Myrhøj

Submitted by Tonnox on Friday, 22 August 2025   (252 reads)

Myrhøj

Multi-periodA burial mound with a 156m long stone row leading up to it. The mound itself was built in the early Bronze Age (1,700-1,100 BC) as a monument to the burial of an important person. Close to the burial mound, a grave was also built - in the middle of the stone row - dating to the Roman Iron Age (0-500 AD). It is not a coincidence that the person was buried in the middle of the stone row, and the burial shows that the stones still had a certain significance so many years later.
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Valley of Stones quarry

Submitted by Andy B on Thursday, 21 August 2025   (24397 reads)

Valley of Stones quarry

Multi-periodA quarry for the stones used in the several megalithic sites within about 5 miles of the valley. The Valley of Stones has been a National Nature Reserve since 1999. The English Nature noticeboard on site mentions that, as well as all the stones which are haphazardly arranged due to a geological event, some of them are arranged as a circle.
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Possible prehistoric standing stone found in Past Participate brickworks excavation, more details to follow...
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Santa Verna

Submitted by enkidu41 on Thursday, 21 August 2025   (10053 reads)

Santa Verna

Neolithic and Bronze AgeThis ruined temple probably rivalled the major sites of Ggantija, Tarxien and Hagar Qim in importance. It was first excavated in 1911 when all that was found were the surviving group of 3 uprights, the tallest being over 2.1m (7ft) high, along with 3 horizontal blocks lining the eastern side of the uprights and a beaten earth floor. From this it was possible to make out a typical trefoil or 3-apse temple design.
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Petition to Protect Santa Verna Temple Landscape in Xagħra, Gozo from development
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Hopewell Mound Group

Submitted by stonetracker on Tuesday, 19 August 2025   (1429 reads)

Hopewell Mound Group

Pre-ColumbianThis site originally consisted of a square earthwork attached to an irregularly shaped two-mile long enclosure that contained 29 burial mounds, including Mound 25. The location given is the top of Mound 25 which is the rough center of the site. This mound is to my knowledge the largest known Hopewell culture burial mound still in existence anywhere, although it has been much reduced by plowing. Sadly most Hopewell sites have suffered the ravages of time and are either obliterated or diminished.
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Mané-Kerioned Dolmen

Submitted by TheCaptain on Tuesday, 19 August 2025   (11517 reads)

Mané-Kerioned Dolmen

Neolithic and Bronze AgeA collection of three passage graves, this is Mané Kerioned A. All were once contained within a large oval mound, some of which still remains despite the road cutting right through it. Two of the passages are aligned north south, with the entrances at the south, while the other is situated between these, and aligned east west with its opening to the east.
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Vikingeborgen Museum

Submitted by Boeddel on Tuesday, 19 August 2025   (347 reads)

Vikingeborgen Museum

MuseumsJust outside Køge rises the Viking Fortress of Borgring, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2023 and now revived as a museum, here you can walk in the footsteps of one of Denmark’s most iconic kings – Harald Bluetooth – and explore Denmark’s transition from Norse paganism to Christianity. In the Royal Hall, you step into one of the most pivotal moments in Danish history.
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Stripple Stones

Submitted by TheCaptain on Tuesday, 19 August 2025   (22797 reads)

Stripple Stones

Neolithic and Bronze AgeA ruined 44.8m (147-foot) diameter circle-henge - some estimates say that the circle may have once consisted of as many as 28 standing stones! In 2015 the wall that passed though the site was redirected around the outside of the henge and in 2016 seven stones were re-erected, Meaning there are now 11 upright stones some as much as 2.5m high.
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A shaded LiDAR image of the henge, we have photos on our page, below
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Pennant Melangell Cross

Submitted by Anne T on Thursday, 14 August 2025   (1681 reads)

Pennant Melangell Cross

Multi-periodThere are several interesting archaeological features in the Coflein database for this Welsh church: a preaching mound associated with the cult of St Germanus; a 14th century churchyard cross; and the church itself, originally founded in the 7th or 8th century to serve a community of nuns. The church still retains St Melangell's shrine.
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Gundsømagle Hødysse

Submitted by kristiansen on Thursday, 14 August 2025   (4411 reads)

Gundsømagle Hødysse

Neolithic and Bronze AgeA really interesting Langdysse (Long Barrow) near Copenhagen. It has a long mound, a little stone circle and a giant square capstone with 25 cupmarks on the top that are not normally easy to see. Torben Kristiansen has been out with his drone and captured some amazing aerial views showing the cup marks at the very end - scroll down to the comments section to view. We also have a lovely watercolour from 1863 that is in the National Museum of Denmark.
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Possible Cairn at Ty'n Llwyn

Submitted by TAlanJones on Thursday, 14 August 2025   (484 reads)

Possible Cairn at Ty'n Llwyn

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSituated within land managed by Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru (Natural Resources Wales) the site was recently visited by members of the Ffestiniog Archaeological Society. The field management team had noted a stone construct, resembling an arc of a hut circle that became visible following the wind blown felling of a large oak tree and the archaeology group were invited to have a look. The archaeology group examined the stone structure and also conducted a basic walking survey of the entire site which resulted in the identification of further features that may have a prehistoric origin. However, for the purpose of this post I'll focus on the possible cairn...
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Callanish I

Submitted by TheCaptain on Sunday, 10 August 2025   (21173 reads)

Callanish I

Neolithic and Bronze AgeThe main Calanais site forms a sort of Celtic Cross shape. Check the nearby sites list and map from our page for more details of this and each of the dozens of surrounding standing stone sites.
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The Southern Extreme Moonset at Calanais I as viewed from the north end of the avenue in 1987. A new book by Gerald Ponting is being launched in Stornoway on September 4th. A personal account of discoveries made in the 1970s and 80s at Callanish and elsewhere on Lewis by himself and his then wife Margaret (later Curtis), who took this photo.
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Ukranenland

Submitted by Boeddel on Sunday, 10 August 2025   (2238 reads)

Ukranenland

MuseumsAn open air museum in Torgelow, Western Pomerania. It shows reconstructions and experimental archaeology of a early medieval Slavic Village. I (Boeddel) have visited many times and it is always nice. Lots of photos on our page.
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Felsenmeer (Sea of Stones)

Submitted by Harald_Platta on Saturday, 09 August 2025   (4399 reads)

Felsenmeer (Sea of Stones)

Early Medieval (Dark Age)A geological feature in Hemer, North Rhine-Westphalia strewn with huge boulders, crevices and fissures. Legend explains its origin as caves and mines as belonging to dwarves. Giants wanted to steal the treasures of the dwarfs. However, the dwarves lured the giants into a trap. They allowed them to entry their tall entrance hall of their mines and then induced the collapse of the hall. The giants were buried. After this, the dead giants were turned to stone and sealed the entrance to the lower mines. In fact it originated from collapsed caves and medieval mines. It is dangerous to explore off the provided paths and walkways.
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