Submitted by Andy B on Wednesday, 22 May 2024 (13499 reads)
Iron Age and Later PrehistoryCarn Liath was originally thought to be a burial cairn or carn until excavations revealed it was a broch - however the name carn remains in use today. There have been two excavations at this site, the first by the Duke of Sutherland in the 19th century which unearthed a variety of artifacts ranging from pottery sherds, stone hammers, querns, combs and other domestic articles to a whale bone club. Image submitted by Alasdair105
Submitted by PeteCrane5 on Wednesday, 22 May 2024 (3940 reads)
Multi-periodNo roads lead to the remote Dun Geilbt at the southern end of the Isle of Skye so we kayaked out to see it - a dramatic location. Image submitted by PeteCrane5
Submitted by CharcoalBurner89 on Tuesday, 21 May 2024 (52 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeThis Bronze Age grave near Helsinki is located right next to the street with a beautiful view of the sea, opposite a clinic. A spear chain surrounds the damaged grave. According to the information board, the grave was built around 2000 BC. Image submitted by CharcoalBurner89
Submitted by Tonnox on Tuesday, 21 May 2024 (1776 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeLangdysse Stårup (long barrow) 34 x 7 meters in size. The chamber measures 2.17 x 1.50 meters. It has 5 orthostats and 1 large capstone, with cupmarks. Image submitted by hughmdk
Submitted by AKFisher on Tuesday, 21 May 2024 (63 reads)
Pre-ColumbianThe Callacpuma archaeological site within the city of Cajamarca in Peru, known for its extraordinary rock cave paintings estimated at 4750 ya, indicates the site was occupied from the late pre-ceramic period onward. Recent discoveries indicate the inhabitants also produced megalithic structures among the earliest identified in South America. Image submitted by AKFisher
Submitted by Andy B on Sunday, 19 May 2024 (39658 reads)
EventsOn the surface, the mine-shafts of Grime's Graves appear to be countless. English Heritage reckons that there are 433 of them surviving as shallow pits over 17 acres of Norfolk heath land (take a look at the aerial photograph linked from our page.) Digging with antler picks and in use for only a couple of hundred years in the late Neolithic, the deepest shafts go down 13m (30 feet) into the hard chalk. Image submitted by Andy B
Submitted by Morgannwg on Saturday, 18 May 2024 (7073 reads)
ResourcesVal Evans writes: I see that Tracey Ramsbottom has uploaded back copies of her Devon earth mysteries magazine, Wisht Maen. I would be pleased to offer up the original version of my book The Celtic Way, which is a walking guide through the prehistoric sites of western Britain. Image submitted by pab
Submitted by markj99 on Saturday, 18 May 2024 (400 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeA round cairn originally c. 60 feet in diameter, however small to medium-sized field clearance stones deposited on the SE and NW arcs have changed it into an oval mound measuring 25m from NW to SE by 16.5m transversely and up to 1.4m in height. Image submitted by markj99
Submitted by Bladup on Saturday, 18 May 2024 (418 reads)
Iron Age and Later PrehistoryEmbury Beacon Fort is an Iron Age promontory fort with double defences, the inner work reduced by cliff falls. Pottery found during excavation in the 1970s was mainly late Glastonbury ware dated to the Late Iron Age, The site was excavated because of rapid coastal erosion. Image submitted by Bladup
Submitted by Uisdean on Friday, 17 May 2024 (11468 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeA chambered cairn in the Highlands, some 19m by 16m, it has an oval capstone over a rectangular chamber towards the eastern end of the mound. Image submitted by uisdean
Submitted by foz750 on Friday, 17 May 2024 (628 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeJust off a roundabout at the edge of the village of Marcillé la Ville, Mayenne stand a group of four standing stones/menhirs that were discovered during work on local development. They range from 1mtr in height up to well over 2mtrs. Image submitted by foz750
