Megalithic Portal: Latest from Yorkshire (South), England

Wincobank

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:43:06 GMT

]]>Petition against more development on Wincobank Hill, Sheffield. Vitrified Hillfort in Yorkshire. The fort stands on the summit of a steep hill above the River Don, it is oval in shape and covers about 10,000 square metres (108,000 ft�), surrounded by a ditch that was originally 1.5�2 m deep and a bank consisting of a rubble core with stone facings held together with timbers.

Wadsley Common

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:56:27 GMT

]]>. Possible Stone Circle discovered on Wadsley Common. For many years there have been rumours about a stone circle on the common, so the Wadsley and Loxley Commoners society obtained permission from the landownlers, Sheffield City Council, to do a non-invasive survey of the area in which they suspected the circle would be.

Robin Hood Well (Yorkshire South)

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:30:50 GMT

]]>. Sacred Spring in Yorkshire (South)

Roman Ridge (Rotherham)

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:28:00 GMT

]]>Prehistoric earthwork in Rotherham to be rescued from mountain bike damage. Iron Age Earthwork in South Yorkshire. Linear earthwork extending for a distance of 10 miles in total, thought to be Iron Age in date, possibly a boundary.

Little John's Well (Hampole)

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:23:07 GMT

]]>. Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Yorkshire (South)

Robin Hood's Well (Burghwallis)

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:07:11 GMT

]]>. Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Yorkshire (South)

St Peter's Minster (Conisbrough)

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:49:34 GMT

]]>. Sculptured Stone in Yorkshire (South). St Peter's Minster at Conisbrough (also spelt Conisborough). The 12th-15th century church, 4 miles NE of Rotherham, stands on an Anglo-Saxon site. In the church there are two early Medieval grave slabs, which once made up a tomb-chest. Although these are not pre-Conquest, they are an excellent set of carved stones - said to be the finest funery slabs in England.

Ecclesall Woods

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:58:37 GMT

]]>Second example of prehistoric rock art found in park.. Cup and Ring marks / Rock Art in Yorkshire (South)This earthfast, sandstone, carved boulder lies in Ecclesall Woods, south-west Sheffield and was re-discovered in 1981. It can be difficult to find without a G.P.S. receiver.

Rocks, Ramparts and Relics, Sheffield, Sunday 25 May 2008

Wed, 21 May 2008 20:32:59 GMT

. Rocks, Ramparts and Relics, Sunday 25 May 2008. See an Iron Age hillfort and discarded millstones on the route around the Sheffield moors.

St. Helen's Well (Thorpe Hesley)

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:23:53 GMT

. Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Yorkshire (South)