Kammer

Taken 25th May 2004: A close-up of the stone, as viwed from the road (it looks better through binoculars).

Taken 25th May 2004: Tan-y-Coed viewed from the road to the south.

Taken 25th May 2004: Viewed from the road to the north.

Taken 25th May 2004: Viewed from approximately the south west. William and Alfie enjoyed running around these stones (William is about 1metre tall if that helps with scale).

Taken 25th May 2004: The stones viewed from the south east. The road is just beyond the stock fence in the background.

Taken 25th May 2004: Viewed from the south, here is the two most prominent remaining stones are indicated by the red arrows. To the left is Fowler’s ArmChair Cairn.

Taken 25th May 2004: The arcmchair, viewed from the south west. Possible packing stones are visible around its base.

Taken 25th May 2004: Two of the remaining stones, the furthest being the armchair itself, with William lounging on it.

In the background is some serious soil erosion caused by scrambler motorbikes, and on the horizon above it you can just make out Crugyn-LLwyd.

Taken 25th May 2004: This shot is taken from the south with a telephoto lense.

Taken 25th May 2004: The cairn viewed from the south east, with William (3ft 6”) standing in amongst the cairn material. In the background is the windfarm at Pegwyn Mawr.

Taken 25th May 2004: The southern side of Domen-Ddu, with massive erosion from scrambler motorbikes visible on the hillside in the distance.

Taken 25th May 2004: Viewed from (approximately) the north east, here’s Domen-Ddu.

Taken 25th May 2004: Viewed from the road (to the north west), the barrow is under the trees.

Taken 25th May 2004: The western of the two barrows, viewed from the east.

Taken 10th April 2004: Looking south west, the two red arrows indicate the locations of the two round barrows. The one to the right is easiest to discern on the ground (see other photo). The one on the left lies in the shadow of a tree and is very tricky to spot.

No prizes for spotting the Bridgewater Monument.

Taken 10th April 2004: This has got to be one of the least dramatic sites I’ve posted up, but here goes nothing. This is the larger of the two barrows near the Bridgewater Monument (believe it or not). It stands slightly to the west of the other one.

In the centre of the photo, standing in the centre of the barrow is my Dad. The red arrows indicate the feint lines where the remains of the barrow can be discerned (if you squint). The monument is out of shot to the right.

Taken 8th April 2004: Beacon Hill viewed from the south.

Taken 8th April 2004: The south side of the barrow where an apparent saucer like rim can be seen. Beyond this to the right is modern cultivation.

Taken 8th April 2004: The barrow viewed from the west, with the Whipsnade chalk lion in the distance.

Taken 8th April 2004: This barrow is very subtle. We missed it entirely on our walk to Gallows Hill, only spotting it on the way back.

Taken 8th April 2004: The northern side of the large round barrow that stands within the defenses of the hillfort, viewed from the south west. This is a popular place for remote controlled glider enthusiasts.

Taken 8th April 2004: On the horizon, the larger of the two bowl barrows south of Beacon Hill, viewed from the ridge to the east of the Hillfort.

Taken 8th April 2004: Looking south across the smaller of the two barrows to the south of Beacon Hill. My GPS is the yellow blob, placed centrally on the barrow to give an indication of scale.

Taken 8th April 2004: The larger barrow of the two to the south of Beacon Hill, with Louise on the summit and William running up it.

Taken 28th March 2004: Gaer Llwyd viewed from the south, plus a horse.

Taken 28th March 2004: The tomb viewed from the south west (the road is behind the hedge).

Taken 28th March 2004: Gaer Llwyd viewed from the north west (I think) complete with horses. William was scared/fascinated by them.

Taken 28th March 2004: Looking south east down the A4136. Our (borrowed) car is parked on the hard shoulder.

Taken 28th March 2004: The stone from the south east.

Taken 28th March 2004: The woodland immediately to the north of the Long Stone has recently been felled, opening up a view of the stone that hasn’t been accessible for a long time.

Taken 28th March 2004: The leaning stone, with Lou (5ft 6”) clinging to it for purposes of scale only.

Taken 28th March 2004: The three stones from a slightly unusual angle.

Taken 23rd March 2004: The strange circle know as the ‘Dragon’s Teeth’ or Circle E.

The shot is taken looking approximately north west. To the right of the shot is a stone row that terminates at the circle.

Taken 23rd March 2004: No fancy software used here, I crafted this panorama with my bare hands.

In the foreground is Cairn 10 with Circle G behind it, and Circle F to the right of it. The shot is taken looking approximately north.

Taken 23rd March 2004: This is Circle B, one of the pair of circles nearest the car park (visible in the distance).

The shot is taken looking approximately south east. Circle A is visible behind Circle B. The tall stones between the two circles are one of four stone rows that leads up to the circles. In the foreground of the shot is part of another stone row (the one that leads up to Cairn 2).

Taken 23rd March 2004: This is Circle A, the first circle that you come across approaching from the car park.

The shot is taken looking approximately north west. Circle B is visible as a jumble of stones behind Circle A, to the right of the shot. The tall stones are part of a stone row that approaches the pair of stones circles (there are four stone rows culminating at this pair).

The chamber at Ballakelly viewed from (approximately) the north west.

Photo taken in 1985 by Clive Ruggles, and reproduced (with permission) from his on-line image collection:

le.ac.uk/archaeology/rug/image_collection/

The chamber at Ballakelly viewed from (approximately) the north west.

Photo taken in 1985 by Clive Ruggles, and reproduced (with permission) from his on-line image collection:

le.ac.uk/archaeology/rug/image_collection/

Taken July 1995: Calanais viewed from the east, like teeth on the horizon.

Taken 23rd March 2004: The court and tomb entrance viewed from the south.

Taken 23rd March 2004: From inside the chamber, looking out into the court (north west).

Taken 23rd March 2004: The tomb viewed from the north west with Lough Mallon behind it (or should I say in front of it?).

Taken 23rd March 2004: An illustration of what Creggandevesky Court Tomb may have once looked like (assuming that the ancients were masters of Yogic flying). Copied from the sorry looking information board by the tomb and then ‘enhanced’.

Taken 22nd March 2004: The tomb from a healthy distance (avoiding the stares you get when you get up close to the fence). I’m assured that the window above the tomb is the museum cafe.

Taken 22nd March 2004: OK, so not my finest hour. This is as close as I could get to a side-on view of the tomb, hindered only by a six foot wire fence (not Guinness!).

Taken 22nd March 2004: Poking the camera through the wire fence, this is the best shot I managed to get of Ballin Tagart.

Taken 22nd March 2004: This is the stone viewed from the north eastern bank of the Giant’s Ring.

Taken 22nd March 2004: The interior of the henge along with tomb (that’s thrown in for free) viewed from the top of the henge bank. I think this shot is taken looking south east (but I’m really just guessing). The gap in the henge bank is the main entrance, with the carpark behind it. This is prime dog walking territory!

Taken 22nd March 2004: A close-up of the capstone resting on an orthostat, with the henge in the background.

Taken 22nd March 2004: The tomb looking in a direction that I think is east, but without Multimap I’m really struggling.