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Cardrona Mains (Fieldnotes by CARL)

Visited 25.7.17 Directions: Immediately south of the A72 - signposted Cardrona.Read More

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Innerleithen Parish Church (Fieldnotes by CARL)

Failed visit 25.7.17 How many churches can one (relatively) small place have? Clearly one too many for me as I failed to find the right church!Read More

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Prudhoe Castle (Fieldnotes by CARL)

Visited 29.7.17 This is what I call a 'win - win', the chance to visit a new English Heritage site and see an 'old stone' at the same time!Read More

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The King's Stone (Miscellaneous by CARL)

Drive by 28.7.17 The stone can be easily seen when driving past along the A697. It certainly looks 'old'. A reused prehistoric standing stone? If it is it doesn't appear to have been 'tarted up'....

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Kemp Howe (Fieldnotes by CARL)

Visited 30.7.17 Directions: A short distance east of Sledmere, next to the B1253.Read More

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Duggleby Howe (Fieldnotes by CARL)

Visited 30.7.17 This impressive barrow stands next to the village of the same name. Despite its size we somehow managed to drive past it on first approach!Read More

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Dunstanburgh Castle (Fieldnotes by CARL)

Visited 28.7.17 To be honest the real reason I visited the site was in order to knock another English Heritage site off the list. From the castle sweeping views along the coast are to be had and it...

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Scarborough Castle (Fieldnotes by CARL)

Visited 31.7.17 I guess a Summer holiday rainy day out in Scarborough is as close to being typically British as it is possible to get? Even down to the two smiling ladies enjoying their ice creams...

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Maelmin Henge Reconstruction (Fieldnotes by CARL)

Visited 26.7.17 Directions: Signposted from the village of Milfield, on the A697. There is a free carpark immediately adjacent to the site. Access is via a gate or the site can be viewed via a raised...

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Rudston Monolith (Fieldnotes by CARL)

Visited 1.8.17 Looking at my previous fieldnote I am back here exactly 2 years later - I had no idea!Read More

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Sands Wood (Miscellaneous by CARL)

Drive by 30.7.17 I didn't have time for a proper visit so was hoping to spot the barrow via a 'drive by'. Unfortunately the wood is quite dense with plenty of vegetation so I failed to spot it. Nice...

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Collinswood Farm (Fieldnotes by CARL)

Visited 30.7.17 Directions: East of Sledmere on the B1253Read More

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Westow (Fieldnotes by CARL)

Visited 30.7.17 Directions: Along a minor road, east of Kirkham Priory (EH site). OS map required.Read More

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Low Common (Miscellaneous by CARL)

Drive by 31.7.17 Drirections: On the northern side of the A170, west of Pickering.Read More

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Pockley Gates (Miscellaneous by CARL)

Drive by Directions: A short distance east of Hensley along the A170Read More

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Skipsea Castle (Fieldnotes by CARL)

Visited 5.8.17 Directions: In the village of Skipsea. Signposted as it is an English Heritage site. You can park near the field gate which gives access to the site. You walk across a field and then...

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Woodhouse (Miscellaneous by CARL)

Drive by 29.7.17 Directions: On the western side of the A68, north of West Woodbury.Read More

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Kitty Hill (Miscellaneous by CARL)

Drive by Directions: A short distance east of Stamford Bridge along the A166.Read More

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Garrowby Hill Top and Garrowby Wold (Miscellaneous by CARL)

The other nearby barrows are Cot Nab Farm SE813567 and South Wold Farm SE821570. None of which I could see during a 'drive by' due to the hedge and the fields being in crop (wheat)

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Coed-y-Caerau (Fieldnotes by CARL)

Visited 17.2.18 This month's YAC meeting involved trying to locate several 17th C boundery stones. The event was run by Mark Lewis (who works for the National Museum of Wales) who gave us a running...

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