Megalithic Portal Ancient Sites News Feed

Old Stones Talk Sat 10th October as part of Fishbourne Art & Literature Festival

Andy B — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:20:02 GMT

]]>Firstly just to say we have a HANDFUL only of tickets available for Andy's talk in Norwich on the 30th September. After that our next talk date is the amazing Fishbourne Roman Palace near Chichester, West Sussex at 1pm. Early bird tickets are available until 21st September. The Old Stones - a field guide to the megalithic sites of Britain and Ireland won (as you probably know by now) Current Archaeology Book of the Year 2019

St Dogmael's Church

Anne T — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:49:14 GMT

]]>The Ogham inscription has been translated as "of Sagranus son of Cunatamus?" and thought to be 5th- to early 6th-century in date. More close-ups on our page. A number of incised stones were found within the Abbey grounds; only the Sagranus Stone (pictured) is on display in the church - most are now displayed in the nearby Abbey Visitor Centre.

Announcing the Portal's 'Ley Line' and Alignment Finder

Andy B — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:20:49 GMT

]]>Following the live premier last night at Lewes Catalyst Club here is the link to the brand new app version of the Ley Line Finder free for all to try for one week! Let us know if you find any new alignments. Artists Jimmy Cauty and Jem Finer have raised two standing stones, with a "modern ley line" between them. Inspired by this, I (Andy B) have built a 'Ley Line and Alignment Finder' which draws a straight line between any two of the Portal's 65,000-plus mapped sites and shows what sits along it. This is intended as a conceptual art project highlighting how we project modern thoughts onto ancient sites but it is for everyone to use however you wish. Here we look at a some classic alignments, then a how-to section so you can use the new tool to find your own conceptual 'ley lines' or alignments between any pair of sites of your choosing.

Craigarogan

HamGarn — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:54:59 GMT

]]>Near Roughfort on the far outskirts of the city of Belfast. It looks like it has been cleared of a lot of vegetation that previous visitors complained of. Also known as Granny’s Grave (a corruption of Grania’s Grave which is itself a translation of Carn Greine = Cairn of the Sun), an overgrown, low, megalithic passage still roofed, 9 metres long. At the south-western end of is a sealed polygonal chamber which is roofed by a single stone 1.8 metres across.

Llangors Crannog

DrewParsons — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:47:14 GMT

]]>The site of the only known crannog in Wales. A dug-out canoe found some 400 metres from the site and now in Brecon Museum (pics on our page) has been radio carbon dated to between 760 AD and 1020 AD suggesting an age for the site. There is a reconstructed crannog house created on an island some 70 metres from the original crannog which has display panels and a replica of the canoe.

Cnoc A'Charragh

davidmorgan — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:59:31 GMT

]]>A 1.4 metre tall standing stone on Cnoc a' Charragh (Hill of the Standing Stone) a remote, rocky location on the Isle of Colonsay. Just to the north lies another slab, 2 m by 0.8 m and at least 0.2 m thick. In 1923, S Grieve took it to be the cover of a long cist. This was examined and found to be empty. In 1984 RCAHMS thought it more likely a second, fallen standing stone. Creative Commons photo by Julian Paren,

Slagelse Kongedyssen

praeceptor — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:01:15 GMT

]]>This site looks to have been well repaired, judging by previous photos we have of this central dolmen in a collapsed condition. Look at the colours of the stones too. . A Langdysse (Long Barrow) with central burial chamber in Sorø

Clachan An Diridh

BigSweetie — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 19:53:35 GMT

]]>An absolutely lovely site and well worth the visit as part of the Clunie Path. When the Clachan an Diridh stone circle was built, it would have had magnificent views to the NE across the River Tummel to Ben Vrackie and the Grampians beyond, and to the SW down the River Tay.

Stone row Île Grande

bishop_pam — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:25:29 GMT

]]>Further along the road to Ty-Lia allee couverte (see previous) after 100 yards a 5 foot standing stone is visible on the left. Walk through a gateway and the stone is under a tree, with three smaller stones nearby to the south on the other side of the tree and hedge.

Ty-Lia (Île Grande)

TheCaptain — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:24:14 GMT

]]>A fairly complete allée couverte, well signposted and in a little grassy area on the island of Ile-Grande, just off the coast near Trebeurden. It is about 9 metres long by 1.5 metres wide, and oriented to 110°. There are two large capstones which cover most of the chamber.

Ffyst Samson

Johnny — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:20:48 GMT

]]>What was originally a neolithic chamber is now bizarre in appearance, consisting of a capstone apparently delicately balanced on just two tall pointed supporting stones. Although difficult to reach, the effort required is worthwhile.

The Long Rock

Andy_Creigh — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:42:41 GMT

]]>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.. The 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.

Doon Hill (Kildonnan)

markj99 — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:42:32 GMT

]]>An 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.

Allée couverte de Mélus

TheCaptain — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:38:04 GMT

]]>Despite looking very difficult to get to on my maps, this lateral entry allée couverte to the southwest of Loguivy is actually very easy to find, as a new housing developement has been made, with the roads through it signposted to the allée couverte, and then a little trackway made up to it.

Seir Kieran Cross

Anne T — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:34:21 GMT

]]>Early 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.