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Der Stein Dossenbach
Date Added: 27th Dec 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg)
Visited: Yes on 26th Dec 2020. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Der Stein Dossenbach submitted by Faseso on 11th Nov 2016. Quite difficult do find. However, the co-ordinates were almost on the spot.
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Log Text: Made another attempt to find the menhir, this time in winter... Success!
Note the updated coordinates, as you need to get pretty close to see the stone in the brushy woods.
Hunnenstein (Dossenbach)
Date Added: 27th Dec 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg)
Visited: Yes on 26th Dec 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Hunnenstein (Dossenbach) submitted by Faseso on 11th Nov 2016. Hunnenstein near Dossenbach. The surrounding landscape is also of importance here. There seems to have been some a henge, ritual site - nearby is also the Menhir of Dossenbach. There could have been a connection of the two.
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Log Text: None
Heidenstein (Schwörstadt)
Date Added: 27th Dec 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg)
Visited: Yes on 26th Dec 2020. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 5
Heidenstein (Schwörstadt) submitted by AlexHunger on 4th Sep 2005. Heidenstein - Schwörstadt (Front)
Front upright orthostat with "Soul Hole" and only remainder of former Dolmen. 1.9 Meter tall and about 3 meters wide and dated to about 2500 BC.
The cap stone was alledgedly carted away by the local blacksmith several decades ago. The rear side shows traces of fire due to the burning of trash. Archeologists have marked out the outline of the rest of the dolmen with bricks and set up an information sign.
It and the Toten Mann are the southernmost Dolmen...
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Log Text: We first read the information panel, outlining the excavation and finds, and then on the "inside" of the dolmen we found some freshly laid flowers, which made the dry numbers or excavated skeletal remains in the information seem a little more human.
Hornfels
Date Added: 30th Dec 2020
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg)
Visited: Yes on 30th Dec 2020. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Hornfels submitted by aolson on 30th Dec 2020. The remaining wall and ditch.
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Log Text: Found it on our second visit. The first time we were looking too close to the rocky cliffs.
Sion Steinkistengrab
Trip No.19 Entry No.1 Date Added: 26th Oct 2021
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Switzerland (Wallis)
Visited: Yes on 21st Aug 2021. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Sion Steinkistengrab submitted by Charmot on 13th Oct 2008. 12/10/2008
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Log Text: Pretty much as expected - a pleasant park with this dolmen, a stone row, and two cists.
Chemin des Collines Menhirs
Trip No.19 Entry No.2 Date Added: 26th Oct 2021
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: Switzerland (Wallis)
Visited: Yes on 21st Aug 2021. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Chemin des Collines Menhirs submitted by Charmot on 13th Oct 2008. 12/10/2008
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Log Text: A pleasant little park - I am curious if these menhirs, the dolmen, and the cists are still relatively in situ...
Lambourn Seven Barrows
Date Added: 25th Aug 2022
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Berkshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Lambourn Seven Barrows submitted by SolarMegalith on 4th Aug 2011. Main part of the Bronze Age barrow cemetery - view from the west (photo taken on June 2011).
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Log Text: On the way to Weyland's Smithy, stopped by this group to see our first barrow in Britain. Peaceful setting, and a nice taste of what was to come in Wiltshire. Would have like more time to be able to explore the different barrow types here.
Wayland's Smithy
Date Added: 25th Aug 2022
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Wayland's Smithy submitted by StoneLee on 11th Jun 2015. Wayland's Smithy
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Log Text: A must see on our day out from London to Avebury. When we got there there was a grade school outing having lunch on the barrow. It was fun to see the kids playing around on what to them must have just been another field trip, but for us was a (possibly) once in a lifetime visit.
Uffington Castle
Date Added: 25th Aug 2022
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Uffington Castle submitted by Postman on 16th Feb 2020. The southern ramparts looking west
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Log Text: Visited during our brief tour of Wiltshire. Would have liked to walk around the circumference. Next time...
Uffington Castle Neolithic long barrow
Date Added: 25th Aug 2022
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 3 Access 3
Uffington Castle Neolithic long barrow submitted by h_fenton on 5th May 2009. Neolithic long barrow, 70m north of Uffington Castle
Oblique Kite Aerial Photograph from the southwest, you can see the surrounding ditches, in the distance to the left you can see Uffington White Horse.
