EventsOut on the 16th June - the amazing new book Stone Lands by Fiona Robertson who was executive Editor on The Old Stones. I think it's fair to say our book wouldn't have happened without her drive, knowledge and enthusiasm and Fiona has come up with something extraordinary again here. To me Prof. Josh Pollard sums up Stone Lands best: ‘Written with great craft, sensitivity and authority, Fiona Robertson offers a wonderfully evocative, and at times deeply personal and poignant, account of the ancient sites and landscapes of Britain.'
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeThe main Calanais site forms a sort of Celtic Cross shape. Check the nearby sites list and map from our page for more details on each of the surrounding standing stone sites.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeMaen Llia Standing Stone is an elegant and imposing standing stone which is impressively situated in a remote position at the top of the Llia valley, along which it points directly north to south. It is a massive slab of a stone 3.8 metres in height, 2.8 metres across but only 0.9 metres thick and dominates the scenery in the austere moorland of Fforest Fawr.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeAt the hamlet of Cosquer Jehan, 4.5km northwest of the village of Kérien, can be found this bulky, 5.5 metre tall coarse granite menhir, in a hedgerow just to the north of the D69 road. There are many other large stones around it, one of which is 15m in length with 8m below the ground.
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Multi-periodThe largest prehistoric human-made mound in Europe, Silbury Hill is 39m (128ft) high, covers an area of 2.2 ha (5.5 acres) and is estimated to have taken 18 million working hours to construct.
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Iron Age and Later PrehistoryThe camp is a circular earthwork with double banks. Probably built by the Iceni in the second century BC and occupied until the tribe was wiped out by the Romans after Boudicca's uprising. Unfortunately, the western end which contained the original entrance was destroyed when the river course was re-routed. The other entrances are all supposedly modern. Still, it's a fine, impressive place with high banks and a deep ditches.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeA Bronze Age stone with cup-shaped pitting is located in the west facade of the tower of this Danish church, During the 1884 restoration, the stone could not be removed due to concerns for the tower's stability. When the facade was moved forward, the stone was almost hidden, so a hole was created to keep it visible. Initially, the stone was believed lost, prompting a search that yielded no results. Later, a showcase was placed over the hole, leading to the stone's existence being forgotten until its rediscovery in 2004, making it visible once more.
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Early Medieval (Dark Age)Seven ancient carved stones lie in and around the 8th century church of Llanwnda, which is overlooked by the Garn Wnda burial chamber. Five 7th-9th century inscribed stones can be found in the outer walls of the church, with a sixth decorated cross base lying in the undergrowth to the north-west. The most striking stone is decorated with a face.
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Rock ArtOne of a number of rock art sites situated along Indian Creek and Route 211 north of Monticello, Utah. It is an extensive set of petroglyph panels, starting at a point high up on the cliff face and continuing for nearly a 1/4 mile into the canyon. On a published trail.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeThis kerbed cairn at the top of the Hart Tor north double stone row is about 9m in diameter, and is surrounded by a lovely ring of 15 stone slabs. It is possible that there is another ring of stones still present within the cairn. On the south-western slopes of Hart Tor, just across the river Meavy from Black Tor.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeDon't try and find this Corsica statue-menhir at this location as it has been relocated to the nearby Filitosa Museum where it is on display. The sign reads: MICALONA I Granite Height of the fragment: 0.60 m; width 0.56 m: thickness: 030 m A statue-menhir fragment from Olmeto,
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeThis hard-to-find cist on Dartmoor consists of two side slabs and a fallen end slab, with no trace of a cover stone. Size 1m long by 0.7m internally and 0.7m deep. A slight 0.2m mound surrounds the cist but this was probably constructed when the cist was restored following excavation in 1901. A pit dug into the floor was located but no finds were made.
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Multi-periodA series of caves, some natural, some artificial, which can be found around the archaeological site of Qumran. It is in a number of these caves that the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were found. The limestone cliffs above Qumran contain numerous caves that have been used over the millennia. The first traces of occupation are from the Chalcolithic period.
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Roman, Greek and ClassicalA rock beside a holy well showing parts of a 3.70m wide Gallo-Roman relief. It shows the lower part of two human figures, two deer, dogs and a wild boar. The human figures are probably the gods Diana (goddess of hunting) and Silvanus (god of the forest). This is just south of the better known Rocher des trois figures. There is also a third carving, probably of the Celtic goddess of fortune Ritona. See our nearby sites map and list for more on these.
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MuseumsThis fort in Iran has an excellent archaeological museum which contains 114 of the famous Lorestan bronzes and silverware items discovered in the province. These date back almost three millennia and are spectacular. The Kulma Karrah Cave 20 kilometres south west of Pol-e Dokhtar, Lorestan produced a large number of the bronze and silver cast objects and of those that remain in Iran the major part (114) are here whilst a further 100 are in the National Museum in Tehran.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeChambered Cairn also known as Grannie's Heilan Hame (!) outside the reception of a holiday park near Dornocht. Of nine later cremations intruding, one was accompanied by fragments of a Middle Bronze Age bifid bronze razor, another by part of a bronze blade, probably part of a razor.
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EventsIn this issue: NE interviews Fiona Robertson, author of the new book Stone Lands • The Cleobury Mortimer ‘sheela na gig’ • the St Michael’s Well solar alignment, Cambridgeshire • H.G. Wells and the megaliths • Oliver Cromwell and the vampire’s grave • Camino pilgrimage connections and lots more.
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Iron Age and Later PrehistoryNeolithic causewayed enclosure and Iron Age hillfort in Dorset - the most spectacular in southern England. The basic hillfort was built in about 600 BC, and greatly expanded in around 450 BC.
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Early Medieval (Dark Age)In its bleak windblown position on top of the hill above the harbour, Whitby Abbey makes for a great visit. The weathering shapes and patterns of the stone remains make it truly memorable. The museum is also fascinating with many items of ancient historic interest. The abbey is built on the site of previous Early Medieval ecclesiastical communities. It was originally founded as a double house priory in 657 and destroyed by the Danes circa 867, and re-founded as a Benedictine Priory by 1077.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeA ‘skeppsättning' (ship setting), one of the many fascinating sites on the Baltic island of Öland. Explore more via our page. The site contains 2 and a half stone ships, 2 stone circles, 1 rectangular stone setting, 1 irregular stone settings, 2 flat standing stones and a mound! There are 3 flat standing stones across the road.
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