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The Long Rock

Submitted by Andy_Creigh on Tuesday, 01 September 2026   (14534 reads)

The Long Rock

Neolithic and Bronze AgeThe Long Rock takes some finding, concealed as it is (was?) by a small wood and a blanket of ferns. It is 2.4 meters long with a smooth face that used to lean towards the southeast and tapers slightly at the top.
Image submitted by FionaR

We have many photos on our page of this stone standing up but FionaR sadly found it on its side on a recent visit. Apparently it was knocked over by a falling tree in the severe storm in January. It would be good to see this re-erected and the archaeology investigated at some point.
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Doon Hill (Kildonnan)

Submitted by markj99 on Monday, 31 August 2026   (466 reads)

Doon Hill (Kildonnan)

Multi-periodAn earthwork enclosure located on the summit of Doon Hill c. 350m NNW of Kildonnan Farm on the B7042 between Sandhead and Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway. The rectangular grassy mound measures approx 20m east-west by 17.5m north-south. It is protected by an earth rampart and outer ditch.
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Seir Kieran Cross

Submitted by Anne T on Monday, 31 August 2026   (444 reads)

Seir Kieran Cross

Early MedievalEarly Christian cross, round tower, rare medieval monastery complex, holy well, bullaun stone and rag tree. The monastery was founded by St Ciaran the Elder in the 5th century, which makes Saighir one of the earliest church/monastic sites in Ireland, older than Clonmacnoise and older than St. Patrick by the tradition that made Ciaran one of the pre-Patrician saints.
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Holywell Bay

Submitted by Thorgrim on Sunday, 30 August 2026   (44085 reads)

Holywell Bay

Springs and Holy WellsThis must be the most unusual location for a holy well. The well is in the cave and only accessible at low tide. Water seeps from the multi-coloured rock and mothers formerly crossed the sands of Holywell Bay to immerse their ailing children in the healing water. Real pagan magic here with no obvious Christianisation.
Image submitted by TheCaptain

SAD NEWS - it appears a major cliff collapse overnight 29 August 2026 at Holywell Bay beach has sealed off the beautiful holy well in the cave.
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Ermita Mausoleo de Llanes

Submitted by Anne T on Thursday, 27 August 2026   (473 reads)

Ermita Mausoleo de Llanes

Roman, Greek and ClassicalThree semicircular apses open off a square central space, roofless now, the fill of the vaults showing where the tiles have gone. This was a Roman tomb, built in the fourth century for the owners of a wealthy villa whose remains lie scattered about a hundred metres away. The masonry is original: small blocks of tufa laid in courses, in the technique called opus vittatum, with brick used inside and tufa outside.
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Overton Down Experimental Earthwork

Submitted by Anne T on Thursday, 27 August 2026   (687 reads)

Overton Down Experimental Earthwork

Modern SitesThe experimental earthwork on Overton Down, its bank and ditch cut into the chalk in 1960 so that archaeologists could watch how such a structure weathers and settles. The posts along the crest belong to the monitoring. The point of the exercise was and is to dig sections through it at planned intervals over more than a century, and so measure decay against a known starting point rather than infer it. Photo credit: Wiltshire Heritage, (Creative Commons)
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Mané-Réthual Dolmen

Submitted by theCaptain on Thursday, 27 August 2026   (9876 reads)

Mané-Réthual Dolmen

Neolithic and Bronze AgetheCaptain writes: I thought I had seen some pretty impressive megalithic constructions before, but the Locmariaquer ones are making me think again. This is a massively long passage grave, built in at least two different ages, and much repaired/restored with slabs of concrete. We have many more pictures on our page, including some from the inside.
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Parkfields Park Stone Circle

Submitted by TimPrevett on Tuesday, 25 August 2026   (9328 reads)

Parkfields Park Stone Circle

Modern SitesAn impressive modern stone circle just north of Warrington with a henge, inner ring or cove of stones, solsticial (or near solsticial) alignments, outlying stones in direct alignment with the main circle, holed stones with possible astronomical alignments, a long barrow, sympathetic layout and planting of vegetation and more.
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Parkfields Park Modern Stone Circle - Tour and Talk, 12th September with tour guide, author and MegP contributor Tim Prevett, more details on our page
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Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site

Submitted by davidmorgan on Monday, 24 August 2026   (11849 reads)

Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site

Rock ArtThis page includes several sites of the Pecos River culture in the Seminole Canyon State Historical Park including Panther Cave, Fate Bell Shelter, Black Cave
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A hundred and sixty-five miles of border barrier are proposed straight through a federal and state protected canyon holding twenty-seven painted rock shelters. The threat is not the bulldozer but the blasting: vibration can shake painted limestone off a cliff face hundreds of yards from the workings. More on our page
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National Museum of Ireland

Submitted by thelaoiscyclist on Sunday, 23 August 2026   (22770 reads)

National Museum of Ireland

MuseumsMuseum in Dublin with an incredible collection of prehistoric gold and lots else less blingy, also Viking and early Christian artefacts.
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Many thousands of photographs (a whole hard disk!) of sites and artefacts from Ireland kindly shared with us by TheLaoisCyclist - click his name for more and visit his blog laoiscyclist.blogspot.com. We are still going through them but most are now posted.
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Ingbybergen

Submitted by jopplanje on Sunday, 23 August 2026   (1226 reads)

Ingbybergen

Neolithic and Bronze AgeTwo ancient cairns on a summit on the island of Fasta. The smallest cairn still has a part of a dry-walling, but most is collapsed during time. The site is visitable by a nice 500 m long footpath through a canyon, passing a small cave, a boulderfield and a tower.
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Qasr Al-Amra

Submitted by mrcrow on Friday, 21 August 2026   (886 reads)

Qasr Al-Amra

Multi-periodAn ancient bathhouse in Jordan best known for its colourful frescoes adorning its walls and ceilings. The site was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. The paintings show the artistic transition between Byzantine culture and the new Islamic era. Additionally, the caldarium (hot room) of the bath house has a domed ceiling with the earliest known representation of the celestial dome painted on a non-flat, hemispherical surface
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The timeless artistry of Quseir ‘Amra and Its 1300-year-old frescoes, watch the cinematic low-light 4K Film by Aysar Yousef, link on our page
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Jabal Fatouma Dolmen

Submitted by Bashendi on Wednesday, 19 August 2026   (1835 reads)

Jabal Fatouma Dolmen

Neolithic and Bronze AgeBruce A writes:I was taken to a site on top of Jabal Fatouma on the ad-Deir plateau in Petra, southern Jordan, where I was shown this dolmen / propped stone. Despite research, I can find no reference to it. This spot is extremely difficult to get to and while the Bdoul Bedouin seem to find it easy, I struggled along a ledge less than the width of my boot, high up on the cliff face along Wadi Fatouma. I'm sure you could get to it if you started from the north-east, off the Baydah road; it would be a much easier, but longer, stroll.
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Petra, Nabataean Town

Submitted by AlexHunger on Tuesday, 18 August 2026   (18012 reads)

Petra, Nabataean Town

Multi-periodFormer capital of the Nabataeans, half built and half carved into the cliffs. Petra is without doubt Jordan’s most valuable treasure and world heritage site. A vast, unique city, carved into the sheer rock face.
Image submitted by neolithique02

Walk Through Petra: A Cinematic Journey through Jordan's rose-red wonder - a film by Aysar Yousef - watch now on Youtube
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