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100 most recent Comments View latest 1000  RSS Version of this feed1. Re: Barnenez Cairn by stonetracker A walk through passage grave C: photos.app.goo.gl/fEEQiSgB9kQLEV8NA... 2. Re: Barpa nam Feannag by Smilemaker I have now completed a 3D photogrammetry model of this site. It can be found at Barp nam Feanag ... 3. Re: Carreg y Bwci: barrow, watchtower, probably both? by HistoryHikerWales I found this comment on the facebook thread very interesting Andy and thought it worth putting here for prosperity. Relating back to my theory of the site and route-way being significa... 4. Re: Nine Stones Close by ChrisParker Visited again on 8th October 2026 to clarify details of missing stones. All of them seem to have been between 1.6 and 1.7m tall. Not all are complete.... 5. Re: Former Bede's World museum reopens as Jarrow Hall by Anne T Hi, Andy, I'll add this to my list of things to do, tomorrow, 9th October, unless anyone else can help?... 6. Re: Former Bede's World museum reopens as Jarrow Hall by Andy B Now jarrowhall.com - I wish they would make their minds up! We'll have to do a rename on this to Jarrow Hall Anglo-Saxon Farm, Village and Bed... 7. Re: Barnenez Cairn by stonetracker Quarrying damaged but conveniently exposed the construction details of four of the chambers in the secondary cairn. It turns out there are significant differences between them, described in the videos... 8. Re: The Hellenistic-Roman Theatre by TAlanJones Hi, the Latitude ref is wrong it should be 34.761066N ... 9. Re: Bensheim Menhir by robinwiley I visited Bensheim menhir today. The best way to locate it using GPS is to aim for he following address: Röderweg 19, 64625 Bensheim The menhir is just across the street from that addr... 10. Re: Hindwell Cursus by Mishimoto76 The terminal points should be 52°14'3.60"N 3° 7'41.74"W and 52°14'59.67"N 3° 4'14.24"W This is around 474M. I geolocated the aeri... 11. Re: Emsland Archäologie Museum by Hunengrab77 www.archaeologie-emsland.de/ ... 12. Re: Barnenez Cairn by stonetracker Continuing past the end of the secondary cairn, the damage due to quarrying of stones from the rear of the chambers paradoxically reveals many details that we otherwise could not see: ... 13. Re: Barnenez Cairn by stonetracker More comparison of aspects of the primary vs. Secondary cairn: photos.app.goo.gl/E7vfj8iajTAQBaxB7... 14. Re: Barnenez Cairn by stonetracker A (long) video introduction to the Cairn de Barnenez describing the relationship between the primary and secondary cairn and overall layout: ... 15. Re: Dale Fort by TheCaptain Streetview of the entrance gate to the coastpath from the road at Dale Fort. Ramparts clearly visible. ... 16. Re: Ebbw Vale Gorsedd circle Street View by Anonymous Link to the Peoples collection Wales archive of the Eistedfodd. www.peoplescollection.wales/collections/... 17. Re: Wolf Plains Group by Anne T Of the original 22 mounds and 9 circular enclosures, only 6 surviving burial mounds and a number of circular henge features remain - all largely within residential estates, and so vulnerable to develo... 18. Re: Ahuahu (Great Mercury Island) by HistoryHikerWales Wow. What a fascinating site. ... 19. Re: Carreg y Milwr Stone Ring by HistoryHikerWales Very proud of this one. My first of the unrecorded sites I spotted up there! Thanks Andy! ... 20. Re: Talley Abbey by HistoryHikerWales Would it be suitable/possible to add some of this blurb to the main page text, Andy? If you think it's relevant to the site?... 21. Re: Soldier's Grave (Carreg y Milwr) by Andy B Hello, you said Soldier's Grave is a local name so that's fine and Carreg Y Milwr is an acceptable translation I think so fine to stay - we have the official name listed as well. ... 