Andie

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Historic Environment Record Officer, allotmenter, gamer, outdoors and hiking

#TombTuesday Taversoe Tuick Chambered Cairn on the island of Rousay, Orkney. One of several Neolithic chambered cairns located on the southern shore of the island facing out across the Eynhallow and Wyre Sounds.

Upper tomb with ladder into lower, opening originally closed.Side chamber within tombEntry passage of lower tombExternal shot of the tomb showing grasses mound over concrete cap

Kemerton Camp, Bredon Hill, Worcs. Excavated 1930s by T Hencken revealing human remains & evidence for 'massacre', dated to 170-50 BC. Land slips have eroded earthworks with loss of an entrance and revealing further remains. RVT Prismatic processing of Environment Agency 1m DTM. #HillfortsWednesday

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Conderton Camp, Worcestershire. The smaller and less prominent of the hillforts on Bredon Hill. Excavated in the mid-20th century providing evidence for two phases of construction, storage pits and tightly packed circular stone hut footings and a watch tower. #HillfortsWednesday

Drone image of Conderton Camp showing the ditches and entrances