펑크놀‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪19‬개의 천연기념물

전설에 따르면 악마가 포틀랜드 힐스에서 경쟁심을 느끼며 시간을 보내고 있었습니다. 그는 아래에 있는 애벗츠버리의 교회 첨탑을 발견하고 퀘이츠 게임을 하기로 결정했는데, 거대한 수톤의 바위를 고리로 사용했습니다. 그는 그 바위를 풍경을 가로질러 던졌지만, 그의 조준은 빗나갔습니다. 대신 블랙 다운 능선에 부딪혔습니다. 오늘날 지역 주민들은 그 고대 무덤을 악마의 나쁜 던지기를 표시하는 헬 스톤이라고 부릅니다.

Added to the collection: https://www.komoot.com/de-de/collection/3600632/-naturdenkmaeler-besondere-baeume-und-weitere-schaetze-der-natur

Not easy to get to, but a great burial mound! We only found the easier access on the way back.

Car park at the beach is relatively cheap. toilets are 24 hours open and clean. The shingle beach is...well, a nightmare for miles upon miles of relentless trudging.

Spectacular views! And a pat on the back for climbing.

Have come across a few of these beacons on my travels down south. They were part of a network of beacons to be lit in case of an attack from the Spaniards in the 15th century.

Hell Stone The Hell Stone long barrow was constructed around the same time as Grey Mare and her Colts. However, antiquarians in 1866 decided to reconstruct the stone chamber at the front of the long earthen mound, setting these huge stones upright with a cap on top. Although tucked away between the Hardy Monument and Abbotsbury, you can follow the route marked on our Field Guide series for the route. Long barrows are associated with the Neolithic period (6000-4500 years ago) and the South Dorset Ridgeway boasts at least 10 of them! These long earth and stone mounds would have contained a burial chamber for several burials. Three unusually long mounds also exist from this early period, known as ‘bank barrows’. These don’t appear to be to be associated with burial and may have defined the boundaries of land ownership. Discovering the South Dorset Ridgeway Hidden in the hills between Dorchester and Weymouth lies a remarkable landscape just waiting to be discovered. This is the South Dorset Ridgeway, not just an ancient trackway but a ridge of high land that has attracted people for thousands of years – a special place to celebrate life and bury their dead. Experts tell us that this ridge of land is as important as Stonehenge and Avebury for the scale of monuments and what they tell us of life in the past. But without a stone henge, this vast ceremonial landscape remains one of the UKs best kept secrets! You don’t need to be a history buff to enjoy this ‘land of bone and stone’ – it’s an intriguing mix of wildlife, geology and history all wrapped up in modern day life. The South Dorset Ridgeway Guide will show you that the South Dorset Ridgeway is a great place not just to celebrate life but to live it too. Whether you’re interested getting out and about with the kids, letting off steam, going for a hike, spotting wildlife or simply enjoying a stunning view … you’ll find plenty to do here.

In the nature reserve of Valley of Stones, you can observe a wide variety of butterflies and wildflowers in its chalk grassland, as well as all the sarsen boulders scattered throughout the southern valley, remnants from the last ice age.