22. Re: Carreg y Bwci: barrow, watchtower, probably both? by HistoryHikerWales Wonderfully compiled Andy. You really did the site justice. Bravo! It's been a pleasure to play a tiny part in this journey. Thanks again for all your passion and hard work! My hat goes off to you.... 23. Carreg y Bwci: barrow, watchtower, probably both? by Andy B Carreg y Bwci is one of those sites where the more you read, the less certain anyone seems to be. The name means the Goblin Stone (bwci is a bogey or hobgoblin), and the thing itself is a low ring of ... 24. Re: Talley Abbey by HistoryHikerWales Further on from the Talley site... "The name of the Abbey and village – Talyllychau – both derive from the lakes – the ‘Head of the lakes’. Evidence from fossil pollen in Tal... 25. Re: Soldier's Grave (Carreg y Milwr) by HistoryHikerWales Now we know the correct site for this actual name Andy, (the earthworks below) could we rename it perhaps? Maybe "Southern most cairn and monument of the Esgair Fraith cairns"? (You can probably come ... 26. Re: Bedd y Milwr by HistoryHikerWales Ah, Ok, so it seems the name Maen y Prenvol or Maen Pen y Foel and the Goblin Stone are the same thing. "Maen Pen y Foel is a historical local name for a boundary stone, also known on opposing histori... 27. Re: St David (Llandewi Brefi) by HistoryHikerWales The stones are wonderful. What a collection! An Ogham stone is always awe inspiring. The church itself hides secrets too. Its medieval tiled floor is a fantastic example. And there is reus... 28. Crug-Y-Bedw by HistoryHikerWales Cool sight. Easy to access from the carpark. The forestry walk from there is a lovely one if you have the time. It takes you close to some of the giant wind turbines in one section, ... 29. Carreg y Milwr and Carreg Y Bwci to Carn Fawr by HistoryHikerWales I've been obsessing over the site for 48 hours now and I think I would interpret the collection of monuments thusly... The site is of significance due to it's important viewpoint in the lan... 30. Re: Tixover Grange by Mishimoto76 Henge or long barrow? 24/05/2009 appears to show three circular shapes, and a couple of rectangles (Cursus? Long Barrow?) ... 31. Dolaucothi and the Pumsaint standing stone! by HistoryHikerWales Amazing place with a great tour. Highly recommended. Don't forget to visit the standing stone that gives Pumsaint it's name! ... 32. Re: Castell Olwen by HistoryHikerWales Lots more info here Andy: www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/Welshsites/145.html... 33. Re: Glasffrwyd Holy Well by HistoryHikerWales Lovely walk route with lots of ruins to check out and a fabulous stone river crossing. ... 34. Re: Breach Farm Barrows by Anne T I have heard back from Sally Donovan at the National Museum of Wales. Their curators have selected 2 images which show the wealth of artefacts found at Breach Farm (a collection of arrow heads and a ... 35. Re: Castell Moeddyn by HistoryHikerWales Accessible from a walking trail that begins at the nearby village of Gorsgoch. (Lovely little pub there if you fancy it on the return). The site itself is a field away from the track but can be access... 36. Re: Strata Florida Sculpured Stone by HistoryHikerWales Amazing place! Both the Abbey and the more modern church are stunning, as is the earlier stone. There is also a (sadly inaccessible) sculpture atop a nearby hill top, and a museum to the area within t... 37. Re: Gaer Fach, Y Garn Goch by HistoryHikerWales According to a google search, the site is widely recognised as one of the largest Iron Age hillfort complexes in Britain! Amazing place! ... 38. Re: Soldier's Grave (Carreg y Milwr) by HistoryHikerWales Actually bought a tear to my eye reading that. I'm so happy to have filled in the blanks. Thanks so much again, Andy. Really. Brilliant work. ... 39. Re: Craig Twrch Cairn by HistoryHikerWales Thanks for all your hard work Andy! Between my history obsession and keen eye, my partner Lucy's pictures and your hard work researching, we've transformed the area! Very proud. ... 