26 April 2009
Apologies for the quality of the picture, it is a bit blurred and the only photo I have of this site with a bit of space around and some people in for scale.
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Log Text: The barrow is only visible if you know exactly where to look and what you are looking for.
Uffington White Horse
Date Added: 25th Aug 2022
Site Type: Hill Figure or Geoglyph
Country: England (Oxfordshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Uffington White Horse submitted by SteveC on 15th Jun 2020. Unable to be seen in it's entirety from the ground, this is an image taken from a drone.
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Log Text: We just caught oblique glimpses of it from the road below. Once at the horse itself, it is surprising just how small the cuts in the turf are. I was expecting them to be measured in yards, but instead you could measure them in feet, or inches in some places. I'm sure there are better places to view it, but it was great to see the way it was made up close.
Avebury
Date Added: 25th Aug 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Avebury - The Cove submitted by Nasher on 21st Jun 2005. OVERALL 1st PRIZE WINNER!
This is Leah's (Creator's niece) submission for * A * Summer Solstice Photo Competition.
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Log Text: Alas, due to rental car problems we had all of 45 minutes to explore the whole Avebury area. I only got to see 1/4 of the circle and we had to leave.
Silbury Hill
Date Added: 25th Aug 2022
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 3 Access 5
Silbury Hill submitted by Scanner on 27th Sep 2019. Silbury Hill by Simon Ferguson
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Log Text: Somewhat disappointed that there is no pedestrian access, but it is understandable.
West Kennett Long Barrow
Date Added: 25th Aug 2022
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 2
West Kennett Long Barrow submitted by jackdaw1 on 16th Oct 2007. A shot taken inside West kennet long barrow nr. Avebury on 25 sec exposure at f16-conjuring spooky feels.
A small child called jake was happily playing and respectfully enjoying the atmosphere in there.
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Log Text: As spectacular as expected. Great to visit a chambered tomb that still has its covering of earth.
West Kennet Avenue
Date Added: 25th Aug 2022
Site Type: Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 24th Jun 2022. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
West Kennet Avenue submitted by Humbucker on 12th Jan 2019. West Kennet Avenue in the summer. Looking south towards West Kennet.
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Log Text: Unfortunately we were able to spend all of a minute or two here before having to head back to London.
The Blue Stane (St Andrews)
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Scotland (Fife)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 2 Access 5
The Blue Stane (St Andrews) submitted by SHUGS on 16th Nov 2017. This stone is found in a small garden part of a hotel, would you believe called "The Blue Stane Hotel" right in the centre of St Andrews
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Log Text: Well, at least it beats London's stone...
Carsegownie Cairn
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Scotland (Angus)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Carsegownie Cairn submitted by DrewParsons on 29th Oct 2012. The mound. September 2012.
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Log Text: Not much to see. Fortunately we were there on a quiet morning, but I imagine parking without disrupting traffic could be a challenge on a busy day
Monk's Well, St Andrews
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Country: Scotland (Fife)
Visited: Yes on 31st Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Monk's Well, St Andrews submitted by jamesrattue on 25th Nov 2006. The Monk's Well at St Andrews, photographed 21st November 2006.
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Log Text: Very nice setting at the edge of the cemetery. Do watch out for the statues? of angels in the vicinity.
Court Cave
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Scotland (Fife)
Visited: Yes on 27th Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Court Cave submitted by johnur on 13th Nov 2018. West entrance to Court Cave in September 2018. Comparison with old photos on Canmore will show that the ground level outside the cave is now several feet higher than it was 100 years ago. The top of the old wall in the Canmore photos is now just below the present ground level. This is due to pit waste from Michael Colliery accumulating on the foreshore to establish a ground level which became permanent when rock armour was installed in the late 20th century to prevent coastal erosion.
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Log Text: When we unexpectedly realized our deviation from the gps route led us through Wemyss, we had to pay the caves a visit.
Jonathan’s Cave
Date Added: 11th Jul 2024
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Country: Scotland (Fife)
Visited: Yes on 27th Jun 2024. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Jonathan’s Cave submitted by durhamnature on 11th Mar 2013. Panel from "Sculptured Stones of Scotland" via archive.org
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Log Text: Barred off like the other caves in the area.