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Approaching the fort from the north.

Looking down on the village of Buckland from the fort’s south side, showing the steepness of the slope.

Looking NW along the southern defences, which rely on the natural slope rather than any counterscarping.

On the NE rampart, looking towards the northern rampart (the greyish line of trees and bushes in the middle distance).

Looking ESE along the NE rampart.

Looking along the north-eastern rampart, the snow-filled ditch in the foreground.

From the footpath to the north.

Detail from G. C. Ashmead’s 1833 map of Bristol, showing all three riverside forts: Stokeleigh Camp (top left), Clifton Down (right, shown as “Roman Encampment”) and the pre-destruction Burgh Walls (bottom left), marked as “Bower Walls Camp”. Note the “intended road” cutting through the camp to the not-yet-built suspension bridge.

Apologies for lighting glare, the map is behind glass on the Museum wall.

Extract from B. Donn’s map of Bristol and surrounding area (published 1769). Despite the small scale of the map, the three circles, the Cove and Hautville’s Quoit (“Coit”) are all depicted.

Looking south.

Looking NE. The trees obscure Meon Hill.

Faint traces of a ditch can be seen around the barrow.

Looking NW. Difficult to see in the picture, but the Clee Hills in Shropshire can be seen (centre skyline).

Showing the sloping site of the barrow, looking SW. Bredon Hill, with the Malverns far right, can be seen in the distance.

The beautifully situated barrow, looking down on Saintbury to the north.

Scant remains of the long barrow, seen from the road.

Looking south along the scant remains of the eastern rampart (behind the wall) south of the clubhouse.

The northern ramparts, seen across the golf fairway.

The inner eastern rampart.

Looking north along the eastern ramparts.

The impressive outer eastern rampart.

The outer eastern rampart, north of the clubhouse.

Looking across what would have been the eastern rampart at its southern end. The low remains of Willersey long barrow are in the centre of the picture, to the right of the tree.

The eroded rampart at the SE corner of the fort, near the hotel.

Prominent Meon Hill seen from Willersey Camp to the SW.

Showing the thinner aspect of the slab.

The NW face of the stone. Note countersunk appearance of the hole on this side.

The hole through the stone.

The southeastern face of the stone.

From the road.

The remaining upright of Sperris Quoit (left) with the granite tor behind.

On Zennor Hill.

The lower western end of the cross dyke.

The lower eastern end of the cross-dyke.

Hindwell Pool.

The stone from the south, unfortunately a thick hedge separated us.

Landscape context for the stone, towards the wonderful Whimble/Bache Hill. The stone is in front of the hedge.

Hindwell Ash Barrow, looking west. The prominent hill on the left is Burfa Bank hillfort.

Hindwell Ash Barrow, with trig pillar inserted. Looking west.

Hindwell Farm barrow I (immediate foreground). Looking NW towards the Whimble/Bache Hill barrow cemetery. Hindwell Farm II is indicated, across the field.

Hindwell Farm Barrow I, looking south. Old Radnor church (see Four Stones) can be seen on the far right skyline.

Hindwell Farm Barrow II, from the SE. The prominent Bache Hill summit barrows can be seen on the skyline.

Looking NW, to the lovely Whimble and Bache Hill backdrop.

The western side of the stone.

Hindwell Stone, looking west, (further) into Wales.

Looking NW to the lovely Radnor Forest mountains.

Another of the cupmarks on the SW stone.

One of the cupmarks on the SW stone.

Looking SW into the low Spring sun.

Looking East. The stone on the right (SW) has three cupmarks.

Crossfield Lane barrow, seen from the lane to the south on the way to the Four Stones.