Creeg Tol

Submitted by AngieLake on Thursday, 18 September 2025   (18837 reads)

Creeg Tol

Natural PlacesThis outcrop of rock, also known as the Giant’s Footprint, is beside the footpath from the A30 lay-by kissing gate to Boscawen Un, though you may not notice it there on your way to the circle. There is a small, presumably modern stone circle close by, photos of that are on our page. You would be more aware of it when walking back to your vehicle, turn left down a little path beneath the overhead electricity wires. It is marked on the OS Explorer map. The huge rock stands to the NW of Boscawen Un [the circle can be seen from its summit], and St Buryan church tower is about SSW in direction.
Image submitted by celticmaiden55

Silbury Hill

Submitted by Andy B on Wednesday, 17 September 2025   (75878 reads)

Silbury Hill

Neolithic and Bronze AgeThe 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.
Image submitted by h_fenton

The top of Silbury Hill has rare Stonehenge 'debitage'. Re-examination by Geologist Rob Ixer has corrected an earlier mis-identification. New data reasserts that the lithics were probably transported to Silbury in prehistorical times, rather than later. More on our page
Read Article | 89 News and Comments | Category: Our Photo Pages

King Arthur's Downs Circular Enclosure - Possible Henge?

Submitted by Bladup on Tuesday, 16 September 2025   (343 reads)

King Arthur's Downs Circular Enclosure - Possible Henge?

Date UncertainWhat looks to me like a henge with an entrance at the NNE and another half (finished) henge to the SE, After seeing this on the LiDAR I looked on Heritage Gateway and even though they'd recorded the place they mention everything but a henge!! Anyhow they write: (About the full possible henge) A circular enclosure, possibly Prehistoric, has been picked up on Lidar. It measures over 50m in diameter and could represent a large barrow, a round or even possibly a stone circle.
Image submitted by Bladup

Huntingdon Warren Settlement

Submitted by AngieLake on Saturday, 13 September 2025   (2681 reads)

Huntingdon Warren Settlement

Multi-periodNoticed while walking around the southern slopes of Huntingdon Warren (Dartmoor) the settlement faces south with views to the Avon Dam and the junction of the West Walla Brook with the R. Avon to the SE.
Image submitted by Bladup

The oblong shapes on the LiDAR are pillow mounds (built in Medieval times for rabbits). Photos of the settlement are on our page
Read Article | Category: Our Photo Pages

Chun Quoit

Submitted by TheCaptain on Thursday, 11 September 2025   (22178 reads)

Chun Quoit

Neolithic and Bronze AgeOne of the most well-preserved of the quoits in Cornwall. A round capstone with a cupmark lies on top of the closed chamber. The mound is 15 metres in diameter and 0.6 metres high. The retaining wall seems to have disappeared except for possibly two stones standing erect on the north edge of the mound
Image submitted by cazzyjane

Oil on canvas, painting by Cazzyjane
Read Article | 12 News and Comments | Category: Our Photo Pages

St Brandon’s Church, Brancepeth

Submitted by Antonine on Tuesday, 02 September 2025   (1637 reads)

St Brandon’s Church, Brancepeth

Medieval (High and Late)This church suffered from a devastating fire in 1998. An archaeological survey after the fire indicated that there was a Saxon building on the site of the present church building which itself was established in the 12th century. During restoration 100 medieval tombstones dating from 1300-1500 were discovered hidden in the walls. Some of the symbols carved into them are unique to this church and are known as the ‘Brancepeth Code’. Photos of these on our page.
Image submitted by Antonine

Side Pike

Submitted by Andy B on Friday, 29 August 2025   (1294 reads)

Side Pike

Neolithic and Bronze AgeA Recumbent Stone Circle (RSC) has been rediscovered by Steve Dickinson in the heart of the Lake District National Park World Heritage Site. It is on the south side of Great Langdale valley on the northern slopes of Side Pike, where the valley turns north-west into Mickleden, under the Early Neolithic stone axe blade creation sites on Pike o’Stickle, Loft Crag and Harrison Stickle.
Image submitted by Dodomad

Watch an exclusive talk video by the discoverer of the stone circle, archaeologist Steve Dickinson recorded last week at the Armitt museum, details in the comments
Read Article | 1 News and Comments | Category: Our Photo Pages

Coetan Arthur Dolmen

Submitted by Johnny on Wednesday, 27 August 2025   (21633 reads)

Coetan Arthur Dolmen

Neolithic and Bronze AgeImpressively situated on the hillside close to St. David's Head, Coetan Arthur is the collapsed chamber of what is presumed to be a passage grave which also has a round barrow. The massive capstone measures approximately 5.9 metres by 2.6 metres and is supported on one side by an orthostat approximately 1.5 meters in height.
Image submitted by Horatio

Marton Churchyard Cross

Submitted by wmh on Wednesday, 27 August 2025   (1169 reads)

Marton Churchyard Cross

Medieval (High and Late)A medieval cross (14th or 15th century) in the churchyard at St James' and St Paul's, Marton. The 14th church is one of the oldest surviving timber framed churches in Europe and one of only a few in England. The cross head blew down in 1991 and is now inside the church. (does anyone have a photo of the head?)
Image submitted by wmh

Sleights Pasture Round Barrow

Submitted by SumDoood on Sunday, 24 August 2025   (2787 reads)

Sleights Pasture Round Barrow

Neolithic and Bronze AgeA possible embanked stone circle or kerb cairn in North Yorkshire. Said to have been opened inabout 1800 and contained a 'stone coffin and an entire human skeleton'. The cairn is approximately 29m diameter , and was formerly 1.6m high. Most of the centre has been removed, leaving the base, with a few large kerbstones, intact.
Image submitted by drolaf

