Earthwatcher's photos with the keyword: archaeology

View of the south side of the broch An Dùn at Clachtoll. The litter of stones and boulders all around are clearly the debris from the former higher parts of the the tower.

View of the south side of the broch An Dùn at Clachtoll. The litter of stones and boulders all around are clearly the debris from the former higher parts of the the tower.

The broch An Dùn at Clachtoll. View of the north side with the entrance visible in the centre. The litter of stones and boulders all around are clearly the debris from the former higher parts of the the tower.

The broch An Dùn at Clachtoll. View of the north side with the entrance visible just above centre. The litter of stones and boulders all around are clearly the debris from the former higher parts of the the tower.

The broch An Dùn at Clachtoll. View of the north side with the entrance visible just above centre. The litter of stones and boulders all around are clearly the debris from the former higher parts of the the tower.

The Burbage Valley and Burbage Edge viewed from Higger Tor. The site of a medieval bloomery (iron smelter) is located in the middle of the photo. There has been extensive tree-felling here in the last couple of years, as can be seen in this and similar views. Here is the same plantation (from a different viewpoint) in 2007.

This 'fence' is made from rough-hewn slabs of Ashover Grit (Namurian), and divides the fields from the ancient stone-slabbed track, just SW of Ashover, Derbyshire.

Originally uploaded for the Guesswhere UK Group. This is Pont Spwdwr, 'Spudder's Bridge', possibly even the bridge of 'Rees Powdwr' in early accounts. It crosses the river Gwendraeth Fawr between Kidwelly and Trimsaran in Carmarthenshire. The old bridge shown in the foreground dates back to the at least the 15th century; I'm not sure if the exact date of construction is known. The new bridge behind carries the B4308 road and dates from the 20th century. Taken with a Zenit 'E'; scanned from a Kodachrome 64 transparency.

Originally uploaded for the Guesswhere UK group. As well as the location, GWUK bonus points were available for - the name of the hill - the identity of the feature behind me - the identity of the mound This is a view westwards from the Burbage valley. The distant hill on the centre skyline is Higger Tor, comprised of Rivelin (Chatsworth) Grit. On the extreme left skyline is the northern slope of the Carl Wark hill fort. Behind me is Burbage Edge, a popular spot for walkers and climbers. The low mound in the foreground is believed to be a slag heap from a medieval bloomery (iron-smelting site). More details about this and other archaeological features in this area can be found in this report: www.moorsforthefuture.org.uk/mftf/downloads/publications/... v6_27-07.pdf The small dark object on the mound is a piece of slag. This was found in the surrounding bracken and placed on the mound by me for the purposes of the photo. It can be seen in more detail here:

Originally posted for the Guesswhere UK group. This trough carved out of a single gritstone boulder is just outside the perimeter rampart of Carl Wark at Burbage, in the Peak District National Park, near Sheffield. Carl Wark is a spectacular, though somewhat enigmatic, hill fort - probably Iron-age, but with some later Roman usage. The stone trough is even more enigmatic. No-one really knows what it is, or its exact age. Some would like to think it is an Iron-age bath, but it is more likely to be more recent, possibly a horse trough in use during the time of millstone manufacture, of which there is much evidence around and about. See where this picture was taken. [?]

The south side of the Carl Wark hill fort is a natural escarpment edge of the Chatsworth/Rivelin Grit, which has been enhanced by strategic placement of gritstone boulders to form low walls and ramparts.

Another view of the gritstone trough just outside the rampart and south entrance to Carl Wark hill fort. Who made it? How old is it? What was it used for? No-one really knows for sure. Higger Tor is on the skyline to the right of centre.

The west rampart of the Carl Wark hill fort is comprised of an earth and rubble embankment, faced with gritstone boulders.

Originally posted for the Guesswhere UK group. This is the boulder at Copt Howe in Great Langdale, just west of Chapel Stile. At its base are what are thought to be Neolithic rock carvings, possibly depicting the location of the Langdale Axe 'factory' on Pike o' Stickle.