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Dólmen da Portelagem
Date Added: 30th Mar 2014
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Portugal (Braga)
Visited: Yes on 24th Mar 2014
Dólmen da Portelagem submitted by Alta-Falisa on 24th Mar 2014. Despite the (quite bearable) background noise of the nearby motorway, standing face to face in front of such a dolmen, amid trees, is rather moving.
March 2014.
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Dolmen of Duisburg
Date Added: 30th Mar 2014
Site Type: Polissoir
Country: Belgium (Bruxelles - Brussel)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Mar 2014
Dolmen of Duisburg submitted by Alta-Falisa on 3rd Mar 2014. Where many paths converge...
Park of Tervueren.
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Dólmens de Lapinhas
Date Added: 29th Mar 2014
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Portugal (Viseu)
Visited: Yes on 15th Mar 2014. My rating: Condition 2 Access 2
Dólmens de Lapinhas submitted by Alta-Falisa on 27th Mar 2014. Dólmen 1 de Lapinhas, the only one you can see from the road. This photo was taken with a 800 mm lens. March 2014.
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Log Text: Little known (so far !) and uneasy to access (see road description posted with main photo), that is precisely a good reason to visit these two dolmens.
One more reason is that the region around Penedono is very rich in ancient monuments, spread over a distance of about 50 km, therefore easily requiring one full day. Add to them all the possible ones still uncharted here.
The Posto de Turismo of Penedono wouldn't know much beyond the sites already listed here.
La Peña de los Enamorados
Date Added: 30th Mar 2014
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Spain (Andalucía)
Visited: Yes on 25th Mar 2014
La Peña de los Enamorados submitted by Alta-Falisa on 25th Mar 2014. "Según la leyenda..." :
["According to the legend...."] :
The mountain draws its name from a legend which has that two young lovers from rival clans threw themselves from the rock while being pursued by the girl's father and his men.
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Llanrwst Gorsedd Circle
Date Added: 30th Mar 2014
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Yes on 21st May 2013. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5
Llanrwst Gorsedd Circle submitted by Alta-Falisa on 30th Mar 2014. Coming as a surprise, ... the modern stones circle of Llanrwst.
(Pronouncing the name properly is another matter !)
Photo taken in May 2013.
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Log Text: Very pleasant to discover, by chance, a crisp new (a mere 60+ yo have I read today...) stones circle, in an agreeable village.
Mamoa 3 do Rápido
Date Added: 25th Mar 2014
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Portugal (Braga)
Visited: Yes on 6th Mar 2014. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Mamoa 3 do Rápido submitted by Alta-Falisa on 25th Mar 2014. Mamoa III do Rápido consists of one excavated dolmen.
As the dolmen still lies in its original pit, the view is not striking, but the architecture of the monument is rather sophisticated. The chamber has no more capstone ; the corridor leading to it has kept two of them. If not outstanding for photographic purposes, this monument is nevertheless a well-preserved and elaborate construction.
Road description : as you will most probably also visit the Dólmen da Portelagem, I start the ro...
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Log Text: Very wisely, the excavations have preserved a maximum of the original cairn, thus allowing visitors to imagine how the tomb was built.
Mamoa 5 do Mezio
Date Added: 30th Mar 2014
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Portugal (Viana do Castelo)
Visited: Yes on 25th Mar 2014
Mamoa 5 do Mezio submitted by Alta-Falisa on 25th Mar 2014. Mamoa 5 do Mezio, Portugal.
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Mamoa 6 do Mezio
Date Added: 30th Mar 2014
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Portugal (Viana do Castelo)
Visited: Yes on 25th Mar 2014
Mamoa 6 do Mezio submitted by Alta-Falisa on 25th Mar 2014. Mamoa 6 do Mezio, North Portugal.
Between AUG.2011 (visit of irishbogman) and MAR.2014, the Mamoa is, luckily, still in the same shape.
Except the small tree, all the invasive vegetation has been cleared to preserve the monument. The Authorities take great care of this patrimonium.
Generally speaking, the local population also is well aware of the historical importance of these monuments and can tell, even several km away, where is what.
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Menhirs de Frappe-Cul
Date Added: 25th Jul 2015
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: Belgium (Namur )
Visited: Would like to visit
Menhirs de Frappe-Cul submitted by Alta-Falisa on 20th Jul 2015. The taller stone was originally, and hastily, called "Menhir de Tappe-Cul" ("Tappe-Cul" is a toponyme). The smaller one is not related to the taller, and is even less a menhir. Photos : May 2014.
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Menir da Meada
Date Added: 30th Mar 2014
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Portugal (Portalegre)
Visited: Yes on 20th Feb 2014
Menir da Meada submitted by Alta-Falisa on 20th Feb 2014. A striking menhir near Castelo de Vide, a nice town in Alentejo Alto.
