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1. Re: Rye Head BS3 by johndhunter
Update: The ‘A’ inscribed on the northerly face stands for Ailesbury as in the Earl of Ailesbury. Source of information: Bill Cowley’s 1993 book ‘Snilesworth’ Page 92. Also the stone no longer marks...
2. Bulford Post Hole Alignments by ArchAstro
Does anyone know where the solstice aligned post holes are actually located in relation to the reconstructed henges? Are they distinguishable on this excavation plan (linked below)? ...
3. Re: Dimini by tgd
From the official page of the Ministry of Culture: The archaeological site of Dimini includes the Neolithic settlement on the hilltop and the Mycenaean township in the plain east and so...
4. Re: Dimini Mycenaean Tholos by tgd
The description is in error. There are two Tholos Tombs in Dimini, and the description mixes the two. This description of "Lamiospito" is from the Ministry of Culture website: The name...
5. Re: Brittany and Portugal by Anonymous
Also. connected to the Celtic DoBunni , as well as the Iberian Peninsula, through DNA. My ancestors were settlers of WV, Pennsylvania, KY and TN, with most of my family settling in WV! Immedi...
6. Re: Lespurit-Quélen menhir by AndyS99
I found it! But it didn't show up as a symbol on the map, only as an urn when you really zoomed in close. But it should be on the map as this is a big menhir, and there seems to be some confusion as t...
7. Guided Walk: Prehistoric Earthworks of Randwick Hill, Stroud, 19th Sept 2026 by Andy B
Join Megalithic Portal contributor, Tim Prevett, on a guided tour of three prehistoric earthworks in Randwick Woods for Heritage Open Days in Septemb...
8. Re: Stonehenge Summer Solstice 2026 by AngieLake
Some photos in the DailyMailonline: ...
9. The Minerva Shrine as a Landscape of Memory by Andy B
Prof Howard M.R.Williams writes: Gift of a Duke Named after a King Home to a Goddess So reads the ‘Welcome’ pillar to Edgar’s Field Park. This is a small pu...
10. 'Two Lads' stone monuments on moors to be rebuilt by Andy B
A pair of moorland stone landmarks known locally as the 'Two Lads' are to be taken down and rebuilt this summer to make them safer and deter further vandalism. The cairns, on Crooked Ed...
11. Re: Stonehenge's Secret Sister by AngieLake
Thank you Andy!...
12. Re: Westcliffe Modern Circle by lendrem
Better known as Pondicherry Henge....
13. Re: Stonehenge's Secret Sister by Andy B
Thanks Angie, see here for our posted details on this www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=60365#comments...
14. Re: Rathgeran West Standing Stone by Anne T
I've not yet been able to identify a non-copyrighted image for this stone, but have contacted one source to ask for permission to add their photos to this site page. Will update the site page when I ...
15. Re: Stonehenge's Secret Sister by AngieLake
An item about this new site in the Daily Mail today: www...
16. Earliest Movement of Sarsen Into the Stonehenge Landscape by Andy B
Earliest Movement of Sarsen Into the Stonehenge Landscape: New Insights from Geochemical and Visibility Analysis of the Cuckoo Stone and Tor Stone (Bulford Stone) By PHIL HARDING, DAVID J. NASH, ...
17. Earliest Movement of Sarsen Into the Stonehenge Landscape by Andy B
Earliest Movement of Sarsen Into the Stonehenge Landscape: New Insights from Geochemical and Visibility Analysis of the Cuckoo Stone and Tor Stone By PHIL HARDING, DAVID J. NASH, T. JAKE R. CIB...
18. Phil Harding: Demystifying sarsen: breaking the unbreakable 2025 paper by Andy B
This is as good a place as any to highlight some other interesting recent research by Phil Harding: P Harding (2025) ‘Demystifying sarsen: breaking the unbreakable’, The Antiquaries Journal 105: 359-3...
