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Longhole Cave (Cave / Rock Shelter) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
  
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Posted by thesweetcheat12th May 2013ce |
Harlow Temple (Iron Age Shrine) — Fieldnotes |
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Signposted as 'Roman Temple', but there was a Celtic place of worship here before the Romans. This site is a surprise in that you drive into a busy industrial area and then find yourself in a little oasis of calm. Up close it felt Roman because slabs have been laid out to show where the Roman temple was, but when you first walk towards it from a little way off, it feels older to me. To get there, drive into the Riverway industrial area until among all the factory units you see a green patch on your right. At the moment there's a very convenient place to park in front of the entrance, but otherwise, there's a public car park a couple of hundred yards further back on the left. Walk in and keep to your left (there quite a few trees and shrubs) until you see the first information board, which tells you about the Iron Age, as well as the Roman, background. Then follow the path around to your left and you come to the temple mound. Before the industrial estate was built, the site was excavated. I was a kid at the time and remember the local community being invited in to help the archaeologists with the dig, as they were under pressure to get it done before building began. |
Posted by Orifrog 12th May 2013ce |
Harlow Temple (Iron Age Shrine) — Images |
 
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Posted by Orifrog 12th May 2013ce |
Parndon Hall Mounds (Round Barrow(s)) — Fieldnotes |
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The southern barrow is easy to find. There's a heavily used footpath that passes right next to it, yet because of its proximity to the hospital, it seems to have been left alone, with just the odd beer can at the top. It looks to be in good condition, although I don't suppose the trees will do much good. To get to it, turn into Hamstel Road, park in the little multi-storey car park in Wych Elm, then cross Hamstel Road and you'll see a metalled footpath/ cycle path that leads into Princess Alexandra Hospital. Walk along it a few yards and you'll see the barrow on your left. I had a look for the other two barrows. I couldn't find them, but suspect they may be in the small wood a few hundred yards further down Hamstel Road, on the right. It was mid-May and very overgrown, so I couldn't really explore (nice bluebells, though). |
Posted by Orifrog 12th May 2013ce |
Parndon Hall Mounds (Round Barrow(s)) — Images |
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Posted by Orifrog 12th May 2013ce |
Sheep Hill (Hillfort) — Fieldnotes |
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http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/43388/details/sheep+hill/ Possibly a bit late period wise for inclusion here , but the site was close to some major cup and ring markings which were removed in connection with the quarry in the pic . The same fate looks likely for the hillfort . |
Posted by tiompan12th May 2013ce |
Sheep Hill (Hillfort) — Images |
    
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Posted by tiompan 12th May 2013ce |
Horse Cliff Fort — Images |
   
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Posted by thesweetcheat 12th May 2013ce |
Paviland (Cliff Fort) — Images |
     
