pure joy

Trippet Stones – grooved stone – 4th October 2003.

The King Stone (The Rollright Stones) – I’ve only added one pic, to show how it looks in black and white and from the other side (most people seem to have photographed it from the opposite side) – 25.10.2003

Trippet Stones – from the south side, with the arc of four eastern stones in the background – 4th October 2003

Trippet Stones – from the south east, deliberately obscuring the centre ‘stone’ – 4th October 2003

Ok, so it’s not at all clear exactly what is what, but this long shot taken from the ferry towards Giant’s Castle Cliff castle is the best I could do… – St.Mary’s, Isles of Scilly – N. B. the 4 blobs of light are the lights at the end of St.Mary’s airstrip – 3rd October 2003

Bant’s Carn – St.Mary’s, Isles of Scilly – from above, looking out over the islands (maybe Samson, Bryher and Tresco – can’t remember now) – 3rd October 2003

Bant’s Carn – St.Mary’s, Isles of Scilly – from inside, looking out of the entrance – 3rd October 2003

Halangy Down Settlement – St.Mary’s, Isles of Scilly – storage alcove (?) in the courtyard house – 3rd October 2003

Halangy Down Settlement – St.Mary’s, Isles of Scilly – looking at the best preserved Courtyard house. Bant’s Carn can be just seen on the horizon (top right) – 3rd October 2003

Harry’s Walls Menhir – St.Mary’s, Isles of Scilly – 3rd October 2003 – Managing to avoid getting the daymark in the picture by looking south

The very feminine ‘twin peaks’ of Samson seem to be mysteriously floating on the water in this picture, taken from the ferry as it approaches Hugh Town on St.Mary’s – 3rd October 2003

The second Buzza Hill Entrance Grave – St.Mary’s, Isles of Scilly – 3rd October 2003 – The mound and kerb where King Edward’s Tower now stands.

The second Buzza Hill Entrance Grave – St.Mary’s, Isles of Scilly – 3rd October 2003 – Close up of the kerb that remains around the mound where King Edward’s Tower now stands.

Buzza Hill Entrance Grave taken from a bit further back, by a nearby stone that may (or may not) been part of the grave – St.Mary’s, Isles of Scilly – 3rd October 2003 – With Hugh Town in background, and Samson beyond (to the right).

The Trippet Stones on a lovely sunny day, with the moor still very dry and red – 4th October 2003

Buzza Hill Entrance Grave – St.Mary’s, Isles of Scilly – 3rd October 2003 – With Hugh Town in background, and the sexy Samson twin peaks in the background right

Oldbury Rock Shelters – 25.8.2003 – the southern shelter – apologies for the light of the pic – it was getting dark and under the trees and I didn’t have my faster lens so this was the best I could do

Oldbury Hill Fort – 25.8.2003 – the rampart /ditch on the west side

St George’s Hill Fort – 7.8.2003 – the rampart / ditch

Pipers Green Stud Bowl Barrow – 7.8.2003 – Also not easy to photograph! This is the small ditch around the barrow

Bee Garden Earthwork (East) – 7.8.2003 – Not easy to photograph!

Blackbury Castle / Camp – 27.9.2003 – the large and heavily vegetated bank and ditch on the east side, near the entrance.

Blackbury Castle / Camp – 27.9.2003 – Some of the slightly complex defences on the south side of the hill fort

Penhale Point Cliff Castle – 28th September 2003 – The Northern defences of the Cliff castle, looking north west down to the sea.

Kelsey Barrows – 28th September 2003 – looking South to the second barrow (on the SW of Kelsey Head), across to Penhale Point

Kelsey Head Cliff Castle – 28th September 2003- ramparts on the south side, looking across at the west side where the sheep are.

Cubert Common Round Barrow – 28th September 2003 – from the south – you can just see the sea in the background left

Cubert Round Settlement – 28th September 2003 – from south side, looking north – lots of trees all over it

St.Agnes Beacon – 2nd October 2003 – most southerly cairn, looking across to the other cairns

St.Agnes Beacon – 2nd October 2003 – looking south from the slopes of the beacon; left = Beacon top and trig pillar / right (far background) = carn brea.

St.Piran’s Round – 2nd October 2003 – from the entrance nearest the stile across the north half of the earthwork.

St.Piran’s Round – 2nd October 2003 – from the large ladle shaped depression in the earth, across towards the entrance nearest the stile.

Prospidnick Menhir – 1st October 2003

Halligye Fogou – 1st October 2003 – the entrance (outside) and the enclosure it’s in

The Tolvan – 1st October 2003 – looking from behind the stone out towards the countryside

Carn Brea – 1st October 2003 – from near the bottom of the hill, up to the castle area and Neolithic ramparts

Carn Brae – 1st October 2003 – Looking at the south side of the hill, back to the castle – I think this is the mythical sacrificial rock to the right. And St.Agnes Beacon is in the far background on the left

‘Four Burrows’ Barrow cemetery – 30th September 2003 – barrows 3 & 4 – looking north from the hedge at the side of the lane

‘Four Burrows’ Barrow cemetery – 30th September 2003 – barrows 3 & 4 – looking east towards the wind farm

Ballowall Barrow – 29th September 2003 – alcove/pit on the east side – old chimney in background

Ballowall Barrow – 29th September 2003 – looking through the central chamber, out towards Longships lighthouse off Land’s End (probably not visible on the pic)

Carn Euny Settlement – 29th September 2003 – from bottom of the settlement (i.e. south) looking north across the whole settlement

Carn Euny Fogou & Settlement – 29th September 2003 – looking at the top of the creep and over most of the settlement

Carn Euny Fogou – 29th September 2003 – north entrance of fogou

Pentire Point East Barrows – 28th September 2003 – Headland barrow – looking sw from the headland, across the barrow

Pentire Point East Barrows – 28th September 2003 – pitch and putt barrow – looking north with Trevose Headland Lighthouse in far background left

Bushy Park Barrow – 26.5.2003 – the white stuff is not snow on the late May Bank Holiday – it’s from the nearby tree (willow?) creating a marvellous carpet of cotton like fibre. The low mound ahead is what remains of the barrow.

Bushy Park Barrow – 26.5.2003 – The low mound ahead, is what remains of the barrow; sneeze and you might miss it.

Frensham Common Barrows – Barrow 1, looking towards the lovely Frensham Great Pond.