Howden
14 ft high and angled at 60 degrees, the biggest of Harold’s stones is awe inspiring.
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Burial chamber, with Criccieth Castle in the background.
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Perched on top of a hillside on the northern tip of Cannock Chase.
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The line of trees mark the outside of the ditch. All trees inside the earthworks have now been felled.
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At its widest point, Castle Ring is 260 metres across.
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When we visited Arthur’s Stone, a couple of guys who had been camping there pointed out the appearance of Robert Redford on an English Heritage information board. Is this a one off, or has the great Hollywood actor graced other info-boards of Britain’s prehistory?
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Castle Cliff Rocks, just down the path from the northern entrance. An excellent place to hang out in the sunshine, and to get all your climbings and clamberings out of your system so that you can have an ‘erosion free’ visit to Lud’s Church.
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High cathedral walls give some idea of the depth of the chasm.
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Looking down into the Southern entrance. This just opens up before you as you walk along the footpath in Back Forest Wood.
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