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Beautiful Neanderthal (50,000 BC) hand axe found at Castle Lane, Bournemouth. Now displayed in the British Museum.

Mesolithic hand axes (8000-4000 BC) excavated from the River Lea in Essex, now in the British Museum.

In its landscape (2) – seen from the east, the barrow is overlooked and dwarfed by the adjacent conical hill of Butthouse Knapp, making its defensive capabilities as a motte rather suspect.

In its landscape (1) – along the lane from Nupton, the barrow’s position on top of a ridge is clear.

Looking north-east. The top of Pyon Hill is visible on the right of the barrow.

Seen from the edge of the neighbouring field.

Approaching from the north.

Taken from the road, showing the hollow the stone now stands in.

Looking east. The shoulder of Westhope Hill is visible on the left of the picture.

Bush Bank standing stone.

Looking west.

From the road to the south, in fleeting sunshine.

The stone in its floodplain setting.

The unhappily caged stone.

At the eastern end of the fort.

Shot of the northern rampart as seen from the interior of the fort.

The western end of the southern rampart.

Part of the northern rampart, looking towards the west.

As viewed from the WSW, approaching from Moreton on Lugg.

Winter.

The Whispering Knights looming.

Looking across to the north side of the circle.

The King’s Men.

General winter view of the King’s Men.

Under a lowering sky.

With a low winter sun behind me.

With the low winter sun behind.

The large circular hole – erosion? carving? bit of both?

Showing the largest of the holes in the stone and trying to omit the modern surroundings.

Showing a variety of erosion, including two circular depressions on the top.

The Knolls, Oxenton Hill seen from the top of nearby Crane Hill. The wooded hill to the right of the picture is Dixton Hill, which also has an earthwork, possibly of Iron Age date.

The Northfield barrow under snow.

From the lane to the west.

Looking south into the low midwinter sun.

The entrance to the western chamber.

Like a huge iced Christmas cake.

The southern end of the barrow.

Approaching from the west as the sun came out.

The spring source of the Thames, at the southern tip of the fort. The spring itself is the small pile of stones in the left foreground of the picture.

The tree covered west side, seen from the SW.

Part of the western side of the fort.

Possibly part of the barrow, damaged by badgers and roots.

In its landscape, seen from the road to the west.

The west end of the barrow.

The eastern chamber covered with frost.

The ill-treated back of the barrow, covered in excavation scars.

The east end of the barrow.

View of the eastern rampart, showing the proximity of the houses.

A break in the middle ditch on the SW side of the fort. Twmbarlwm is in the centre of the picture on the horizon.