Cursuswalker
The section of Carrowmore 57 that lies on the other side of a fence
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Start of the Official Ridegway path.
Barrows (The first signposts?) behind.
Taken 31/5/2000
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The delightful hole on the summit of the Tump.
For some bizarre reason there was also a scattering of orange feathers up there!
Taken 28/1/04
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The spiral path at its north east point. Lewes Castle, possibly built on an adapted version of another ancient mound by the Normans, visible through the trees.
Taken 28/1/04
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A closer view of the slice taken out of the Tump in order to accomodate a bowling green.
Taken 28/1/04
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The Tump from the south west, showing the slice taken out of it to accomodate a bowling green.
Taken 28/1/04
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The Tump from the north west, near where the original spiral path would have started.
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The Tump from the north west, showing its...urban setting. You only get this view in Winter. The rest of the year it is invisible from the town.
Taken 28/1/04
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The trig post at the eastern entrance to Liddington Castle.
Taken 8/8/00.
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The view of the remains from the road between Honeystreet and Alton Barnes.
Taken at SU104618 26/4/00.
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Devils Dyke Hillfort from the South Downs Way as the route passes the fort.
Taken 1/6/99
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Devils Dyke Hillfort, from Perching Hill to the west.
Devil’s Dyke Hotel among trees at the top.
Taken 1/6/99
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Cliffe Hill Long Barrow, Lewes.
Taken Summer 1998.
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Cliffe Hill, looking north east from the Tump.
According to Rodney Castelden, in “The Wilmington Giant”, one would have seen the sun rise over the long barrow on Cliffe Hill (see arrow) at the Summer Solstice in Neolithic times.
Taken Summer 1998
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The view north west from the path that runs trough the centre of Barkhale. The rise on the path ahead, and to either side, is the only substantial trace of the enclosure bank that I could make out. The shade behind helps with the contrast.
Taken 2/8/99
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The view east from Kingston Barrow cemetery.
Kingston lower left. Lewes mid left.
The block of downland across the centre of the picture is the seperate downland massif with Mount Caburn at its southernmost point (far right in this picture)
Taken 1/5/99
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One of the round barrows on the South Downs Way above Kingston, near Lewes.
Taken 1/5/99
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The view north west from the Giant’s Grave Long Barrow on Firle Beacon. Lewes and Mount Caburn visible.
Taken 17/4/99
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The view east from the Giant’s Grave on Firle Beacon, looking towards Windover Hill, home of the Long Man of Wilmington, which is white due to a hail-shower that I had just walked through!
Taken 17/4/99
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The Giant’s Grave Long Barrow on Firle Beacon, approaching on the South Downs Way from the south east.
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The view East towards Windover Hill, home of the Long Man of Wilmington, from Long Burgh.
Taken 17/4/99
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Long Burgh Long Barrow, with South Down’s Way in the foreground. Easy to miss if you aren’t looking for it!
Taken 17/4/99
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The view from inside Tomb 7, including the curious bullock just before he noticed that something human and smelly was inside (See fieldnotes)
August 2003
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Tomb 51 (Listoghil) from the north, undergoing renovation.
August 2003
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Strandhill and the coast from the north east edge of Knocknarea.
August 2003
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The path to Cormac’s House (with tourists), passing the Mound of the Hostages (right). The King’s Seat also visible (left)
August 2003
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The King’s Seat from Cormac’s House
Lia Fail and Modern Irish Rebellion memorial visible.
August 2003.
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The King’s Seat from Cormac’s House ditch.
August 2003.
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The Banqueting Hall looking roughly south, towards the Rath of Synods.
August 2003.
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The King’s Seat (right) and Cormac’s House (left) from the top of the Mound of the Hostages.
August 2003
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One of the standing stones by the road in front of Newgrange.
August 2003.
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Detail of the figure on the taller Churchyard Stone.
August 2003.
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The two Churchyard Stones.
August 2003.
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The Lia Fail, looking roughly North East.
August 2003.
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The Banqueting Hall, looking roughly north.
August 2003
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The Rath of the Synods taken from the top of the Mound of the Hostages.
August 2003.
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Inside the Mound of the Hostages.
August 2003
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Newgrange frontal view.
I was surprised to see no image like this already up!
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