National Trust Walks on Google Maps: Durrington Walls

View Durrington Walls: Walk of the week in a larger map
FROM SUPPORTING ARTICLE AT THE TELEGRAPH
Mike Dando, Head Warden: “The walk starts at the largest henge monument in the country and takes you past ancient monuments such as Round Barrows and the ‘Cuckoo Stone’ where it is easy to imagine the landscape as it was [...]

New findings at Stanton Drew stone circle

FROM THISISBRISTOL.CO.UK
Ask anyone in Bristol to name an ancient stone circle, and 90 per cent of people will probably say Stonehenge. A few of the wider-read sorts might mention Avebury. But remarkably, few will say the words Stanton Drew.
While Wiltshire’s two landmark sites are known worldwide, Bristol’s own major neolithic stone circle goes largely unnoticed.
But [...]

Stone Circle Hunting in Winter

COMPLETE ARTICLE by Sarah Head AT MERCIAN MUSE
When an opportunity arose to greet the sunrise at Stonehenge, I jumped at it. Never an early riser, the winter months appeared to give ample time to welcome the light at a reasonable hour. As the date grew closer, a welcoming bed and breakfast was booked in Salisbury [...]

Earthen Long Barrows of Northern Europe: Some Considerations

Further to my post a few days ago about our experiences with Long Barrows and burials of one sort or another while making the film, below is an extract from a much more thoughtful and properly researched piece by Archaeosophia about the Long Barrows of Northern Europe. You can read the complete article here.

Monumental earthen [...]

Barrows

“The hobbits shuddered. Even in the Shire the rumour of the Barrow-wights of the Barrow-downs beyond the Forest had been heard. But it was not a tale that any hobbit liked to listen to, even by a comfortable fireside far away.” – From ‘The Lord of the Rings’; J.R.R. Tolkien
Maybe my thoughts and feelings about [...]

SHOOT DIARY – The Chestnuts

Kent, 20th September, 2006
“I wish I had one of these in my back garden” says Rupert.
A glorious day at ‘The Chestnuts‘ in Joan Bygraves garden in Kent. Thank you Joan for looking after, and being so informative about, the remains of this wonderful long barrow. Thank you also for allowing us
to film here.