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Andy B
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|  Posted 30-12-2009 at 12:48
'The Megalithic Portal is a fine website gathering together photographs and comments on prehistoric sites around the world. Created entirely by amateur enthusiasts and edited by Andy Burnham, it's absolutely fascinating and you can search for just about any type of prehistoric site you care to mention. And the personal accounts give you a real feel for the atmosphere of each place.'
Gillian Hovell
Visiting the Past, A Guide to Finding and Understanding Britain's Archaeology
History Press, July 2009
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0752448331/megalithicmyst0a
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Andy B
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| Posted 30-12-2009 at 14:38
'If you want to find out more about megaliths, the Megalithic Portal is a wonderful treasure house of information and photographs'
Quicksilver by Sam Osman
(Young People's Earth Mysteries adventure novel)
Scholastic / Marion Lloyd Books; 1 edition (4 Jan 2010)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1407105736/megalithicmyst0a
http://www.samosmanbooks.com/
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Andy B
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| Posted 30-12-2009 at 14:43
'TMP in the Sources indicates that an entry for the well can be found in the Megalithic Portal'
Listed as number two source in
Holy Wells in Britain, a guide by Janet Bord
Heart of Albion Press, 2008
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1905646097/megalithicmyst0a
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Andy B
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| Posted 14-02-2010 at 10:37
...and of course I’m an avid reader of the Megalithic Portal website, which has been a constant source of inspiration.
Sam Osman, author of Quicksilver
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146413793
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| Posted 14-02-2010 at 11:16
A very quick Google brings up another couple of reviews online.
Lithophiles rejoice!
There's a wonderful resource on the web for locating megaliths (stone circles, rows, menhirs, quoits, and barrows): The Megalithic Map, linked to The Megalithic Portal.
The website is more than just a reference for amateur archeologists and hikers --- it helps raise awareness:
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Founded by electronics engineer Andy Burnham, the site database began in 1997 as Megalithic Mysteries, and the Prehistoric Web Index, [2] from a database he originally compiled. The Megalithic Portal has existed in its current form since February 2001. The information is maintained by a team of voluntary editors and administrators and has become the centre of a keen user group. Contributors have been known to give up their jobs to travel, researching little-known ancient sites to add to the database. In 2002, Archaeology Magazine reviewed the Megalithic Portal, describing it as 'useful, fun, and accurate'. [3]
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Andy B
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| Posted 18-05-2010 at 16:31
^ I wrote that last one so I'm not sure it counts 
Some more:
"I had been working on my own collection of megalithic standing stones that can be viewed in Google Maps Street View. Having seen the awesome job that the Megalithic Portal have done I realise I will never be able to match their comprehensive coverage."
Google Maps Mania
http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2010/04/megalithic-structures-in-street-view.html
"Wish I’d thought of it first!" (the Street View challenge) - Michael Bott http://standingstones.tv/news/new-google-street-view-competition-at-megalithic-co-uk/
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Andy B
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| Posted 27-05-2010 at 16:04
(excuse the ego trip)
The Megalithic Portal: Exploring the World for Ancient Sites and Mysteries
Andy Burnham will present a new, highly visual presentation on recent megalithic discoveries from around the world, as featured on the huge Megalithic Portal web resource which he manages. Andy has spoken at Megalithomania and has a vast knowledge of ancient sites from all over the world.
http://www.sunrisecelebration.com/areas/universal-mysteries/avalon-rising.php
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Andy B
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| Posted 14-06-2010 at 17:47
"Sites we like: The Megalithic Portal"
Culture 24
http://www.culture24.org.uk/history+%2526+heritage/archaeology/megaliths+and+prehistoric+archaeology/art79482
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| Posted 09-08-2010 at 14:38
I missed this at the time but we were featured by Culture 24 as part of "Ten things to do during the Festival of British Archaeology 2010"
8. Discover a megalith: It's heartening to see the excellent stone circle hugger website, the Megalithic Portal, getting in on the act by encouraging us to discover nearby megalithic sites. See http://www.megalithic.co.uk/festival for more info.
[humph! - at least we are considered an 'excellent' stone circle hugger website I suppose. Shall I shorten that into "Excellent - Culture 24" in the manner of a film poster - MegP Ed ]
http://www.culture24.org.uk/history+%2526+heritage/archaeology/art80490
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Andy B
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| Posted 09-08-2010 at 16:35
An excellent website to help you plan a visit is The Megalithic Portal, which includes information on stone circles and other megaliths such as barrows (tombs) and menhirs (individual standing stones) in the UK and all around the world. - Sean McLachlan, Gadling Travel
http://www.gadling.com/2010/07/05/archaeologists-explore-stone-circle-ten-times-larger-than-stoneh/
Also a version in Spanish:
http://www.diariodelviajero.com/europa/un-monumento-megalitico-diez-veces-mas-grande-que-stonehenge
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| Posted 09-08-2010 at 16:40
Ancient British Sites on Google Maps - The Megalithic Portal has a Google Map showing locations of various pre-historic sites in Britain. You can even filter them in case you like stone circles but can't stand hill forts - Where Chris Was
http://wherechriswas.blogspot.com/2010/06/ancient-british-sites-on-google-maps.html
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