Submitted by H_Fenton on Thursday, 16 May 2024 (79997 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeOne of the best known and best preserved circles in Cumbria. A ring of 38 stones stands within a spectacular ring of mountains. Looking to the north you see Skiddaw and Blencathra, to the south High Rigg and Helvellyn, to the west the Derwent Fells and to the east through a gap, the Northern Pennines. Image submitted by Pressure
Cumbria archaeologist proposes Castlerigg 'sanctuary' (pictured top) was originally created in wood, so significantly earlier. Also talks and guided walks to many Cumbria stone circles in the Castlerigg Connections 2024 Festival, 1st to 9th June 2024, more on both in the comments Read Article | 43 News and Comments | Category: Our Photo Pages
Submitted by Andy B on Wednesday, 15 May 2024 (26286 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeLocated within earshot of the M6, this massive henge consists of a huge bank 110m in diameter composed of grey, water worn stones brought up from a nearby river and a single standing stone. It has one entrance to the east in the direction of King Arthur’s Round Table. Image submitted by wildtalents
Submitted by DrewParsons on Tuesday, 14 May 2024 (491 reads)
Iron Age and Later PrehistoryHeretoka Pa is located on the banks of the Kaipara Harbour, as shown by the arrow, at the north western end of Atiu Creek Regional Park, north of Auckland. See our nearby sites list for more in the area. Image submitted by DrewParsons
Submitted by GaelicLaird on Tuesday, 14 May 2024 (363 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeA solitary standing stone in the townland of Coomleagh East, Co. Cork. Pentagonal shaped and with markings on one edge. Image submitted by GaelicLaird
Submitted by JohnE on Monday, 13 May 2024 (219 reads)
Early Medieval (Dark Age)Lydford is a village between Okehampton and Tavistock in Devon. In the 9th century it is documented as one of four important towns or burhs in Devon. The surviving defensive earthworks shown in the photos are at the north east end of the village, but it is likely that the defences once surrounded the whole of the Saxon town.
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Submitted by Maatje on Monday, 13 May 2024 (564 reads)
Multi-periodTavira is an ancient sea port in a dominant position over the mouth of the river Gilão. The settlement has developed since antiquity, with predecessors dating back to the 8th century BC, passing through the hands of Phoenicians, Greeks, Celts, Carthaginians, Romans, Moors and the Portuguese crown. Image submitted by Maatje
Submitted by dooclay on Sunday, 12 May 2024 (675 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeA small wedge-tomb lies in a thicket, a few metres behind its 3-metre long, single roofstone which has been dramatically and unusually embedded at an angle in the ground. A perhaps-unique example of a tomb's roofstone having been lifted off and planted prominently in the ground nearby
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Submitted by PhilW on Saturday, 11 May 2024 (17705 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeA triangular shaped standing stone 1.8m tall with a hole through it, near Winscombe in Somerset. Additional stones were thought to have once been nearby. Local traditions state there is a treasure hidden beneath the stone and that the stone ‘walks’ when it either hears the clock strike twelve or between the hours of midnight and dawn and it is said that during its nocturnal wanderings a heap of shining gold has been seen glistening in the moonlight. Allegedly a farmer once tried to remove it with chains and two horses but failed. Image submitted by philw
There is no other megalith in Somerset or the Bristol region which has such a wealth of folklore surrounding it than "Old Wimble" - details in the comment on our page Read Article | 8 News and Comments | Category: Our Photo Pages
Submitted by richbaber on Saturday, 11 May 2024 (3651 reads)
Neolithic and Bronze AgeThis stone is in a field off of Silver Moor Lane. This can be reached via Woolvers Hill Road near the village of Banwell, North Somerset. Image submitted by philw
I have added some more stones mentioned by Phil Quinn in The Forgotten Stones of West Mendip, 3rd Stone Issue 25 (Spring 1997) - details on this page Read Article | 5 News and Comments | Category: Our Photo Pages