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Heritage Open Days - Free entry 8-11 September 2011Heritage Open Days celebrates England's fantastic architecture and culture by offering free access to properties that are usually closed to the public or normally charge for admission... continues... |
Posted by Chance9th September 2011ce |
What caused Britain's Bronze Age 'recession'?http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12989605 A large gap in pre-history could signal that Britain underwent an economic downturn over 2,500 years ago... continues... |
Posted by Chris Collyer7th April 2011ce |
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National Hands on History week As part of the national "Hands on History" week, run in conjunction with the BBC, various events will be taking place thoughout the country. For a list of events in your area, see the BBC web site and click on the map for your region. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhistory/ |
Posted by Chance 13th February 2011ce |
British ancient forests were patchyFrom PlanetEarth online What were Britain's primordial forests like before humans started tampering with the environment? The latest clues from a study of fossil beetles suggest that the ancient forest was patchy and varied in density across Britain... continues... |
Posted by baza30th November 2009ce Edited 30th November 2009ce |
Ordnance Survey maps to be made free for use onlineUK government announces that it intends to make Ordnance Survey maps free for use online by any organisation – including commercial ones – at resolutions more detailed than commercial 1:25,000 Landranger maps from April next year... continues... |
Posted by Chance 19th November 2009ce |
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Local Myths and Legends: UK Section New and user defined folklore postings for the United Kingdom http://www.localmythsandlegends.com/united-kingdom/ This is a unique resource for all things odd, mystical, unexplained and peculiar. From local tales of giants to driver-terrorizing phantom hands, the website allows users to add their own local legends with the interactive maps. Check out the Scratching Fanny of Cock Lane The story of the Cock Lane ghost attracted mass public attention in eighteenth-century England before being exposed as a hoax. http://www.localmythsandlegends.com/uk/scratching-fanny-of-cock-lane/ |
Posted by Chance 4th March 2011ce |
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Old newspapers go on-lineAll over the press today, the official launch of the British Library Newspaper website. May be of use to TMAers... a search for Stonehenge found 450 articles to read. |
Posted by Mr Hamhead30th November 2011ce Edited 30th November 2011ce |
The coins of the ancient BritonsVictorian guidebook to coins of various ancient British tribes By Sir John Evans from 1864 - A nighthawkers delight Download the complete book in PDF via Google books |
Posted by Chance 25th July 2010ce |
Mythology and rites of the British DruidsMythology and rites of the British Druids as certained by national documents and compared with the general traditions and customs of heathenism, as illustrated by antiquaries of our age. With an appendix, containing ancient poems and extracts, with some remarks on ancient British coins. by Davies, Edward Published in 1809, Printed for J Booth (London) Download the complete book in pdf format |
Posted by Chance 25th March 2010ce |
Ancient man in BritainAncient man in Britain. by Donald Alexander Mackenzie Published in 1922, Blackie (London) Download the complete book in pdf format |
Posted by Chance 25th March 2010ce |
Life in early BritainLife in early Britain being an account of the early inhabitants of this island and the memorials which they have left behind them by Windle, Bertram Coghill Alan Sir. Published in 1897, David Nutt (London) Download the complete book in pdf format |
Posted by Chance 25th March 2010ce |
An archaeological survey of the United KingdomAn archaeological survey of the United Kingdom. by Murray, David Published in 1896, MacLehose (Glasgow) Download the complete book in pdf format |
Posted by Chance 25th March 2010ce |
The antiquities of England and WalesThe antiquities of England and Wales. by Grose, Francis Published in 1785, S. Hooper (London) Download the complete book in pdf format |
Posted by Chance 25th March 2010ce |
The ancient stone implements, weapons and ornaments, of Great Britain.The ancient stone implements, weapons and ornaments, of Great Britain. by Evans, John Sir Published in 1897, Longmans, Green, and Co. (London, Bombay) Download the complete book in pdf format |
Posted by Chance 25th March 2010ce |
Heritage KeyTaken from the "about us" section of the website:- We invite you to travel across time and place to unlock the wonders of the Ancient World. Everyone has a dream of visiting Ancient World sites and having their own adventures. Explore the Ancient World -- hidden under today's modern life, via media-rich online content and online virtually. Unlock the Wonders. Heritage Key Invites You to Discover and Share. You can start your online expeditions now. Get your keyboard and mouse ready for action! Read articles and blogs. Search the directory of ancient world sites and museums. View photos. Watch videos. Make an avatar and explore our virtual exhibitions. Please also take the opportunity to share your experiences by posting comments and adding your photos to our Flickr Group. |
Posted by The Eternal2nd March 2010ce Edited 3rd March 2010ce |
Standing Stones & Monoliths - stories from the Paranormal Database150 Recorded Paranormal events from the UK's Standing Stones & Monoliths |
Posted by Chance 25th October 2009ce |
Britain's Atlantis - Radio 4Archaeologist Francis Pryor travels from the far north of Orkney, around the North Sea coast to the Isle of Wight and the Bristol Channel, chronicling some of the most recent knowledge and discoveries of what the land around mainland Britain was like before it was submerged by the melting ice at the end of the last Ice Age. |
Posted by scubi6311th August 2009ce |
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Capesthorne Park (Round Barrow(s)) — Fieldnotes |
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This ones dedicated to TheSweetcheat and his Dad and all our Dads without whom we just wouldn't exist. Parking can be tricky, there is no good place, I parked on the first corner to the south of the barrows on the A34 next to a pond. A five minute walk up the road brings us to the woods in which is the first of today's sites. A weakness in the hedge was exploited to good effect and I was in the woods, not knowing exactly where the barrows was, only that it was quite big, I simply headed up the slight hill to its highest point thinking that is where it would be. Twas. It is a big one too, bigger than I thought Cheshire had, shows what I know, and it shows you there's still plenty to see, even in your own back yard, though my back yard is fifty miles across and today it was foggy and snowy but not too cold. It was a strange one to photograph, from the south it's just another hilltop and there's a lot of dead wood about, especially on the northern side of the barrow, and all the trees about it either get in the way or make an avenue leading straight to it, there is a big mature tree growing right out of it's center. Iv'e driven past it a few times but never spotted it from the road, Iv'e only seen its northern nieghbour. Back on to the A34 and two hundred yards up the road and I can see the pedestal topped barrow dimly through the thick helpful fog. It was helpful because these barrows are on extremely private property, Capesthorne park, in thick fog no-one can see you sneak (sorry Aliens is on). So a quick jump over a gate and a straight to it walk of five minutes is all this trespass takes. The barrow is more plowed out than it's neighbour but is still quite prominent. The two barrows would have been inter visible if not for the trees and a house and the pea soup. The pedestal on top seems to serve no purpose other than to direct the eye across the perfect lawn, past the groups of four trees to the bump, to the barrow that is now only a lawn feature. I will have to come back in the spring to get another look, especially to the wooded one. |
Posted by postman6th February 2012ce |
Capesthorne Park (Round Barrow(s)) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
        
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Posted by postman 6th February 2012ce |
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