Megalithic Portal: Latest from Derbyshire, England

Hall Well

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:54:09 GMT

]]>The Tissington Well Dressings are on show from 9-15th May. See the nearby sites list for photos and Google Street Views of all six wells. Also scroll down this page for a new video talk made specially for us by Rose Welch about holy wells, water lore and Derbyshire well dressing.. Holy Well in Derbyshire. This is the grandest of the six Tissington wells. It stands on the grass verge opposite Tissington Hall. It is a magnificent structure with a large overhanging arch.

Gardoms Edge Stone

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:34:51 GMT

]]>Video Talk: Dr Dan Brown - Astronomy of the standing stone on Gardom's Edge. Single Standing Stone on Gardoms Edge in Derbyshire with an unusual shape and tilt which resembles a giant sundial. The landscape surrounding the stone harbours many ancient monuments such as Bronze Age roundhouses, a late Neolithic enclosure, and other traces of a long lasting human occupation. The stone is thought to be late Neolithic, set in place around 2000 BC.

Watery Hey Well

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:57:03 GMT

]]>. Holy Well in Derbyshire. The original name for this well was Watery Eye (a name still used by some of the residents of Hayfield) showing that the well originally had healing properties for eye complaints - the same healing properties as the nearby Whitworth Well.

Upper Dole Field Well

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:02:25 GMT

]]>. The well has two low walls built of quite large blocks of stone and has a paved area with an opening in the centre for access to the spring water. A large, flat stone that is set to one side looks as though it fits over the opening thus closing off access to the spring water.

Creswell Crags

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 20:07:40 GMT

]]>New Video from our day in Derbyshire: John Charlesworth shows the amazing Rock Art of Creswell Crags Caves. Cave Complex in Derbyshire. Creswell Crags is an ensemble of several small caves along both sides of a small valley. With it's own museum and visitor centre.

Five Wells

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:35:45 GMT

]]>. Chambered Tomb in Derbyshire. Reputed to be the highest megalithic tomb in Britain, Five Wells chambered cairn stands on the false crest of a limestone plateau, 427m (1400ft) high on Taddington Moor, overlooking the fertile Wye valley.

Arbor Low 1

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:09:41 GMT

]]>Please have a very happy Winter Solstice, from all of us at the Megalithic Portal. We hope to see your photos from whichever site you visit. Arbor Low is considered one of the most important prehistoric monuments in Britain. Located on a plateau 375m (1230ft) above sea level, it contains a number of interesting features.

Hollins Hill

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:04:19 GMT

]]>. Cairn in Derbyshire Whilst I haven't actually been up Hollins Hill and seen the cairn up close and personal, I have seen it from different vantage points. From another photo elsewhere I can see a scoop has been taken out of the top.

Hatch-a-way

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:48:52 GMT

]]>. Cairn in Derbyshire

The Megalithic Portal Live in the Derbyshire Peak District

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:16:36 GMT

]]>Questions and answers with Megalithic Portal members and John Barnatt the Peak District National Park archaeologist and stone circles enthusiast. An hour long video with ideas on how stone circles were constructed, thoughts on archaeoastronomy and lots more. . The Megalithic Portal Live in the Peak District was held on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th July. Part of the Festival of British Archaeology. A free weekend of guided walks and talks with archaeologists, prehistory experts and enthusiasts.