Welcome to When on Google Earth 49 , or how to waste your life on the Internet, hosted by Theoretical Structural Archaeology, this one is for the fans; good luck.
Since nobody got it after the first clue, and following in the footsteps of my esteemed predecessor Alun, I am going to give you a wider view. Come on, think laterally.
The Rules of When on Google Earth are as follows:
Q: What is When on Google Earth?
A: It’s a game for archaeologists, or anybody else willing to have a go!
A: The winner gets bragging rights and the chance to host the next When on Google Earth on his/her own blog!
Q: What is When on Google Earth?
A: It’s a game for archaeologists, or anybody else willing to have a go!
Q: How do you play it?
A: Simple, you try to identify the site in the picture.
A: Simple, you try to identify the site in the picture.
Q: Who wins?
A: The first person to correctly identify the site, including its major period of occupation, wins the game.
Q: What does the winner get?A: The first person to correctly identify the site, including its major period of occupation, wins the game.
A: The winner gets bragging rights and the chance to host the next When on Google Earth on his/her own blog!
Previous Winners
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Host:
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Victor:
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Site:
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Period:
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1
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Chuck Jones
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Takht-i Jamshid / Persepolis terrace, Iran
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Achaemenid period
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2
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PDD
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Church of Saint Simeon at Qalat Siman, Syria
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5th-6th c. CE
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2.1
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Paul Zimmerman
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Qal’at al-Bahrain
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16th c. CE
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3
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Heather Baker
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Baraqish (Yathill), Yemen
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Minaean
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4
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Jason Ur
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Mohenjo Daro, Pakistan
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ca. 2600-1900 BCE
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5
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Dan Diffendale
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Monte Albán, Oaxaca, Mexico
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1st-5th centuries CE
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6
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Claire of Geevor Mine
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Segontium, Caernarfon, Wales
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77ish to about 390 CE
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7
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Ivan Cangemi
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Carn Euny, UK
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ca. 500 BCE-100 CE
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8
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Southie Sham
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Monks Mound (Cahokia), IL, USA
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fl. 1050-1200
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9
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Dan Diffendale
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Gergovia, France
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fl. 1st c. BCE
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10
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Dorothy King
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Kastro Larissa/Argos, Greece
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ca. 1100 CE
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11
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Daniel Pett
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Utica, Tunisia
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8th century BCE–until 2nd Century CE
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12
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Neil Silberman
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Caesarea Maritima, Israel
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1st century CE–Present
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13
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Chuck Jones
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Graceland, Memphis, TN, USA
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1939 CE–Present
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14
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Aphaia
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Bam Citadel, Iran
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pre-6th century BC–19th century CE
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15
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Daniel Pett
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Myrina, Lemnos, Greece
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Classical Greek–present
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16
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Paul Barford
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Dambulla Cave Temple, Sri Lanka
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1st century BCE
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17
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Scott McDonough
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Rosetta (Rashid), Egypt
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Ptolemaic, Mamluk
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18
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Lindsay Allen
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Ani, Turkey
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Medieval, 10th-14th centuries CE
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19
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Heather in Vienna
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South Shields, England, UK
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Roman Imperial
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20
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Scott McDonough
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Suomenlinna/Sveaborg fortress, Helsinki, Finland
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1748-present
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21
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Chuck Jones
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Derbent, Republic of Dagestan
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Sasanian-present
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22
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Paul Barford
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Amphitheatre of Aquincum (Budapest), Hungary
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Roman
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23
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Geoff Carter
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The Cursus, (Stonehenge) Wiltshire
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Neolithic
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24
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Ferhan Sakal
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The Heuneburg, South Germany
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Iron Age
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25
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Lindsay Allen
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Sura, Syria
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Roman
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26
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Andrea Kay
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Bannerman Castle, Hudson River, US
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C20th
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27
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David Powell
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Taposiris Magna, Alexandria, Egypt
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C1st bce
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28
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Billy
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Ross Abbey, Galway, Ireland
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Medieval
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29
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Geoff Carter
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Great Zimbabwe, Africa
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C11th – 14th ce
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30
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Heather
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Elsdon Castle, England
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C11th – 12th ce
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31
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Geoff Carter
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Volubilis, Morocco
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Roman
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32
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Paul Barford
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Su Nuraxi, Barumini, Sardinia
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C15th – 6th bce
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33
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Ferhan Sakal
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Arkona, Germany
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Medieval
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34
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Heather
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Arslantepe, Turkey
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Chalcolithic – Byzantine
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35
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Ferhan Sakal
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Mahabodhi Temple Complex, India
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3rd century B.C. – 6th CE
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36
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Billy
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Borobudur, Buddhist shrine, Indonesia
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9th century B.C. – 6th CE
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37
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Ferhan Sakal
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Browns Island, New Zealand
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c. 13th century – 1820
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38
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Andrea Kay
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Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn, Oman
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3rd millennium B.C.
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39
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Matt B.
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Serabit el-Khadim, Egypt
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2nd millennium B.C.
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40
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Andrea Kay
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Valsgärde grave field, Sweden
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Swedish Vendel /Iron Age
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41
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Lindsay Allen
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Siwa oasis, Egypt
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fourth century B.C. -Roman
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42
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David Gill
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Castle of Pont Steffan, Wales, UK
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Medieval
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43
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Nigel
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Hay Castle, Wales, UK
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12th century
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44
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Heather
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Olympos, Turkey
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Hellenistic – Roman
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45
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Ferhan Sakal
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Carnuntum, Austria
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Roman
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46
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Troels Myrup
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Knossos, Greece
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Bronze Age
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47
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Alun Salt
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Aggersborg
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Viking
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48 | Alun Salt | Geoff Carter | Marsala, Sicillia. | Punic/Roman |
49 | Matt B | Springfield Lyons, UK | LBA (/Saxon) | |
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It's bedtime in sunny,(!!)England so you can have another clue, don't stay up all night.
ReplyDeleteIt's the late Bronze Age enclosure at Springfield Lyons near Chelmsford in Essex.
ReplyDeleteWell done Matt
ReplyDeleteIt is the Springfield Lyons LBA enclosure, (as featured in my previous post!), I was going to give the clue: “Where Homer gets his cakes” next.
So it's over to you . . .
Thanks Geoff.
ReplyDeleteI had scoured half of England for enclosures and hillforts before I notice you had said that this one was for the fans which meant I'd probably find the answer inside your blog.
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