Megalithic Portal Live Talks 2026, next: Last Tuesday Society Live July 20th in London

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Megalithic Portal Live Talks for 2026 with Andy B. Following our barnstorming evenings on Brighton Pier, Neoancients and Megalithomania here's the rundown for the rest of the year so far: Next: Last Tuesday Society Live at the Absinthe Parlour, Hackney, London, Monday 20th July, details below:

July - Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities

The Absinthe Parlour at The Last Tuesday Society is London’s best award-winning alternative cocktail bar hidden within The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities.
Talk: The Old Stones
Monday 20th July 18:30 for 19:00 sharp
11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP
thelasttuesdaysociety.org/exhibition/the-old-stones-a-field-guide-to-the-prehistoric-places-of-britain-and-ireland/

More live talks from them here
thelasttuesdaysociety.org/museum/events-exhibitions/

Later this year:

September - Norfolk Folklore Society

Norwich Weds 30th September (all welcome - details TBA)

October - Fishbourne Roman Palace Book Festival

Fishbourne, near Chichester
October 2026 - details TBA

sussexpast.co.uk/attraction/fishbourne-roman-palace/

Talk: The Old Stones

A highly illustrated talk covering many of the fascinating themes, mysteries and new discoveries highlighted in our book, along with a look at lesser known but interesting sites, including some in the local area.

Andy is lead author of 'The Old Stones - the Megalithic Sites of Britain and Ireland’ book, along with other contributors to the huge Megalithic Portal web resource which he founded and has been running continuously since 2001. The Old Stones is the most comprehensive and thought-provoking field guide ever published to the iconic standing stones and prehistoric places of Britain and Ireland and was previously awarded Current Archaeology Book of the Year.

Talk: Celebrating 25 years of the Megalithic Portal and 30 Years of Ancient Sites on the Web

Andy Burnham – founder of The Megalithic Portal ancient sites web resource and Editor of the community's award-winning book The Old Stones – looks back on an incredible 30 years of stones enthusiasm (including 25 of the Megalithic Portal of course). Embarking on a whistlestop tour of sites, stories, theories, discoveries and early web geekery ... he asks, 'Was it all worth it* – and what's next?' • spoiler: yes

Past 2026 Events

March - MegP 25 year celebration! - Stones, Portals and Bogeymen- 13th March, Brighton

A barnstorming evening we had on Brighton Pier - details here: http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146416288

May - NeoAncients Festival

Stroud Sat/Sun 2nd/3rd May

Our talk times if you have tickets to NeoAncients, Stroud this weekend: Saturday 2nd - Andy B is in the George Room (front of The Subscription Rooms) with Old Stones and the Megalithic Portal from 2pm until we get blown out by sound checks!

Sunday 3rd morning 10am in the main Subscription Room Ballroom (very nice!). A discussion with Neil Mortimer (ex of 3rd Stone, Time and Mind and new zine Site Hound and 3rd Stone compilation volume The Megalithic Imperative. The discussion is hosted by Patricia Brien from Bath Spa University and the three of us will be talking about ancient sites 'fandom' (if you will), and everything that goes along with it. I'll be looking back at 30 years online, 25 of these with the Portal on both days too. Don’t be a Slug-a-Bed, join us for some fascinating discussion.

If you don’t already have a wristband on the Sunday you will need go with your ticket to the Box Office at Lansdown Gallery GL5 1BB first, they are open from 9am. See you there! More at: neoancients.com (SOLD OUT)

May - Megalithomania Glastonbury

Sat/Sun 9th/10th May and tour Monday 11th

Andy will be at Megalithomania on the Sunday, his talk is at 12:30pm just before lunch

Celebrating 25 years of the Megalithic Portal
Andy Burnham is founder of the huge Megalithic Portal ancient sites web resource and Editor of the community's award-winning book The Old Stones. Andy will be looking back over 30 years of stone hunting, 25 running the Megalithic Portal. Expect a whistlestop tour of sites and stories from the book, theories, discoveries and early web geekery. Andy asks, 'Was it all worth it* – and what's next?'
• spoiler: yes

Also on the Sunday: JJ Ainsworth & Hugh Newman, Steve Marshall and Jim Vieira
the John Michell Memorial Lecture hosted by Christine Rhone and the Speakers Forum

Tickets here megalithomania.co.uk/booking.html

Megalithomania Tour to Megalithic Sites - Monday 11th May

Uley Long Barrow and Oxfordshire Megaliths: Hetty Peglar's Tump Long Barrow, The Rollright Stones, The Hawk Stone and the Hoar Stone.
Hosted by Andy Burnham and Hugh Newman.
10.30am- 6.30pm. Meet at Town Hall Car Park.

Tickets here megalithomania.co.uk/booking.html

Megalithomania are also running a tour around Glastonbury on the Friday and South Wales (Tinkinswood Burial Chamber, Ponty Pridd Rocking Stone and The Harold Stones) on Tuesday 12th May

Northern Earth Presents: Encounters with Landscapes, Friday 22nd May, Oxford

A short talk celebrating 25 years of the Megalithic Portal and 30 years of stones online.
Details here: http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146416467

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