Andy Burnham's Blog, page 107

Solsbury Hill

A univallate hillfort above Bath, and probably the only hillfort that has a well known song named after it. There is a good view down to the city, hence Peter Gabriel's lyric "Climbing up on Solsbury Hill, I could see the city light".

Viking Museum Haithabu

Originally opened in 1985, the Viking Museum, which lies adjacent to the site where Hedeby once stood, was overhauled in 2010 and presents the archaeological findings of over a hundred years of research. The innovative exhibition is housed in five themed rooms, in which various forms of presentation allow visitors to approach topics or items of interest in ways that are evocative and imaginative as well as factually informative.

Maloja Stone with ornaments

On the stone is a "Celtic Rose", a circular figure with weathered ornamentation and a strange figure with a bowl and 5 quarter to semicircles around the bowl, with a straight groove engraved. The find location of the stone is unknown. Today it is located east of a hiking path outside the village of Maloja. It is easy to find. With a little patience you could get there with a wheelchair on the large nature trail.

The Gurdy Stone

On Saturday 29th April Local Psycho (Jem Finer and Jimmy Cauty) held a gathering here to encode the music of their Hurdy-Gurdy song into the newly erected standing stone. "To mark the 50,000 year return of the Green Comet and release of The Hurdy-Gurdy song on Heavenly Recordings." Top pic thanks to Verdant Brewing Co.

Dolmen de La Redondie

The massive sandstone capstone of a dolmen placed on the edge of the Lower Vaure Level Crossing Way and gradually being lifted by an oak tree. It measures approximately 90cm by 2m and nearly 1m thick.

Stone of Scone

The Stone of Scone has began its ceremonial journey to London for the coronation. Recent scans have confirmed its source and found newly discovered markings on its surface, more on our page.. Also known as the Stone of Destiny, and often referred to in England as The Coronation Stone, the Stone of Scone, is an oblong block of red sandstone that has been used for centuries in the coronation of the monarchs of Scotland. It is also known as Jacob's Pillow Stone and the Tanist Stone, and as clach-na-cinneamhain in Scottish Gaelic.

Chun Castle

Sunset alignment photos from Pebbletripper, more on our page, and click his name to see more of his photos. Chûn Castle is an Iron Age hillfort on the summit of Chûn Downs, commanding extensive views north and north-west to the Atlantic Coast and south towards Mounts Bay. It is roughly circular in plan with two impressive stone walls, each with an external ditch. Within the interior are the remains of several stone walled round houses, heavily disturbed by later activity. One of these is oval in shape and may be connected with the later phase of re-occupation of the site in the post-Roman period. Traces of stony banks may be the remains of later animal pounds.

Alte Schanz Ohligs-Berg

An iron-age hillfort on the western side of the Rhine. There are also some burial mounds situated to the south of the hill plateau.

Harden Moor Ring Cairn

A lovely little banked and kerbed ring cairn on a hill with outstanding views to Baildon, Ilkley et al.

Hadrian's Wall - Milecastle 37

Milecastle 37 is one of the best preserved Milecastles along Hadrian’s Wall, immediately to the west of Housesteads Roman Fort. The milecastles were to control access through Hadrian's Wall. The remains have been partly reconstructed, and it is now in the care of English Heritage. The Milecastle has a well preserved gateway and remains of a small barrack block in the east half.