Andy Burnham's Blog, page 144

Bremenium Roman tumulus

...and now for something completely different! A lovely complete marble base of a Roman tumulus, probably unique in Britain,. Just south of Dere Street and east of Brigantium in Northumberland, on the brow of a hill overlooking the A68. There were originally three Roman circular and square/rectangular mausolea, just to the south of Dere Street, together with up to 75 individual grave mounds placed in three different area either side of the Roman Road.

Broxy Kennels

A petition for a local referendum to prevent the destruction of this recently discovered hillfort north of Perth from new bridge over the River Tay. Details on our page
. The site of this fort is revealed by cropmarks on the crest of a sinuous ridge of glacial gravels and sands overlooking the A9 carriageway at the apex of the first major westward meander in the River Tay N of Perth. Roughly oval on plan, with a hollow forming a shallow re-entrant in the N flank of the ridge distorting the shape a little on this side, the interior measures about 95m from ENE to WSW by 50m transversely (0.3ha) within a multivallate defence which is most clearly defined to either side of the entrance on the NE, where no fewer than four ditches are visible. The third of these ditches appears to be an enhancement of the defences adjacent to the entrance, petering out into the re-entrant on the N, but traces of the other three ditches extend along this side, and the two inner ones certainly complete the circuit around the SW and SE.

King of Frymburk

A distinctive piece of granite with a relief depicting a crowned head and hands raised up. This nice monument was found in the local pond in the village of Frymburk, Bohemia. Most probably it has origin in the early medieval stronghold located in the middle of the village. Only ruins remain these days.

Tongue How Cairn

Ring cairn and settlements on this fell in Cumbria, there's lots to see, a fantastic area full of interest.

Arbury Camp

Arbury Camp (or Banks) in Northamptonshire explored, with lots of photos, video and panoramas - linked from the bottom of the page - try them. The Arbury Banks site at Chipping Warden is quite distinct among Northamptonshire hillforts.
Arbury Banks stands on the flat summit of a low rounded hill. The river Cherwell flows around the south
and east of the hill on which the so-called hillfort stands, but is a mere country stream at this point and
offers no serious defensive protection. The relatively low-lying site, added to the lack of riverine or other
natural defences, combine to suggest that Arbury Banks probably did not serve a primarily
defensive/protective function. The site can now be seen from the A361 road.

Holmegaard Rundhøj

A 5.5 m high burial mound on the Danish island of Bornholm

Tel Dor

This ancient Phoenician port city is located on a mound on the Carmel coast in what is now Israel, and was one of the greatest cities along the northern shore. Dor is listed in the Bible as one of the cities that joined the northern coalition of Canaanite kings against the invading Israelites in the 13th century BC (Joshua 11 1-2)

Caves of Kilhern

This chambered long cairn has been much robbed and disturbed according to Canmore. There are four chambers, two axial and two lateral, each opening on to different sides of the cairn.

Barsalloch

An impressively located promontory fort on top of the cliffs overlooking Luce Bay and the Irish Sea. Parking is available at the foot of the cliff on the A747 and a climb up the steep steps is rewarded by a decent fort with well preserved ramparts.

Sudbrook Camp

The remains of iron age fortifications on the banks of the Severn estuary at Sudbrook, beside the railway tunnel pumping station and the landfall of the M4 Severn Crossing on the Welsh side. Lovely looking out to sea when the tide is in, not so lovely looking inland with the houses built so near.