Megalithic Portal: Latest from Staffordshire, England

Swythamley Park

Couplands — Fri, 08 May 2026 08:00:53 GMT

Round Barrow(s) in Staffordshire

Lion's Paw Farm

Couplands — Tue, 05 May 2026 07:24:20 GMT

Modern Stone Circle etc in Staffordshire

St Ruffin's Well (Tamworth)

TimPrevett — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 22:22:21 GMT

]]>Tan writes: You will not find water at St Ruffins Well in Tamworth these days, since the local council concreted over it. However here is a pic of what it looked like in the 1960s. St Ruffin was brother of St Wulfhad, both murdered in 665 AD by their father King Wulfhere owing to their conversion to Christianity.

Wall Roman sites (Letocetum)

Forest_Jungle_Collective — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:38:15 GMT

]]>Wall Roman Site Museum Open Weekend, Sat/Sun 9/10th September . A series of Roman military sites, a staging post and small Romano-British town known as Letocetum, at Wall. Letocetum represents the evolution of a site from the early military campaigns to the development of a significant staging post and Romano-British small town.

Oakedge Stone

Andy B — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 20:20:47 GMT

]]>A stone in the grounds of a lost country house on the edge of Cannock Chase.

Stone in Croxall Churchyard

Andy B — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 20:20:16 GMT

]]>Marker Stone in Staffordshire

Hollywood enclosure

Andrewnturner — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 19:38:09 GMT

]]>Misc. Earthwork in Staffordshire

Swynnerton bowl barrow

Andrewnturner — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:20:37 GMT

]]>Barrow Cemetery in Staffordshire

Devil's Ring and Finger

PaulM — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 18:05:21 GMT

]]>These two stones, one holed, and believed to have come from a chambered tomb, lie close to the village of Mucklestone in Staffordshire. To find them take the footpath marked to Norton in Hales - the stones are located in the field boundary to the right of the line of this path (to the north-east) on private land. The field boundary is orientated north-west/south-east. Follow the boundary for approx 300m and you will find the stones next to a big oak tree.

Lady Well (Leek)

Anne T — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:19:55 GMT

]]>A grade II listed structure, Historic England tells us: Wellhead. Dated 1855. Rusticated ashlar. Section of wall in all approx. 2m high has gable with date 1855 and slightly recessed niche below which originally had water spout. This is the collection point for the water of a nearby spring and may be associated with an early shrine.

St Bertram's Well (Ilam)

Anne T — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 12:48:00 GMT

]]>Have you visited this site? Do you have any photographs or information to add?. Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Staffordshire

Rocester Church Cross (Rocester)

Anne T — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 11:29:38 GMT

]]>Have you visited this site? Do you have any photographs or information to add?. Ancient Cross in Staffordshire

Market Cross (Newcastle-under-Lyme)

Anne T — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:47:19 GMT

Do you have any information or photographs of this cross? Do you know if it dates from the 1800s, or if its origins are medieval?. Ancient Cross in Staffordshire

Catholme 01

TimPrevett — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 14:35:32 GMT

]]>The “ritual landscape” of the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age has a focus at Catholme situated at the confluence of the Trent and Tame rivers. The Catholme “ceremonial complex” comprises at least three hengiform monuments, a possible cursus and several round barrows.

The Roaches

Draconis — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 10:28:26 GMT

]]>The Roaches is a popular area for walkers and rock-climbers, being a rocky escarpment with sheer sides for the adventurous and less precipitous pathways to the top for the rest of us. The whole area has a very special atmosphere.