40. Re: Banc Ty Hen Cairnfield by HistoryHikerWales So happy to have contributed some pics to widen the historic story of the area! ... 41. Re: Ty Cerrig (Craig Twrch) by HistoryHikerWales Brilliant. Thank you muchly. There are Bronze age sites, tombs and alike, that are beyond reasoning in terms of masonry skills. Incredibly neat work. They blow my mind just how much sk... 42. Re: Carreg Y Bwci by HistoryHikerWales A wonderfull site packed with aura, as are all the adjacent ones. A plethora of history all in close proximity! Well worth a visit. Here is my two pence worth re: the roman slant... ... 43. Re: Ty Cerrig (Craig Twrch) by Andy B Fair point, I have edited to say "are of high quality and do not look prehistoric." Thanks for submitting all these lovely photos which have allowed us to compile these pages from resea... 44. Re: Carreg Y Bwci by HistoryHikerWales Yes i've seen this too. Very much a drill hole and must be of a later date. Could possibly be a farmer trying to remove the stone or break it up to reuse it? There is evidence of several quarries and ... 45. Re: Ty Cerrig (Craig Twrch) by HistoryHikerWales In my limited experience and humble opinion, the site is far to detailed to be made by walkers. It shows great skill, and is not too dissimilar to bronze age burial sites i've seen before. ... 46. Re: Allée Couverte de la Perche by Lemmy The site was destroyed in 2015 :( Source: ... 47. Re: Corona de los Muertes by Megalithic89 Yes indeed. In this forest there are more than 120 stone circles, as I read in the newspaper go arragon: E... 48. Re: Ebbw Vale Gorsedd circle Street View by cerrig I'll get some images of the present site soon.... 49. Ebbw Vale Gorsedd circle Street View by Andy B ... 50. Re: White Shaman by stonetracker Another one to add to my southwest bucket list. Awesome stuff, thanks for sharing !... 51. Re: Mougau Bihan by stonetracker Some video clips of rock engravings in no special order. At least half of the orthostats have decorations, but many are eroded beyond recognition. Motifs include many palettes (rectangular shapes with... 52. Re: Mougau Bihan by stonetracker An interior walkthrough, with some speculation (by me) on architectural details like forecourts and entrances: phot... 53. Re: Mougau Bihan by stonetracker Video tour of the exterior: photos.app.goo.gl/tKatW38FbkxeVZ1B8 There are gaps where orthostats ... 54. Re: Veumskogen by Martin_L 'Veumskogen' is not a very suitable name for this site as it just refers to the forest though in this forest there in fact are several sites. Hence this site should better be referenced as in the off... 55. Re: Vålstua by Anonymous The site is should be called 'Vål Gravfelt'. It is beside Vål farm and not Vålstua farm. Also in general the site type (in this case 'Gravfelt') should be added to farm or locality names to avoid c... 56. Re: Knapwell by BeddYBrodau I recently visited Knapwell and made a video of it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL1GHs_nah4 ... 57. Re: Petroglyph Lake by LongWayHome The petroglyphs are located on a rim on the west side of the seasonal lake/vernal pool. Park in a small gravel pull off on the north side of Hart Mountain Road, about a mile west of the refuge headqua... 58. Re: Holy Well (Biddestone) by Anonymous I have some of these fossils, me and my friend went there in the 90s and found them. I was told about this place by my mum who would have gone there in the late 60s earlier 70s. I even have a picture... 59. Re: Dalby Rævehøj Jættestue by ShamrockStone A 360° photo from inside the jættestue can be found here: www.360cities.net/image/raevehoj... 60. Re: Corona de los Muertes by Anne T Is this site page a duplicate of Corona De Los Muertos Chromlech? ... 61. Re: Woodruff-Connett Mound by Anne T The co-ordinates given for this site place it within 3m of the Hartman Mound. The Wolf Plains Adena Group of mounds are very close together, so I need to try and get latitude/longitude for each mound... 