http://www.megalithic.co.uk Articles, news and new discoveries from the Megalithic Portal featuring geolocation and maps of ancient and prehistoric sites en-us http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=74 This is a lovely recumbent stone circle, situated on the false crest of a hill just outside Inverurie in Aberdeenshire. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:40:23 GMT 74 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6333364 Earthworks and Passage Grave in Co. Meath. Before the commercialisation of Newgrange to a kind of Neolithic Mall, this was the most celebrated of Irish sites, yet rather disappointing now.The earthworks are of Iron Age date but are not the remains of banqueting halls etc. that Romantic songs might lead us to expect. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:01:12 GMT 6333364 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=26736 Barrow Cemetery in India Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:28:42 GMT 26736 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6333894 Puy Durand Menhir, just to the north of Avrillé in Vendée Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:01:31 GMT 6333894 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=22515 Modern Stone Circle in Yorkshire (North). New Swinton Hall is a mile or so to the west of Masham, near Ilton. It was built by the owner himself, William Danby (1752 - 1833). His next project was the labour intensive work of creating another Stonehenge, with a shilling a day paid to the workers. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:18:50 GMT 22515 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=17401 Ancient Settlement in Orkney. A large Neolithic complex on the Brodgar peninsula lies on the low ridge between the Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar. An initial geophysical survey, as part of the WHA Geophysics Programme, revealed numerous anomalies ‘indicative of settlement’ covering 2.5 hectares. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:57:06 GMT 17401 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=5983 Hillfort in Flintshire. The hillfort of Penycloddiau covers some 21 hectares with the highest point 440 metres above sea level, and forms part of a chain of hillforts in the Clwydian Range of Mountains. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:27:15 GMT 5983 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146413865 New wooden henge, a circular ditch that aligns with world-famous monument, deemed site's most exciting find in a lifetime. Without a sod of earth being dug up, a new henge, a circular ditch which probably enclosed a ring of timber posts and may have been used for feasting, has been discovered within sight of Stonehenge. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:55:49 GMT 2146413865 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=26677 Ancient City in El Peten Department.The main structures of this Classic Period Mayan site appear to have been built and then abandoned in the 7th Century. It was built in grand style with two ceremonial centers. One of these, "El Diablo", is an acropolis on a steep sided outcrop, artificially terraced. From the buildings atop this height Temple IV at Tikal can be seen 12 miles away. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:39:30 GMT 26677 http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=16000 Ancient Settlement, Pyramids, Tombs in Lambayeque region.The Pomac Forest Historial Sanctuary is the site of earthen pyramids and high status burials from the Sican Culture (750 to 1375 AD.) The people of this culture may be associated with the Chimu Enpire or they may have been a client state of Chimu. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:25:24 GMT 16000