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Posted by thesweetcheat 12th May 2013ce |
Horse Cliff Fort — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 26 April 2013 A short cliff-top stroll from Paviland fort, Horse Cliff is a simpler construction than its neighbour and has suffered more in the couple of millennia since its construction. A single, curving line of defence cuts off the windswept headland. Several quarry pits have been dug up against the northern section of the rampart. The views off the cliffs that form the western and southern bounds of the site are impressive and dizzying, especially down to the water-filled channel separating this headland from The Knave, coincidentally the next of the chain of multiple forts that top the cliffs between Port Eynon and Rhossili. Worm's Head can also be seen from here, the western tip of the Gower peninsula. Beyond, the Pembrokeshire coast is dimly visible. In all honesty, it feels less impressive that its neighbours, lacking the romance that the "Paviland" name conjures. Still well worth a visit though, especially on such a lovely day. |
Posted by thesweetcheat 12th May 2013ce |
Paviland (Cliff Fort) — Fieldnotes |
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Visited 26 April 2013 After reluctantly leaving Goat's Hole cave, we make our way back up the gulley of Foxhole Slade. Passing the sheer cliffs that mark the southern extent of the promontory fort far above us, G/F points to the only slightly less steep grassy slopes to our left and says "we could climb up there". Fresh from the revelation of her enthusiasm for the inaccessible upper chamber of the cave, she's obviously feeling adventurous, so climb it we do. This brings us out beside the inner rampart of the fort, with a dizzying view back down to Foxhole Slade behind us. We flop down on the grass of the flat interior to get our breath back. This is actually my second visit to this fine little fort, as I came a little more than a year earlier on a coast walk with some friends. That was a rather flying visit, so today I'm keen to stay a while longer. It is very windy up here, luckily blowing inland over the cliff edge and unlikely to hurl us broken to our deaths far below. The cave that we recently left is invisible in the cliff face below us, although we can see the "tongue" of rock that allowed us to scramble up to it, the far end now starting to disappear beneath the waves. The seaward aspect of the fort is pretty formidable, even if the tide is out only a lunatic would make any Guns of Navarone style approach to the defences from down there. There are two certain lines of defences, one of which is further protected by an apparently rock-cut ditch. There may be a possible two further lines, although these appear more to be slight augmentations of the tilted planes of rock that form the headland and, indeed, the Gower's entire southwestern coast line. We sit for a while at the exposed and windswept tip of the fort, above the "Yellow Top" that provides the alternative name. Exmoor can be seen hazily across the Bristol Channel, forming the far edge of the pre-Ice Age plain that once stretched sway from these cliffs. It's a great spot, worth the longer visit this time round. We head off to meet the neighbours at Horse Cliff. |
Posted by thesweetcheat 12th May 2013ce |
West Town (Ring Cairn) — Links |
RCAHMSNo mention of the sink. |
Posted by drewbhoy10th May 2013ce |
West Town (Ring Cairn) — Fieldnotes |
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From the wonderful Tordarroch circle keep heading west on the minor road then take the road south west. Go past Loch a' Chlachain and the beautiful Loch Duntelchaig taking the track south westish after Midtown. West Town, the farm, is at the end of the bumpy track, the chamber cairn being thru several gates on a track just to the north of the farm. Plenty of gates and plenty of chickens, ducks and other farm type things. The cairn (possibly clava type) remains at over 20 meters in width and stands at almost 2 meters in height. Four stones remain standing whilst several kerbs remain in place. Sadly field clearence and a 'sink' have also been dumped here. Still the cairn had fantastic views over Loch Duntelchaig and the surrounding mountains. Spring was becoming evident and the sun shone. Visited 3/4/2013. |
Posted by drewbhoy 10th May 2013ce |
The Twelve Apostles of Hollywood (Stone Circle) — Images |
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Posted by ruskus 10th May 2013ce |
Duloe Stone Circle — Images |
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Posted by ruskus 10th May 2013ce |
Pepper Hill (Round Barrow(s)) — Images |
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Posted by ruskus 10th May 2013ce |
Kenwalch's Castle (Hillfort) — Images |
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Posted by ginger tt10th May 2013ce |
Kenwalch's Castle (Hillfort) — Links |
Pastscape link for Kenwalch's Castle |
Posted by ginger tt 10th May 2013ce |
Duns Law (Hillfort) — News |
Duns Law finally gives up its Beaker burial ground.Human remains and seven earthen vessels dating back to the Bronze Age Beaker settlers were uncovered by Scottish Water at Duns Law. More info : http://www.berwickshirenews.co.uk/news/local-headlines/duns-law-finally-gives-up-its-beaker-burial-ground-1-2923376 |
Posted by drewbhoy 10th May 2013ce |
Wales (Country) — Links |
Royal Commission ebooksOur entire back catalogue is available through our bookshop.All out of print titles are now available as eBooks via Google Play with inventories published before 1965 being free of charge.http://www.rcahmw.gov.uk/HI/ENG/Publications/Bookshop/Inventories/ |
Posted by thesweetcheat 9th May 2013ce |
Paviland Cave (Cave / Rock Shelter) — Images |
           
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Posted by thesweetcheat 9th May 2013ce |
Oldbury Rock Shelters (Cave / Rock Shelter) — Fieldnotes |
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After studying all the previous posts I decided to attempt to locate these two sites. On Tuesday this week we made the climb from the car park using the recommmended route but losing our bearings we had to give up the search. On checking other sites and using my car Tomtom in longtitude/ latitude mode we set out again. I realise I made an elementary mistake which was mentioned and went on the wrong path. We found both sites quite easily and on the rock dwelling on the path from Oldbury Lane my sat nav was out by only 50 yards which I found amazing. Well worth the climb but I have to say I did not feel any atmosphere at the dwellings but other obviously have because of the evidence left behind. David |
Posted by deepeedee 9th May 2013ce |
Cairnwell Ring Cairn (Stone Circle) — Images |
 
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Posted by LesHamilton9th May 2013ce |
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