62. Nebra Sky Disk Short — Mittelberg find by Anonymous Looters found a sky nobody had catalogued — Nebra Sky Disk at Mittelberg, now Halle State Museum of Prehistory. Short: www.youtub... 63. Re: The Maiden Stone (Tullibody) by Anne T Thanks for your comment. It's lovely to hear from someone who lived in the village, and to learn about your experiences - they bring the village to life. Thanks again. ... 64. Re: AXED - Pictavia centre closed by Anonymous Was there no discussion of the educational and inspirational value of this wonderful visitor centre.. and, crucially, as only cost seemed to be being discussed by these bean-counters. Was there no dis... 65. Re: Ukshi Petroglyphs by Anne T Kevin Standage, in his Indian travel photography blog identifies two sites very close to each othe... 66. Re: Jambharun Petroglyphs by Anne T Photographs can be found on both the Imp Art website and Kevin Standage's websites (see References for the links) - I have approached them to ask for permission to include their photographs here. ... 67. Re: Devache Gothane Petroglyphs by Anne T Images of these petroglyphs are current available on Kevin Standage's Travel Blog (see References). I have approached him to seek permission to upload a couple of his images here. ... 68. Re: Kerloas Menhir by stonetracker A mystery block of stone lying a few feet from the menhir with some alleged rock art chalked in. Whether it has anything to do with Kerloas is a question: ... 69. Re: Kerloas Menhir by stonetracker Video tour Part Deux: photos.app.goo.gl/vxtKLYZoKAMhcdpPA... 70. Re: Kerloas Menhir by stonetracker Video tour of the menhir and some unusual features: photos.app.goo.gl/w69MDmcTEf9eSmEu8... 71. Figure count: 127 is Peralta 1973; the 2016 re-recording counts 179 by Anonymous The 127 figures given here is Peralta 1973. A 2016 3D photogrammetry re-recording of the shelter counted 179 figures, 113 of them anthropomorphs: Jalandoni & Tacon, "The Angono-Binangonan Petroglyphs,... 72. Re: Kergadiou Menhirs by stonetracker And a tour of the even longer leaning menhir...and the relationship to its upstanding cousin: photos.app.goo.gl/qD9... 73. Re: Kergadiou menhirs by stonetracker Video tour of the standing 8.8 m menhir: photos.app.goo.gl/nvVQungh45oALcMR7... 74. Re: Carreg Y Bwci by Anonymous TMA have more on this site and its folklore http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/6006/carreg-y-bwci... 75. YouTube Short: Minoan Snake Goddess figurines at Heraklion by Anonymous Public YouTube Short looking at the Minoan Snake Goddess figurines from Knossos now in Heraklion — excavated fragments vs Evans/restorer additions (face, crown, snakes). Direct link: ... 76. YouTube Short: Minoan Snake Goddess figurines at Heraklion by Anonymous Public YouTube Short on the Minoan Snake Goddess figurines at Heraklion — what was excavated vs what Evans/restorers supplied (face, crown, snakes). Direct link: ... 77. Re: Farley Moor Stone by ChrisParker Visited 1st October 2026. I was able to identify the original location of the 5 missing stones and they appear to have all been at least 1 metre high. Ley line passes through oval with "male" a... 78. YouTube Short: Prince of the Lilies scraps at Heraklion (new) by Anonymous New YouTube Short (Agatho / @Agatho-Daimones) walking the Prince of the Lilies fresco scraps at Heraklion vs the Knossos reconstruction: ... 79. YouTube Short: Prince of the Lilies fresco scraps at Heraklion by Anonymous Public YouTube Short looking closely at the Prince of the Lilies fresco scraps at Heraklion (vs the Knossos palace reconstruction). Useful companion visual for the Minoan relief fragments discussed ar... 80. YouTube Short: standing menhirs of the Almendres cork grove by Anonymous Short aerial/ground look at the standing menhirs in the Almendres cork grove (public YouTube Short by Kako Damon). Useful visual companion to this page: cork oaks, western cluster ring, carved granite... 