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From the west, taken leaning over the fence.
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Watch Croft, one of three views showing the different aspects of the stone.
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Watch Croft, one of three views showing the different aspects of the stone.
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Watch Croft, one of three views showing the different aspects of the stone.
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Article in the West Briton, 12th March 2009.
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Pits ready to hold the stones. Such pits have been dug right around the circle in readiness.
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Panorama (thanks to Autostitch.net) attempting to show the extent of the henge. The tiny dark blob on the right is Jane, for scale purposes.
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A bit of light relief. Whilst clearing out some draweres, I came across this cartoon, which appeared in on of the sunday papers in the early 80’s.
So now we know how they did it!
Passing by here today and knowing there was no photo uploaded, I stopped and snapped this: the barrow in the garden.
Not really much to see at all...
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Further damage to the recently burnt stone – close up of the top of the stone (taken with camera phone, sorry for the quality)
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Further damage to the recently burnt stone – see the chipping on the top and side of the stone.
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Map scan showing the alignment between the Sanctuary, Silbaby (just below the ‘A’ of the Roman RoAd legend), and Silbury.
Image credit: Alan S> (from the OS 1:25000 map)
Damage to the informational sign, done on the same evening of the fire attack in Sept 2007.
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Blackened stone, detail of the fire damage from the Sept 2007 fire attack.
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Blackened stone, showing the fire damage and ash residue from the Sept 2007 fire attack.
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Blackened stone, showing the fire damage and ash residue from the Sept 2007 fire attack.
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The information sign at the entrance to the enclosure.
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Tricky to photograph, as it’s in a forested area. This panorama is the best I could do. Taken May 2007.
Pano courtesy of Autostitch.net
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There’s a definite snarling face in this photo of a core sample taken from within Silbury...
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“So, a bit of superglue along this seam. A block and tackle, and we can get this back up, no problem!”
Mr H comes over all DIY...
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Field boundary stones near the site of the vanished ‘Tregurnow circle’. These stones are in the garden of Dolphin Cottage.
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Field boundary stones near the site of the vanished ‘Tregurnow circle’, a short distance east of the Merry Maidens.
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This is the best shot I could get of what I believe to be the Pridden Stone, taken from the road.
12x digital zoom doesn’t give the best image, but there were horses in the two adjoining fields, and there’s no direct access to the stone, other than via the farm – private property!
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The cleared and relaid path. For those that remember, the stile shown used to be one of the major obstacles for wheelchair access. Now the answer is easy – go round it!
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To the north of the church, is a small gate, leading to a toilet block. Pushing aside the foliage, I spotted this stone, which is probably around 5 feet in height.
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The hedge surrounding the church has ‘matured’ somewhat since the earlier photos. I’m not sure if this is the ‘gate’ stone referred to, but it sits to the south and slightly west of the tower. It stands around 6 feet tall.
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Wonderful colouring, and the Atlantic in the background. Note the loose packing stones.
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This photo shows the distinct lean of the stone
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The stone today – hidden under a thorough coating of vegetation! Another month or two and it will be totally invisible!
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I love the moss on top of the upright – it almost looks like dripping blood to me!
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Low bracken allows the shape to be better identified.
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Madron Chapel has been given a bit of a ‘spruce’, by the Penwith Access and Rights of Way group...
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Boscawen-Un during the clearance exercise. As per Mr Hamhead’s recent News item, there is new signage out on the A30, and the pathway has been cleared, making access much easier. A ‘thin’ layer of gorse will be kept by the retaining wall, but a much larger clear space will remain around the stones.
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You too could have an Iron Age earthwork in your garden!
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