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Menhirs dits Les Jumeaux

TheCaptain — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:15:34 GMT

]]>A pair of menhirs in the commune of St Servais, which can be found close to the road at the northwest of the Duault forest. The northern one #1 is the biggest at 48.38000N 3.39228W. The small one #2 stands more to the south at 48.37994N 3.39219W

Val Sterla

CoppellaiaMatta — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:53:52 GMT

]]>This Alpine boulder carries unusual, deep, almond-shaped incisions amongst prehistoric cup marks. Most striking are the elegantly cup-tipped crosses cut much later by the shepherds whose huts still stand alongside, possibly to 'Christianise' the rock. Val Sterla is a summer pasture above Madesimo - the valley is rich in waterfalls and its grassy terraces are littered with massive boulders. Until a few years ago there were also several buildings used by the shepherds, nowadays only one remains standing and a sculptured boulder forms part of its external walls.

Banjska Stena Bronze Age Settlement

Anne T — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:57:10 GMT

]]>Key new sites from Eastern Serbia and Hungary - details on this page in the comments. The only long-occupied, multi-layered settlement among the Bronze Age sites of the Bor-Zaječar region. Located on the hill named "spa rock" above Gamzigradska Banja, looking west across the Crni Timok valley toward Gamzigrad. Together with the Magura cemetery on a nearby hill, Banjska Stena is a site typical of the Gamzigrad culture.

Szegvár-Tűzköves Neolithic Settlement

Anne T — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:47:48 GMT

]]>A Late Neolithic tell settlement - one of the most important centres of the of the Tisza culture (5000-4500 BCE). Excavations produced the famous 'Szegvar idol' (pictured) - a seated clay figure holding a sickle, interpreted as a harvest deity or ancestral figure. Also known as the 'God of Szegvar', this is now in the Mora Ferenc Museum in Szeged.

Pranu Mutteddu Stone row

AlexHunger — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:18:02 GMT

]]>An interestingly shaped stone from this stone row in Sardegna which consists of 18 standing menhirs in total.

Medmenham Camp

Anne T — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:17:50 GMT

]]>Illustration courtesy Wessex Archaeology / Beacons of the Past . The earthwork and buried remains of this Iron Age hillfort lie to the west of Bockmer Lane, occupying a commanding position on the end of a spur overlooking the village of Medmenham to the south and the broad valley of the River Thames. The circuit of defences is roughly pear-shaped in plan, measuring approximately 350m north to south, and 300m across its wider, northern end.

Llech Y Dribedd

cerrig — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:15:54 GMT

]]>Located on a public footpath near Moylgrove and definitely worth a visit. It is variously described as a burial chamber, dolmen or cromlech. At a distance it resembles a sort of alien craft from outer space, but closer up it is a huge lump of stone standing on three smaller uprights.

Higgin's Well

HOLYWELL — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:15:34 GMT

]]>A legend associated with this well will be familiar to many - the story goes that the landowner didn't like people visiting the well and filled it in. The well's water then started to arise through his house, so he re-opened it! More details in Anne's comment below. The present structure is Victorian. It is found along a path to the left of the church.

Long Stone, Staunton

hamish — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:14:12 GMT

]]>It is said that if you prick this stone at midnight it bleeds. It stands proudly amongst the trees and bushes, alone of its kind in this area. By the A4136 about 1 mile from Staunton in the direction of Christchurch.

Corinium Museum

Anne T — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 10:46:17 GMT

]]>Incredibly rare 'Chieftain' burial objects found in Lechlade (amber beads, archer's wrist guard and copper dagger), now on show in the Prehistory Gallery. Mainly Roman but with an excellent prehistory gallery too. Highlights include the actual chamber stones from Hazleton North long barrow, and the Nottingham Hill cup and ring stone.

Megalithic Portal Talk in London: Last Tuesday Society July 20th

Andy B — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 10:38:58 GMT

]]>Following popular appearances at Brighton Pier, Neoancients and Megalithomania, Andy B is back for another talk in London, this time in Hackney for the Last Tuesday Society. Live at the Absinthe Parlour and Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Monday 20th July, details below...

Fetcham Springs

Andy B — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 17:08:25 GMT

]]>It's not every day you get to visit a live archaeological excavation within a couple of hundred metres of where you live! Here Wayne the lead archaeologist describes the different features of the Roman bath house. Hot room to the right of the photo, furnace to the back right, warm and cold rooms to the left. At the open day held Saturday 4th July 2026. Larger scale excavation work began in June this year, with archaeologists looking to understand more about the Roman foundations present on the site. Excavations here in 2009 revealed signs of a prehistoric hunting camp from the end of the last Ice Age and a high-status Roman building. The speculation is that the building was a bath house, which is certainly possible given the closeness to the ancient springs.

Win a copy of Exploring Avebury - The Essential Guide!

Andy B — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:13:02 GMT

]]> Steve Marshall's renowned book Exploring Avebury: The Essential Guide is just out in a newly expanded Second Edition. To celebrate, History Press have very kindly offered three copies to give away to Megalithic Portal readers!

Louden Hill circle

TheCaptain — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:32:24 GMT

]]>The Louden 'tri-stone' - was this set up to reference Rough Tor in the background? Several other Bodmin circles within sight of Rough Tor have similar shaped stones. Not too much remains to be seen at first of this circle but at least 21 stones do remain, mostly flattened or stumps. On top of the ridge of Louden Hill at 935 feet altitude about a kilometre to the southwest of Stannon stone circle, northwest Bodmin Moor, in Cornwall.

Brent Tor

h_fenton — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:48:11 GMT

]]>A conical shaped hill rising to a height of 330 metres above sea level. Close to the base of the hill is a rampart up to 5 metres high (outside measurement) that goes part of the way around the hill (North and NE sides), it has been suggested that the rampart was never completed but does represent a rampart belonging to an Iron Age Fort or enclosure.