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Flinty nougat.

I climbed into a briar patch for this one Brer Rabbit.

Looking towards Black Down, topped with a Bronze Age barrow cemetery and the Kiss Me Hardy monument.

Ritual significance.

Looking east.

Head on.

Looking across the down towards Kingston Russell stone circle, which is in the field behind the trees, left of centre.

The square capstone of the chamber.

Facade with fallen stone and displaced capstone behind.

The long mound.

Looking west.

Looking southeast-ish.

Some of the stones barely protrude above the grass, even in winter.

Flints stud the surfaces of the stones.

Detail of the northeastern arc of the circle.

Looking northeast across the circle.

Looking north across the valley towards Martin’s Down and Black Down, location of an extensive group of bank barrows, long barrows and round barrows.

Well-preserved round barrow to the southeast of the long barrow. It is situated at the head of a dry valley holloway running up onto the Down from Long Bredy church. Looking southwest towards Puncknowle and the Bride valley.

The round barrow at the eastern end of the long barrow. The northern part of the Long Bredy bank barrow can be seen on the skyline, left.

The west end of the long barrow. The nearby mound is a reservoir, but on the skyline is a very decent round barrow with the long silhouette of the Long Bredy bank barrow running across the hilltop behind it, extending out of shot on the right.

Looking ESE along the top of the long barrow, towards neighbouring Black Down (two bank barrows) and the second Black Down further away near Portesham, topped with a Bronze Age barrow cemetery and the Hardy monument.

Southwest flank of the long barrow.

Small but nicely situated round barrow at the southern end of the bank barrow, near the summit of the hill. Views across to Puncknowle and the Bride valley.

Vanishing point. Looking along the bank barrow from its southern end.

Very decent bowl barrow on the southeast side of the bank barrow. Looking towards Black Down and the Hardy monument, an objective for later in the day.

The bank barrow from its north end. The sleeping sheep partway along and the distant sheep on the skyline give some idea of the incredible scale of this monument.

Small round barrow at the north end of the bank barrow, one of a group.

Vixen Tor at dusk.

With King’s Tor behind.

Shoot into the light.

Eastern arc and Great Mis Tor.

Looking across the circle towards Great Staple Tor and Roos Tor.

The diminutive stone row near the long stone, stone circle beyond. Kind of reminiscent of the tiny followers of Maen Mawr.

Approaching sunset.

Long shadows of the pair of terminal stones at the western end of the southern row.

Wonderful cairn circle breaking the southern rows.

The cist with split capstone close to the rows. Looking towards Great Mis Tor.

Eastern section of the southern row, looking towards North Hessary Tor.

The eastern ends of the rows.

Looking towards King’s Tor across the southern row.

The terminal cairn circle at the eastern end of the northern row, looking towards Great Staple Tor.

General view and landscape context for the settlements, which occupy the east (right) bank and slopes of the upper Walkham valley. Roos Tor on the left, Great Mis Tor on the right.

Towards the southern end of the southern settlement, looking across the Walkham valley towards Great Staple Tor and Roos Tor. There is an impressive Bronze Age reave climbing the slopes Roos Tor to its summit.

Looking up to Great Mis Tor.