.

Southern flank looking southwest.

Western flank, looking back up to Tan Hill.

The western flank.

Rybury from Tan Hill. The earthwork annex to the left can be clearly seen from here.

The round barrow at SU07866490.

The round barrow at SU07866490. The summit of Tan Hill is on the left.

The round barrow at SU07866490. The main western group of barrows is on top of the spur to the right.

The isolated round barrow at SU07866490. King’s Play Hill and Morgan’s Hill on the distant skyline, centre and right.

Landscape context for the prominent long barrow, centre skyline. Tan Hill rises over on the right. Seen from the southwest near Field Barn.

The prominent barrow on the skyline. Seen from Wansdyke (in the foreground) to the southwest.

Easton Hill from the west, showing the prominence of the hill above the farmland below. The western barrow is on top of the spur.

Caer Caradoc on the left, with Hope Bowdler Hill (Iron Age field system and possible cairn) on the right. In the distance between them is The Wrekin. Seen from Ragleth Hill to the southwest.

Grindle is centre. The two surviving barrows can just be seen silhouetted to the left of the high point (where the third barrow has been destroyed). Pole Bank, the highest point on the Long Mynd is to the right. The village below is Little Stretton. Seen across the valley from Ragleth Hill to the ESE.

Norton Camp is in the distant centre of shot, flanked by Callow Hill on the left and View Edge on the right. Extreme right is the excellent Burrow hillfort. Seen from Ragleth Hill near Church Stretton to the north.

Pen y Fan crowns the skyline, with Corn Du to the right. From Gorllwm across Glyn Tarell to the west.