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Loch Buie Stone Circle

enkidu41 — Sun, 31 May 2026 11:13:53 GMT

]]>A stone circle on Mull set in a natural amphitheatre formed by the surrounding hills - a magical place. The 13.4m diameter circle originally consisted of 9 stones, one of which has disappeared and been replaced with a small boulder. The stones range in height from 1.2m to 2m and have flat faces faced inwards. There are 3 outliers, the nearest of which is 0.85m high and lies just to the SE, the tallest 2.7m to the SW.

Balaputera Dewa Museum

Kuba — Sun, 31 May 2026 11:10:43 GMT

]]>A medium size museum in Palembang, Indonesia. As well as artefacts from the medieval Sriwajaya period it contains some stunning sculptures of megalithic South Sumatra. More on our page.

Tsankawi

donhelfrich — Sun, 31 May 2026 11:06:56 GMT

]]>An Ancestral Pueblo village occupied between 1100 and 1500. Part of the larger Bandelier National Monument system, though less visited. At Tsankawi you take a 1.5 mile walk along a mesa, viewing cavates, petroglyphs and the Ancestral Pueblo village of Tsankawi. Ladders are a required part of this trail!

Lambay Island Axe Quarry

Anne T — Sun, 31 May 2026 11:03:41 GMT

]]>A Neolithic stone axe quarry on Lambay Island, a small island 4 km off the north Dublin coast, east of Rush. Stone from the island's porphyritic andesite (Lambay Porphyry) outcrops was quarried and worked into polished stone axes from the early Neolithic onwards. Lambay axes have been found at sites across eastern Ireland. The only Neolithic stone axe quarry in Ireland with evidence for all stages of production, from quarrying to final polishing. The island setting meant all raw material had to be transported to the mainland by boat, indicating the value placed on this particular stone source and the maritime capabilities of Neolithic communities in the Irish Sea.

Mulfra Quoit

hamish — Tue, 26 May 2026 18:37:16 GMT

]]>One of the smallest Penwith chambered tombs. Only 3 of the 4 support stones remain so the 2.9m square capstone has slipped and leans against the 3m x 1.7m x 1.7m high chamber. Similar to Chûn Quoit but sadly not as well preserved. The capstone has fallen and now leans on the two remaining uprights. There is a possible cup mark on the capstone.

Bjerne Knoldsborg Runddysse 1

Tonnox — Tue, 26 May 2026 18:34:12 GMT

]]>A Dolmen on a mound. 2 x 8 x 7 meters in size. With one large capstone and 6 orthostats (upright stones) with cup marks.

Saint-Raphaël Musée Archéologique

hoya105 — Tue, 26 May 2026 18:17:13 GMT

]]>Top photo: A beautiful selection of 'Venus' / 'Goddess' figures in this well set out museum.

Cregganconroe Court Tomb

dooclay — Mon, 25 May 2026 13:50:24 GMT

]]>At a prominent height in an area of gravel eskers. A shallow forecourt at the eastern end opens between tall portal stones into a two-segment burial gallery. One huge slipped capstone survives. The gallery is surrounded by a rectangular cairn, approx. 30m long x 15m wide. The gallery is 2.25m wide. In the rear of the cairn are two lateral chambers, originally reached between portals tones from the long sides of the cairn.

Jemez Historic Site

stonetracker — Mon, 25 May 2026 13:46:38 GMT

]]>A state-run historic site on New Mexico State Road 4 in Jemez Springs, New Mexico. It preserves the archaeological remains of the 14th-century Native American Gíusewa Pueblo, which had an estimated 200 rooms in five blocks, including two kivas (one pictured here); and a 17th-century Spanish colonial mission church.

Hilton chambered cairn

drolaf — Mon, 25 May 2026 13:41:42 GMT

]]>In a lovely location overlooking Kames bay and the mainland hills, but positioned so there are also views of North Arran. It's hard to get photos of the stones as the cairn is covered in gorse. A short but stiff hike up the hill from the road layby.

St Michael's Church (Kirkby Thore)

Anne T — Sun, 24 May 2026 11:58:17 GMT

]]>With its early origins, we hunted around for any signs of a preaching cross, and whilst there were odd rectangular, worked sandstone blocks around the churchyard, I (Anne T) spotted this limestone Anglo Saxon cross base. A very pleasant location, and interesting to look around. More photos from the church, including Roman pottery, on our page

Uffington Castle Neolithic long barrow

h_fenton — Sun, 24 May 2026 11:48:33 GMT

]]>You can see the outline of the barrow in the centre - the white chalk path from the right is pointing at the barrow, between the horse and the fort. A barrow 25 metres long by up to 12 metres across and 0.3 metres high. The barrow is aligned roughly southwest to northeast about 70 metres north of Uffington Castle. The long barrow also seems to be the focal point of a later Romano-British inhumation cemetery.

Parkin

bat400 — Sun, 24 May 2026 11:45:17 GMT

]]>This Mississippian era village site in Cross County is an Arkansas State Park. The site includes a platform mound close on the river. Interpretation is provided by a museum and visitor center (see photos). It is highly likely that this is the village Hernando de Soto visited in 1541 and was described by his party as "Casqui".

Lydney Hillfort

AngieLake — Sat, 23 May 2026 18:46:04 GMT

]]>Last chances to visit Lydney Park Gardens, Hillfort and Romano-British temple for this year are this Sun 24th, Mon 25th, Fri 29th, Sat 30th and Sun 31st May, more details in the comment on our page. A promontory fort some 5 acres in size was established at Lydney in or just before the 1st century BC and was subsequently during the 2nd. & 3rd. cents. CE, occupied by a Romano-British population engaged to some extent in iron-mining.

Hands Well

Anne T — Thu, 21 May 2026 21:34:33 GMT

]]>Tissington in Derbyshire is known as the mother place of well dressing and visitors come from all over the world to witness the annual well dressing ceremony. This takes place on Ascension Day, (May 14th this year) when five attractive wells are dressed together with a children’s well.