Reachable by car (no hard surface). Should be better known. Photo : April 2009.
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Menir de Penedono
Date Added: 30th Mar 2014
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Portugal (Viseu)
Visited: Yes on 15th Mar 2014. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 3 Access 4
Menir de Penedono submitted by Magalhaes on 7th May 2006. Site in Central Portugal
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Log Text: Coordinates 40.973060 -7.39215 are correct as given by Megalhaes.
It stands on the left-hand side of the road from Penedono to Antas, at 2000 m from the castle of Penedono, right at the T-junction with the road towards Ferronha.
Being small (1,90 m high) and thin, Menir de Penedono may be overlooked, but it is otherwise quite visible from the road.
Access to the very foot of the stone : 15 m to walk on wasteland.
Menir de São Bartolomeu do Mar
Date Added: 30th Mar 2014
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Portugal (Braga)
Visited: Yes on 24th Mar 2014
Menir de São Bartolomeu do Mar submitted by Alta-Falisa on 24th Mar 2014. On the West of the N.13, behind the church. Signposted.
Unfortunately, plastic greenhouses, on the right off this photo, are not the best backdrop one would wish for a menhir.
Photo taken in March 2014 at 16.45 GMT.
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Menir de São Paio de Antas
Date Added: 30th Mar 2014
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Portugal (Braga)
Visited: Yes on 24th Mar 2014
Menir de São Paio de Antas submitted by Alta-Falisa on 24th Mar 2014. Menir de Antas, Portugal.
Although the mound on which the menhir stands is surrounded by houses served by a local road, the whole area is residential and quiet. The houses are just 25 m away. The growing vegetation provides an ever changing backdrop to the menhir.
Photo taken in March 2014.
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Monument aux Forestiers
Date Added: 30th Mar 2014
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Belgium (Bruxelles - Brussel)
Visited: Yes on 24th Feb 2014
Monument aux Forestiers submitted by Alta-Falisa on 24th Feb 2014. On a winter afternoon, February 2014.
The Sonian Forest (Forêt de Soignes, Zoniënwoud), lying at the South-Eastern outskirts of Brussels, is a popular destination any time of the year.
To be very precise, this monument lies about 25m inside the region of Brussels...
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Oppagne Dolmen
Date Added: 30th Mar 2014
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Belgium (Luxembourg)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2014
Oppagne Dolmen submitted by Alta-Falisa on 1st Mar 2014. The standing stones to be seen in the background have been found in various places close by, and put together here, next to the chamber tomb of the foreground.
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Oppagne Menhirs
Date Added: 30th Mar 2014
Site Type: Standing Stones
Country: Belgium (Luxembourg)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2014
Oppagne Menhirs submitted by Alta-Falisa on 1st Mar 2014. These 5 standing stones (in fact, 4 are standing and one is lying on the ground...) were found nearby in the region and re-erected here, in front of an "indigenous" chamber tomb.
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Pierre qui Tourne (Baileux)
Date Added: 13th Apr 2014
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Belgium (Hainaut)
Visited: Yes on 12th Apr 2014. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Pierre qui Tourne (Baileux) submitted by Alta-Falisa on 13th Apr 2014. Now standing right at the limit between two Provinces, Hainaut and Namur.
April 2014.
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Log Text: Easy access on an (a bit bumpy) earth road, an ancestral road linking two old towns mind you ! Already visible from the N.99 Chimay-Couvin road (at km 30,7), about 150 m towards the South.
Rotunda das Antas
Date Added: 30th Mar 2014
Site Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Country: Portugal (Viseu)
Visited: Yes on 28th Mar 2014
Rotunda das Antas submitted by Alta-Falisa on 28th Mar 2014. Antas, Rotunda (round-about).
A landmark.
Photo taken March 2014.
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Saint-Uzec menhir
Date Added: 30th Mar 2014
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22))
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2014
Saint-Uzec menhir submitted by Alta-Falisa on 1st Mar 2014. In top shape, April 2013.
Signposted. Hard surface road all the way, small car park just next to it. A very elaborately decorated and Christianized menhir.
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Soar Stone
Date Added: 30th Mar 2014
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Yes on 13th May 2013. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 3 Access 4
Soar Stone submitted by TimPrevett on 2nd Jul 2002. Fadog Frech SH319864
Visited Tuesday 15th June 1999
Access: Next to a church building just off the A5025 Valley to Cemaes road; clearly visible from the road. Parking a little way to the south in a layby. Near Black Lion pub. Access by a gate.
The stone: I estimated 10 feet tall, covered with lichen.
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Log Text: While Soar Stone deserves the same attention as any other menhir, its location along A.5025 isn't flattering.