If approaching from Hollowcombe Bottom, please note that the hinterland is SERIOUS bog to the point of being almost impassable. I gave up any pretence of ‘dry feet’ and simply waded.
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GLADMAN
OK, perhaps not quite in the class of Carn Blaen Glasffrwd visited earlier this year.... but imo just about as perfectly preserved a cist as one could wish to find.
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Well worth braving the elements for. So much more archaeology down there, too.
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Coincidence, perhaps? Or part of possible ‘tor cairn’ upon Higher White Tor?
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Possibly wishful thinking, but I did think this looked like the remains of a ‘tor cairn’ surrounding the modern marker at the summit of Higher White Tor.
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Toward Longaford Tor from what I took to be the possible remains of a tor cairn crowning Higher White Tor. From this viewpoint, it was possible to determine a number of ‘plausible’ stone rows, to be fair. Note that to the right.
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Retrospective towards Longaford Tor... note the stones within the unruly grass either side of the fallen stones demarcating the path. Despite bearing no archaeology, I was impressed with the topography of Longaford Tor. One to reprise in better weather, with less to see on the day (note the unavoidable rain splodge – without an auto camera lens wiper, that is)
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Nearing Higher White Tor, approaching from Longaford Tor. The worn path follows the line of what appeared to me a clear fallen double row.... a number of orthostats were visible either side within the long grass which, I assume, form what Mr Hamhead saw back in the day
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Worth a long trip on its own most anywhere else in the UK.... save perhaps Pumlumon.
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Although my feet were not exactly doing a Gene Kelly in the rain by this point in the day.... my mind still was.
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It was pouring down when I passed by during the morning... and hadn’t stopped when I returned near 5:00. But there you are. Pretty good cairn. There are hut-circles nearby... The tree-cloaked Lakehead Hill is beyond....
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The western of the southern pair, towards Higher White Tor
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Eastern of the southern cairns at SX627786
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SX6275278808 – looking toward Higher White Tor; although nowhere credited with such (that I can find), I was of the opinion the latter is crowned by the remains of a cairn. I’ll post some pictures later. Across (south of) the wall there are two further reasonably substantial cairns....
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The cairn and cist north of the wall at SX6275278808
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The ‘industrial spoil heap’ at SX556862, to SE of the summit. Some older maps (i.e mine) cited this a kosher prehistoric monument. However please note the following (and save yourself some time to spend upon the summit instead):
“Gerrard, S., 1993-2002, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report, 27/04/1993 (Report – non-specific). SDV145710. (27/4/1993) Lower Dunna Goat. Not a cairn. Overlies a gully associated with tinwork. Considerred under the Monument Protection Programme but not recommended for scheduling.”
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It may have just been wishful thinking since the arc was by no means complete, but I got the impression the cairn was surrounded by a ring of small stones.
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Looking across the cairn to the enigmatic summit tors.
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An excellent upland cairn.. for those who don’t believe walking is overrated. The front seen sweeping in here was later to give me a severe hammering. Worth it.
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The surprisingly (for me) large cairn can be seen far left background of image. The main tor looms to the right.
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The central c40ft high tor of this excellent near-as-dammit 2,000 footer (1,939ft) taken from that to the immediate east. Curiously, no tor cairn is cited here... which on balance would appear correct to these eyes.... although note extreme bottom left of image.
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Looking approx SE towards the Eastern White Barrow and Avon Reservoir...
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Looking approx NE to Pupers Hill, the excellent positioning of the Huntingdon Barrow vis-à-vis the former’s tor cairn is readily apparent.
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Looking approx NW across the cairn fabric – one can only suppose those archaeologists who reckon this monument has little ‘structure’ aren’t sufficiently aware of much of upland Britain since I would assert it’s in pretty good nick, all things considered. The feature to upper right apparently represents the remains of tin workings.
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Still here after millennia... methinks these ‘sinners’ have had the last laugh upon monotheistic theocracy.
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The massive ‘Heap of Sinners’ upon Huntingdon Warren... that any serious antiquarian could harbour doubts regarding this is, frankly, very odd indeed.
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Note the pipers, centre upper right of the monument. The ramblers’ cairn is annoying, but so are they, to be honest. A woman actually came up to me here and asked me where she was......
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