Valley of Stones quarry

Submitted by Andy B on Thursday, 21 August 2025   (25374 reads)

Valley of Stones quarry

Multi-periodA quarry for the stones used in the several megalithic sites within about 5 miles of the valley. The Valley of Stones has been a National Nature Reserve since 1999. The English Nature noticeboard on site mentions that, as well as all the stones which are haphazardly arranged due to a geological event, some of them are arranged as a circle.
Image submitted by Andy B

Possible prehistoric standing stone found in Past Participate brickworks excavation, more details to follow...
Read Article | 4 News and Comments | Category: Our Photo Pages

Stripple Stones

Submitted by TheCaptain on Tuesday, 19 August 2025   (23334 reads)

Stripple Stones

Neolithic and Bronze AgeA ruined 44.8m (147-foot) diameter circle-henge - some estimates say that the circle may have once consisted of as many as 28 standing stones! In 2015 the wall that passed though the site was redirected around the outside of the henge and in 2016 seven stones were re-erected, Meaning there are now 11 upright stones some as much as 2.5m high.
Image submitted by Bladup

A shaded LiDAR image of the henge, we have photos on our page, below
Read Article | 6 News and Comments | Category: Our Photo Pages

Pennant Melangell Cross

Submitted by Anne T on Thursday, 14 August 2025   (1965 reads)

Pennant Melangell Cross

Multi-periodThere are several interesting archaeological features in the Coflein database for this Welsh church: a preaching mound associated with the cult of St Germanus; a 14th century churchyard cross; and the church itself, originally founded in the 7th or 8th century to serve a community of nuns. The church still retains St Melangell's shrine.
Image submitted by wmh

Possible Cairn at Ty'n Llwyn

Submitted by TAlanJones on Thursday, 14 August 2025   (700 reads)

Possible Cairn at Ty'n Llwyn

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSituated within land managed by Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru (Natural Resources Wales) the site was recently visited by members of the Ffestiniog Archaeological Society. The field management team had noted a stone construct, resembling an arc of a hut circle that became visible following the wind blown felling of a large oak tree and the archaeology group were invited to have a look. The archaeology group examined the stone structure and also conducted a basic walking survey of the entire site which resulted in the identification of further features that may have a prehistoric origin. However, for the purpose of this post I'll focus on the possible cairn...
Image submitted by TAlanJones

Callanish I

Submitted by TheCaptain on Sunday, 10 August 2025   (21588 reads)

Callanish I

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 of this and each of the dozens of surrounding standing stone sites.
Image submitted by geraldponting

The Southern Extreme Moonset at Calanais I as viewed from the north end of the avenue in 1987. A new book by Gerald Ponting is being launched in Stornoway on September 4th. A personal account of discoveries made in the 1970s and 80s at Callanish and elsewhere on Lewis by himself and his then wife Margaret (later Curtis), who took this photo.
Read Article | 23 News and Comments | Category: Our Photo Pages

Featured: Lost Secrets - an adventure during Neolithic times

Lost Secrets - an adventure during Neolithic times

Survey

Do you like our new design without the left side bar?

Yes - much faster!
Yes but I miss the side bar information
No I preferred it how it was


[ Results | Polls ]

Votes: 103 | Comments: 0

Prehistoric Britain

Prehistoric Britain

Past Articles

Wednesday, 03 September 2025
Âsowanânihk Ancient Indigenous Site
 1 news/comment
Colossi of Memnon
Mesa Verde - Mesa Top Sites
 5 news/comments
West Taphouse Barrow Cemetery (B)
 1 news/comment


Tuesday, 02 September 2025
St Brandon’s Church, Brancepeth
 3 news/comments
Sigersted Runddysse 2


Monday, 01 September 2025
Clovelly Dykes
 4 news/comments


Friday, 29 August 2025
Side Pike
 1 news/comment


Thursday, 28 August 2025
Berezan' Runestone
The Van
 3 news/comments
Lutry Menhirs
 5 news/comments
Menhir de La Lancha
 2 news/comments


Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Coetan Arthur Dolmen
 4 news/comments
Marton Churchyard Cross


Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Stèles de Saint-Jean-Trolimon


Sunday, 24 August 2025
Callanish 4
 7 news/comments
Sleights Pasture Round Barrow
 1 news/comment


Friday, 22 August 2025
Klockstenarna Skeppssättning
 4 news/comments
Fortified hut settlement above Rachub
Myrhøj


Thursday, 21 August 2025
Valley of Stones quarry
 4 news/comments
Santa Verna
 2 news/comments


Tuesday, 19 August 2025
Hopewell Mound Group
 4 news/comments
Mané-Kerioned Dolmen
 12 news/comments
Vikingeborgen Museum
Stripple Stones
 6 news/comments


Monday, 18 August 2025
Andong Seoktam-ni
Folkeslunda
Rynkebjerg Kirkegård Langdysse
 2 news/comments


Thursday, 14 August 2025
Pennant Melangell Cross
 3 news/comments
Gundsømagle Hødysse
 5 news/comments
Possible Cairn at Ty'n Llwyn
Røyken-Prestegård Gravhaug


Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Le Fuseau de Sainte Barbe
 1 news/comment


Sunday, 10 August 2025
Callanish I
 23 news/comments
Ukranenland


Saturday, 09 August 2025
Felsenmeer (Sea of Stones)
 2 news/comments
Antonine Wall remains below Golden Hill
 4 news/comments


Friday, 08 August 2025
Dolmen del Mas de la Mata


Thursday, 07 August 2025
Caerleon Roman Amphitheatre

Older Articles