19. Phil Harding: Demystifying sarsen: breaking the unbreakable 2025 by Andy B
This is as good a place as any to highlight some other interesting recent research by Phil Harding: P Harding (2025) ‘Demystifying sarsen: breaking the unbreakable’, The Antiquaries Journal 105: 359-3...
20. Re: Ultach Fhinn by Andy B
Updated, thanks, spot on - you can see if you switch to satellite photo view here: www.megali...
1. johndhunter: Missed this bit when posting image description: There would have also been a gate between stones ‘E’ & ‘F’. there is still a gate hook (gudgeon ) at the top of the east face of stone ‘E’ , this indic...
2. Balgorg: When you say 'our circle' Interested to know if you have a theory....
3. thelaoiscyclist: Beautiful ...
4. thelaoiscyclist: Very nice pic....
5. thelaoiscyclist: Beautiful. Well captured....
6. Andy B: Definitely! Thanks weldersdog for your photo and kind comments....
7. Boeddel: Great! Looks like it was a lovely evening. I hope the site makes it onto the front page with that photo. ...
8. AngieLake: HAPPY SOLSTICE EVERYONE. Will be thinking of you up there, enjoying the atmosphere, and looks like the weather is going to be great. (If anyone is inclined, perhaps they'd check out the inner face o...
9. Andy B: It looks identical to Dolmen de Serrat d'en Jacques, I have moved the photo, thanks both....
10. hoya105: It stands out by its diminutive size - so if Kerno is small - it is Kerno! I do think that there are far more ‘sites’ on this island than have been listed…. We found many suspect places - incl...
11. hoya105: Oh. We couldn’t find any other stone in the vicinity….....
12. hoya105: Very likely - I am technologically inept…I assume it’s another of the 3 within walking distance? Can it be moved? Do I need to move it….?🥺...
13. hoya105: Yes - it’s refreshing that in the past a fuller more natural shape was idealised!! ...
14. peulven: Thank you Andy, I could post more pics on this Marc'h Du, ("Black Horse" /"Cheval Noir"), if possible...
15. Andy B: Thanks for the amazing first photos of these remote stones, exciting to see them!...
16. Andy B: New photo without site page, if you could do the honours please Johnstone I would be most grateful. Thanks also Peulven...
17. Bladup: Thanks, A gap always makes the return sweeter...
18. Bladup: Lovely...
19. Horatio: great shots mate, I'm missing Cornwall this year 8-(...
20. grimeymac: Failed to find this - or maybe I did and didn't realise! The map shows a reasonable position (to the south of the moor by Umberley Brook Leat near the small sleeper bridge) but the coords are of the ...
1. Mysteries: Harmonic Ladders
2. Mysteries: The HSMF (Harris and Stockdale Megalithic Foot) - proposed measurement for Megalithic Architecture
3. Mysteries: Harmonic Sqaure
4. General: Hello from London | Mapping & Digital Enthusiast
5. Mysteries: The Dawn of a New Sphinx - A Hypothesis on the Location of Giza’s Twin Sphinx
6. Mysteries: The Harmonic Octagon: Time, Degrees and Geometry
7. Mysteries: The Bush Barrow Gold Lozenge, the Solar Hexagon, and the Polar Threshold: A Formal Astronomical Comp
8. General: Origin of the Zig-Zag Curve
9. General: Bush Barrow lozenge, and lozenge depiction from Brodgar.
10. Mysteries: Transcendent STONEHENGE
11. Mysteries: Tools used
12. General: Keighley Gate circle
13. Mysteries: Geometry and measure of the matrix
14. Mysteries: The Precision of the Station Stone rectangle by Nick Kollerstrom
15. Mysteries: Geocentric Hypothesis: technical review
16. Stones: Archaeoastronomy - real or observed horizon events?
17. Mysteries: Flight of Dragons
18. General: Andy Burnham appointed Culture Secretary
19. Mysteries: Mustatil - Pro - Yolo - Sam2 - Trainer - V2 - Archeology
20. Mysteries: Possible mustatile megastructure of more than 50 mustatils and a pyramid-like strukture in it
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