Cuckoo Ball by pat40

Photography • Historical • posted on Jan 17, 2012

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Description

This is Known as 'Cuckoo Ball', the chamber is ruinous, with two upright portal stones and a jumble of smaller orthostats. It occupies the Northern end of a low, long mound some 23 metres long by 12 metres wide (75 ft by 39 ft). The chamber appears to have been orientated towards the East. The monument most likely dates from the Neolithic period. Dartmoor.I took this pic last Sunday, a lovely sunny day but very cold.

Comments (12)

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durleybeachbum

10:44AM | Tue, 17 January 2012

You are a hardier woman than I, Pat!

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BIPOLARTWO

11:08AM | Tue, 17 January 2012

I could not get up there by bus if one was available...Very well done. Don't you just love the autumn colour's

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Feliciti

11:38AM | Tue, 17 January 2012

made a beautiful shape !! like the soft hill too!!

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bobrgallegos

12:53PM | Tue, 17 January 2012

Very beautiful capture!!

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jayfar

1:05PM | Tue, 17 January 2012

Excellent shot Pat and the dead bracken gives it that extra bit of colour.

Wales

3:47PM | Tue, 17 January 2012

Thank you for this information (along with a beautiful image of the site). Now I have to go do some research to find out about Cuckoo Ball in Dartmoor. But thank you!

West_coaster07

8:08PM | Tue, 17 January 2012

Awesome capture it is!!!

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Isabelle711

9:21PM | Tue, 17 January 2012

Most excellent capture my friend. :)))) Love the info and I love seeing the green, green grass. :)))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))

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