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Pages for ancient sites across Britain, Ireland and the wider world, with photographs from our contributors plus locations, access notes and comments from people who have visited.

Pranu Mutteddu Stone row

Pranu Mutteddu Stone row

Submitted by AlexHunger on Tuesday, 07 July 2026   (6477 reads)

Neolithic and Bronze AgeAn interestingly shaped stone from this stone row in Sardegna which consists of 18 standing menhirs in total.

Medmenham Camp

Submitted by Anne T on Tuesday, 07 July 2026   (15491 reads)

Medmenham Camp

Iron Age and Later PrehistoryThe 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…

Llech Y Dribedd

Submitted by cerrig on Tuesday, 07 July 2026   (28519 reads)

Llech Y Dribedd

Neolithic and Bronze AgeLocated on a public footpath near Moylgrove andvdefinitely 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…

Trewortha cairn and cist NE

Submitted by TheCaptain on Monday, 06 July 2026   (26 reads)

Trewortha cairn and cist NE

Neolithic and Bronze AgeTo the northeast of the fabulous Trewortha Kerb cairn and cist, is another probably once similar monuments.

Pierre dite Chapeau Breton

Submitted by johnstone on Monday, 06 July 2026   (20 reads)

Pierre dite Chapeau Breton

Natural PlacesNatural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Bretagne:Finistère (29)

Higgin's Well

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Sunday, 05 July 2026   (11165 reads)

Higgin's Well

Springs and Holy WellsA 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…

Long Stone, Staunton

Submitted by hamish on Sunday, 05 July 2026   (14874 reads)

Long Stone, Staunton

Neolithic and Bronze AgeIt 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…

Corinium Museum

Submitted by Anne T on Sunday, 05 July 2026   (10099 reads)

Corinium Museum

MuseumsMainly 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.

Faux Cromlech

Submitted by cactus_chris on Sunday, 05 July 2026   (37 reads)

Faux Cromlech

Modern SitesModern Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Gwynedd

Fetcham Springs

Submitted by Andy B on Saturday, 04 July 2026   (1044 reads)

Fetcham Springs

Multi-periodLarger 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…

Louden Hill circle

Submitted by TheCaptain on Thursday, 02 July 2026   (16443 reads)

Louden Hill circle

Neolithic and Bronze AgeNot 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…

Red Rock Canyon Petroglyph Wall

Submitted by IanMu4966 on Thursday, 02 July 2026   (90 reads)

Red Rock Canyon Petroglyph Wall

Rock ArtRock Art in Nevada

Brent Tor

Submitted by h_fenton on Wednesday, 01 July 2026   (14881 reads)

Brent Tor

Iron Age and Later PrehistoryA 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…

Pompano Beach Indian Mound

Submitted by IanMu4966 on Wednesday, 01 July 2026   (801 reads)

Pompano Beach Indian Mound

Multi-periodThis site served as a burial mound for the Tequesta, from circa 500 AD to perhaps as late as 1763 AD. Having been designated a park in 1926, the Pompano Beach Indian Mound is the only surviving site…

Zlot's Cave (Lazareva Pećina)

Submitted by Anne T on Wednesday, 01 July 2026   (93 reads)

Zlot's Cave (Lazareva Pećina)

Natural PlacesThe longest known cave in Serbia, with 9.4 km of explored passages, and one of the most important prehistoric copper-working sites in the central Balkans. Excavations recovered about 50 copper…

Bettws Newydd Churchyard Cross

Submitted by dooclay on Wednesday, 01 July 2026   (75 reads)

Bettws Newydd Churchyard Cross

Medieval (High and Late)Ancient Cross in Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy)

El Djem Amphitheatre

Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 30 June 2026   (103 reads)

El Djem Amphitheatre

Multi-periodOne of the finest examples of ancient architecture, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it’s also one of the biggest amphitheatres ever made. The amphitheatre was constructed in 238 AD, and it could…

Cross of Greet

Submitted by Briton1001 on Monday, 29 June 2026   (878 reads)

Cross of Greet

Date UncertainSituated on the Lythe Fell Road between Slaidburn (9.8 kms) and Bentham Great Stone of Fourstones (6.4kms). A "cross" supposedly used to stand on the site, but this is debated, some believing it to…

Stèle de Camors

Submitted by johnstone on Monday, 29 June 2026   (286 reads)

Stèle de Camors

Iron Age and Later PrehistoryAn unusual mushroom shaped stèle in the village of Camors, Morbihan, Bretagne.

Huegelgraeber am Verlorenen Feld

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Sunday, 28 June 2026   (85 reads)

Huegelgraeber am Verlorenen Feld

Iron Age and Later PrehistoryBarrow Cemetery in Saarland

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