81. Re: The Maiden Stone (Tullibody) by Anonymous To the 78 (?) Year old person that great up there... I enjoyed your story. It sounds fun & I can picture it :) I couldnt reply to your comment it wouldn't load ... 82. Re: Mynydd Y Cilgwyn Cairn by w650marion "Site with spectacular views in all directions" so says HENEB for this site when I was exploring Historic Wales. So I would like to visit, even if the cairn is strange - "The cairn on Mynydd Cilgwyn h... 83. Biddenham Loop Oval Barrow Street View by Andy B On the patch of long grass here by the look of it - who knew! ... 84. Re: Dolmen de la Casa di l'Urcu by Andy B In 1994 and 1995 Franck Leandri and his colleagues surveyed the prehistoric sites of the Nebbiu, the hill country behind Saint-Florent, and the Portal now has a page for each of the sites they mappe... 85. Re: Kerivoret Menhir by stonetracker And a little more on the relationship between the menhir and the dolmen: photos.app.goo.gl/iJwqx1WGuVjh9xZx5... 86. Re: Kerivoret Menhir by stonetracker Video tour of the menhir: photos.app.goo.gl/NTtjSZjbayMFcdF96... 87. Re: Kerivoret Dolmen by stonetracker Video tour of the Kerivoret Dolmen and a mention of the accompanying menhir: photos.app.goo.gl/cw9MiT1t8LncmGEy6... 88. Re: Île Carn cairn by stonetracker A quick look at the SW or back side of the cairn near the German bunkers. You can see where rocks were dumped to create the illusion that the bunkers were just a part of a scree slope. There are more ... 89. Re: Île Carn cairn by stonetracker Video tour of the southernmost chamber, built sometime in the early 4000s BCE. Headlamp illuminated version: ... 90. Re: Île Carn cairn by stonetracker Video tour of the northern and most recently built chamber ca 3000s BCE. This is divided by a partition into southern (Part 1) and northern (Part 2) subchambers. Part 1: ... 91. Re: Île Carn cairn by stonetracker A longish but hopefully helpful video on the evolution of the chambered tombs at Ile Carn over the millenia. photo... 92. Re: Île Carn cairn by stonetracker Video showing the route from the beach past the small boat harbor to the cairn with some historical overview, including the position of the German bunkers relative to the southern end of the cairn:... 93. Re: Brisworthy Cup Stone by Anne T I think the image has been left on this site page to tell people "It's not this stone". I've added this to the text of the image, so people can avoid it in future. Thanks for pointing it out. ... 94. Re: Strallegger Lochstein by AufderSuche Here's the thing: This stone was apparently not given its own name. That's why the information panel simply calls it a "Lochstein." There are quite a few of these in the Strallegg district. Many don't... 95. Re: Strallegger Lochstein by Megalithic89 I read on the info board: Zur Wintersonnenwende um 10 Uhr projiziert die Sonne einen kreisrunden Lichtpunkt durch diesen Lochstein. Translated: "On the day of the winter solstice at 10 o'clock ... 96. Re: Palaggiu alignement by ciatology Luogo fra i più affascinanti della Corsica, ma inspiegabilmente lasciato al degrado. Il mio contributo è quello di pubblicare le seguenti coordinate da dispositivo Garmin 65s: - inizio del s... 97. Re: Arthur's Stone by CoralJackz Here's a video tour of the site which you can watch free on our Patreon - ... 98. Re: Breach Farm Barrows by Anne T The National Museum of Wales holds photographs of the finds in their on-line collection. At the time of submission, I've messaged them to ask for formal permission to include these, as it's not been ... 99. Re: Sutton Veny Bell Barrow by Anne T This barrow is scheduled as Historic England Site ID 1010517, "Bell barrow 350m north of Ha... 100. Re: Torbjörntorp 12:1 by Anne T We have recently been given some more information about this site, which reads: "A Neolithic gallery grave on the Falbygden plateau near Falkoping, in the richest concentration of megalithic tomb... |