Contributory members are able to log private notes and comments about each site
Sites ladrin has logged. View this log as a table or view the most recent logs from everyone
Loughmoney
Date Added: 1st Nov 2023
Site Type: Portal Tomb
Country: Ireland (Northern) (Co. Down)
Visited: Yes on 26th Oct 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Loughmoney submitted by ladrin on 1st Nov 2023. Such a beautiful and quite unknown monument.
(View photo, vote or add a comment)
Log Text: Surprisingly distinctive and beautiful monument taking into account quite peripheral knowledge of this site. Being placed close to the road so even acces is very easy. Situated on the hill behind the lowly wall of the private field.
Roughly 1,8 cm tall dolmen made of slate stone of NW orientation. Two smaller sides stones support impresive flat stone. Though describe as the portal tomb it might be rather remnant of the court tomb with missing court part.
Central monument is surrounded by the circular alignment of at least 20 stones. Some of them are in upright position. I visited the site on lovely sunny day with no one far around so I really did enjoy!
Mesicni menhir
Date Added: 9th Aug 2016
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Czech Republic (Bohemia)
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2016. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 4
Mesicni menhir submitted by ladrin on 9th Aug 2016. "Moonstone" of the mysterious Javorník hill.
(View photo, vote or add a comment)
Log Text: The most prominent of the Javorník stones and the first documented. The stone monolith is up to 190 cm tall and from the different sides has different shapes. Sensitive people say that it is a place of great energy, though its southern side is allegedly very negativ. The stone is well signposted, tourist trail leads there and there is also a little parking slot nearby.
Müllerstein
Date Added: 25th Feb 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Germany (Bavaria)
Visited: Yes on 25th Feb 2018. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Müllerstein submitted by ladrin on 25th Feb 2020. Nice monument in a lovely day...
(View photo, vote or add a comment)
Log Text: Beautifully carved stone standing in the quiet edge of small bavarian town Schonwald. It is not quiet clear what was his original purpose. Selected from existing theories it can be later christianized ancient menhir, old germanic burial stone above the grave, medieval cross or propitiatory stone or boundary stone.
In any case it is about 120cm tall granite slab of maximum width 95cm. The stone is known as a "Müllerstein" (simply "Millstone"). On both sides it has quite sophisticated engravings of crosses.
According to local legend the stone is standing in the place where two boys from the local mill ...that is what its name came from... were killed in a bloody fight for a girl. Another two stones should indicate burial place of those millers and they are located less then one km from here in the woods.
Quellenreuth Stein
Date Added: 25th May 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Germany (Bavaria)
Visited: Yes on 10th Feb 2018. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Quellenreuth Stein submitted by ladrin on 25th May 2020. Could it be an ancient prehistoric monument?
(View photo, vote or add a comment)
Log Text: Large piece of smoothly shaped granite block located on the edge of the forest, about 500m south of the Quellenreuth stone cross. It has about 120 cm in height. There is no written record about its origin or purpose.
The stone is locally known as a Swedish or French stone and folks legend talks about Thirty Years War grave. Some theories suppose this monument is the remnant of a medieval shrine other believe it is an ancient menhir.
Rakovník Menhir
Date Added: 13th May 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Czech Republic (Bohemia)
Visited: Yes. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Rakovník Menhir submitted by ladrin on 13th May 2020. An interesting connection can be found in a close vicinity of the ancient structure structure "Viereckschanze Na Kokrdech".
(View photo, vote or add a comment)
Log Text: Notable stone monument standing north of the medieval royal town Rakovnik. Block of the coarse-grained sandstone with isolated quartzite pieces of a total length about 120cm. For a short time it was stolen in 80th. When the stone was secretly returned to its original place, it was laid down to a greater depth. Now it raises above the ground up to 65cm only.
The stone is widely known as "Petrified Virgin". Quite usual folk tale talks about a girl punished by for impiety and mischief. She was turned to stone, which has now allegedly a woman shape.
Even the experts are unsure about the origin and purpose. Some suppose the stone was a kind of milestone, some say it is the remnant of an ancient cross and others insist it is true menhir and believe in its prehistoric origin. Though any serious survey is still missing.
The true is that stone is situated just a few steps from the very probable prehistoric La Tène structure so called "Viereckschanze Na Kokrdech". And this fact can strongly support all the "menhir-origin" theories.
The Petrified Virgin is hard to miss. It is standing next to the main road on the verge of the field.
Smečno Menhir
Date Added: 27th Dec 2015
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Czech Republic (Bohemia)
Visited: Yes on 27th Dec 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Smečno Menhir submitted by ladrin on 27th Dec 2015. 110 cm tall, 70cm wide and 25cm thick slab from slightly ferriferous hard sandstone. On the northern side is carving of the latin cross. There is a ĺocal folklore related to the stone about merchant murdered by bandits. It is not clear, whether it is an old menhir with newer carving or medieval propitiatory cross.
(View photo, vote or add a comment)
Log Text: 110 cm tall, 70cm wide and 25cm thick slab from slightly ferriferous hard sandstone. On the northern side is carving of the latin cross. There is a ĺocal folklore related to the stone about merchant murdered by bandits. It is not clear, whether it is an old menhir with newer carving or medieval propitiatory cross.
Tuchlovice Menhir
Date Added: 26th Feb 2016
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Czech Republic (Bohemia)
Visited: Yes on 19th Feb 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 2 Access 5
Tuchlovice Menhir submitted by ladrin on 26th Feb 2016. Tuchlovice Menhir
(View photo, vote or add a comment)
Log Text: Standing stone in the centre of the village Tuchlovice. It can also be a medieval propitiatory stone. Anyway to stone was replaced here from its origin location to prevent it before road construction. To be honest I would picked better location for such monument. Now it is hidden in the shadow of not much fancy shop building so it is really hard to notice it at all.
The other stone mentioned in the description is lost for ever I am afraid....
Zbuzany Stone
Date Added: 17th Dec 2015
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Czech Republic (Bohemia)
Visited: Yes on 9th Dec 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 4
Zbuzany Stone submitted by ladrin on 16th Dec 2015. Carving of a greek or an Ankh cross
(View photo, vote or add a comment)
Log Text: Nice and among the local community well known standing stone in sum. About 90cm tall hard sand stone, 25cm wide. The stone has uncertain history. First record about the stone is from 1785. There is an interesting carving of an greek or perhaps the Ankh cross on the back side. Local residents seem to be very proud of their little menhir, because there is 6 streets in total called "Next to the menhir... 1-6". Rumours say that an old druids shrine stood in the place of the village.