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Samhain stones

A foggy November day, 2003.

Another difficult to see view of the round barrow. Taken from the SE corner of the square enclosure, looking NW. The hillfort rampart (with figure) forms the backdrop. The round barrow is the barely discernable lighter area in the centre of the shot. It’s even more difficult to see in the summer!

Looking north along the eastern rampart to the entrance “gap”

The largest of the circles, looking SW.

Two of the possible hut circle crop marks

Circular crop mark (possible hut circle?)

A possible hut circle?

Seems to be degree of vegetation content in the water...

St Levan’s Well

St. Levan’s Well

The well, approached from the coast path from the direction of Porthgwarra.

St Levan’s Stone and the most “menhir-ish” of several ancient churchyard crosses

St Levan’s Stone

High and Low Bridestones, August 2002.

High & Low Bridestones, 2002.

Viewed from the SE on the coast path

Hut circle remains, Trencrom Hill

The Bowl Rock

Hut circle, Bosprennis.

The view from the south, showing (l-r) the natural outcrop, the menhir and the cairn on the summit of Watch Croft

Watch Croft cairn and menhir, from the south

Watch Croft cairn

The remains of the circular shelter against the south side of the rocky outcrop, believed to be the site of a barrow.

The natural rocky outcrop at the summit of Watch Croft

Watch Croft standing stone, viewed from the east.

Watch Croft menhir

The low mound of the barrow.

Dinas Head in its setting. The barrow is visible as a low “lump” at the left-hand end of the headland.

Doll Tor, March 2002.

With the entrance at the bottom left of the picture. March 2002

Showing the entrance and the bank curving towards the right of the picture. March 2002.

Another view of this prominent cairn (T2)

Large cairn along the path between the Cat Stone and Cork Stone (T2), March 2002

The Cat Stone

The Selus Stone

Overgrown in midsummer mist

The sorry state of the “long” stone

The well-preserved drystone construction, June 2001

Ballowall Barrow, June 2001 – the mound on the horizon is mining spoil.

November 2000 survey and excavation

November 2000 survey and excavation

November 2000 survey and excavation

The King Stone outlier during the November 2000 excavation and survey

Clockface stone, bank visible behind

Another clockface stone

Clockface stone

Consider how small the round barrow is compared to the henge and how small the figure is compared to the round barrow, this gives an idea of the enormous scale of the henge.

SW Piper