The Cerne Giant Homer 6/10/07. Does it consist of remaining paint or just dead grass? It would be interesting to know.
Image credit: Jo Matthews (Deputy Manager Pagan Federation Prison Ministry)
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The Cerne Giant 6/10/07. homer still clearly visible. Does it consist of remaining paint or just dead grass? It would be interesting to know.
Image credit: Jo Matthews (Deputy Manager Pagan Federation Prison Ministry)
Druids celebrate Lammas at the Long Man of Wilmington 5/8/07.
Nice to be able to put up a positive image of the place again!
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Windover Bowl Barrow from the entrance to the very lovely, but entirely un-megalithic, Druids’ Rest, a medieval quarry above the Long Man that destroyed who knows what archaeology? Looking south.
The dug out nature of the Barrow is all too obvious, courtesy of Gideon Mantell. He may have known his dinosaurs, but the man shouldn’t have been allowed near a barrow.
27/7/07
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Turf damage on the left waist of the Long Man, from the path at the top of the figure 27/7/07.
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Turf damage on the left elbow of the Long Man, from the base of the figure 27/7/07.
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A loose block on the Long Man 27/7/07.
This is visible from the viewing point in Wilmington. Again, high time this was fixed.
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Hunter’s Burgh from the north. 27/7/07
Not so clear cut in shape from this side!
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The view west from Hunter’s Burgh. 27/7/07
Firle Beacon, and its Long Barrow, at left. Caburn at centre.
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The view east from Hunter’s Burgh. 27/7/07
Combe Hill Causewayed Camp is on the flat hill on the right. At the time it was made the whole of the flat area of Eastbourne would have been sea or estuary.
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The two possible barrows of the Wilmington Hill Barrow Cemetery that lie to the east of the trig-station, from the south. 27/7/07.
These need further investigation, in particular the one obscured by bushes on the left.
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The western barrow of the Wilmington Hill Barrow Cemetery. 27/7/07
This one is a definite.
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The Bowl Barrow from the west. 27/7/07
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The Eastern Barrow from the south west. 27/7/07
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The Eastern Barrow is left, with the larger Bowl Barrow at right. 27/7/07
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The ditch surrounding the Bowl Barrow 27/7/07. Looking south west.
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The view to the south west from on top of the Long Mound 27/7/07.
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The gap in the Long Mound 27/7/07. Looking north west.
This was caused by an excavation of the Long Mound in the early 20th Century, for which I have forgotten the source.
This gap was the origin of Rodney Castleden’s phallus theory in The Wilmington Giant (1983), the area to the right being the head.
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Windover Hill Western Barrow Cemetery 27/7/07. Taken from half way up the Cursus.
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The view down the Cursus 27/7/07. Looking north west.
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The fence at the foot of the Long Man 27/7/07. This is where the production crew accessed the figure on 1-2/7/07.
Soon to be repaired?
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1/7/07 – Detail of peviously posted photo. The right foot of the woman climbing over the edge of the teracette seems to be scraping over bare earth.
The EH inspector noted “damage to the turf in some areas, which appears to be very recent and might have been caused during filming”
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2/7/07 – The mug shot. Will any of them ever apologise?
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2/7/07 – The women coming off the Long Man. A lot of them are running down the slope. Appropriate on such a sensitive area?
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2/7/07 – At last it is over. The women (with some men mixed in) return to the path.
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2/7/07 – This is what it was all for. Pathetic.
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2/7/07 – A security guard at the foot of the Long Man. His job, presumably, is to keep Pagans off the Long Man. Ironic, since they are the only people there who know they should not go on the figure.
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2/7/07 – Grim-faced druids form a circle at the foot of the Long Man. No long shots were possible without us in them. The soil erosion sign joins us as an ally.
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2/7/07 – The women take their positions on the Long Man
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1/7/07 – The rehearsal for “Trinny and Susannah” on the long Man of Wilmington.
The women are lying on the concrete blocks, contrary to the agreement with the owners.
The sticks stuck into the ground by the programme makers are clearly visible. These were only removed when reported to the owners by local Pagans. There was no archaeological supervision of the site.
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1/7/07 – During the rehearsal for the following days filming for “Trinny and Susannah” a woman scrambles up the left elbow of the Long Man of Wilmington. This part of the figure is now being inspected for damage.
Sticks in the ground also clearly visible bottom left.
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2/7/07 – 80 women lie on the Long Man of Wilmington as part of a stunt for the Trinny and Susannah TV programme.
Does the sign still apply? Let’s hope so...
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Great Grandfather Cursuswalker, his Niece, Daughter and half a horse at the southern edge of the Southern Inner Circle at Avebury in 1906.
I believe he is standing next to Stone 103, while the other two are sitting on the yet-to-be re-erected Stone 102.
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Chun Quoit from Chun Castle, looking West. One of the entrance stones of the Castle in the foreground. 11/8/06
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A smaller opening into Chun Quoit chamber. The views of the countryside around are surprisingly extensive from inside.
11/8/06
The crawl opening into Chun Quoit chamber.
11/8/06
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