Dowally

Date Added: 6th Apr 2024
Site Type: Standing Stones Country: Scotland (Perth and Kinross)
Visited: Yes on 17th Mar 2024. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 5

Log Text: Pair of standing stones located by the green garden hedge of the small cottage. Both monoliths are quite impressive slabs up to 230cm respectively 260cm high. Western stone has distinctive vertical quartzite vein.

According existing sources the stones are not in its origin location. They were relocated and rearanged after one was hit by the bus and broken sometimes before 1975.

Owner of the house is accommodating and sympathizing with stone-enthusiast so the permission is no problem at all.

Killybeg

Date Added: 5th Jan 2024
Site Type: Standing Stones Country: Ireland (Northern) (Co. Antrim)
Visited: Yes on 26th Oct 2023. My rating: Condition -1

Log Text: So called "Killybeg standing stones" is either big mystery or simply a little mistake. There are no such stones in this area except Saval More pair.

There used to be a lonely menhir in the field about 150m SW from the Saval More stones. Some old photos can still be found on a web that can prove it. This "Kyllibeg" stones was probably mistaken for this vanished menhir.

Unfortunately even the lonely stone doesn't exist anymore. Most probably was stolen and moved to unknown place. I talked to local lady resident who confirmed that. She said that "the stone stood there since ever. And suddenly disappeared by the day.. roughly about 5 years ago.".

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

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!

Kamenný Most Menhir

Date Added: 28th Apr 2023
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir) Country: Czech Republic (Bohemia)
Visited: Yes. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3

Log Text: Locally popular menhir can be found by the fields west of the village called Kamenný Most (translate as a Stone Bridge). Almost one meter high stone with visible carving of latin cross.

In fact until now there are doubts whether it is "true" prehistoric menhir or medieval stone cross or even milestone. An interesting event happened in 1896 when two human skeletons were discovered in close vicinity by one of the locals. After that some sort of archeological survey was conducted therefore but without any significant success.

Geologist who studied the stone in 80th of last century came finally to conclusion that the stone is menhir. And so the stone is known today. Be that as it may, the stone simply stands there and I personally like it..

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

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

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.

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

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.

Devil's Bread (Ďáblův Chléb)

Date Added: 23rd Feb 2020
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature Country: Czech Republic (Bohemia)
Visited: Yes on 19th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 4

Log Text: Another incredible creation act of the nature. One of the most famous stone formation of the Czech Canada nature park. Although people named this monument many different names, The baseball cap e.g.... the place is mainly known as a Devil's Bread (Ďáblův Chléb in czech).

Gross Gerungs Steinpyramide

Date Added: 9th Feb 2019
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba Country: Austria
Visited: Yes on 30th Apr 2018. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3

Log Text: Well...that's something! The only structure of its kind in this part of the Europe.... an authentic pyramid! Despite several researches, this circular step pyramid remains one big mystery.

Some people say it is medieval or maybe newer construction and part of some romantic natural park. Other researches estimate its age for 2000 years. Some say that it is an ancient germanic sacral place, other suppose this as a newer guarding outpost. According to some measurements an exceptional energy lines intersect here but I cant confirmed that.

Until the year 2000 the place was just a pile of stone debris. After that it was researched (without any significant conclusions) and reconstructed. Average in the base is about 17m and the heigt is up to 7m. Estimated used material is about 2000 tons of stones.. such a work for only romantic imitation.. To me the place is simply beautiful, enigmatic place worth a visit.

Heiliger Stein (Mitterretzbach)

Date Added: 11th Mar 2018
Site Type: Rock Art Country: Austria
Visited: Yes on 15th Aug 2017. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4

Log Text: The area of Heiliger Stein is very well preserved today with great respect. There is a small partly nature chapel and the reconstructed foundation of abandoned church. Below the main stone there is a chain of spherical black stones which ends with a small circle. If I understood the information sign in german well, these black stones are modern datation and it should designate energy-relevant locations.

Koda.

Date Added: 15th May 2017
Site Type: Cave or Rock Shelter Country: Czech Republic (Bohemia)
Visited: Yes on 19th Apr 2017. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 3

Log Text: Czech Karst is a romantic and wild area roughly 130 square km south west of Prague. Mainly limestone rocks are rugged with deep gorges, canyons and karst caves. Despite the fact that caves in the Czech Karst are primarily smaller in size, it is the one of the most important region of speleo-archaeological interest in the Czech Republic. There is around 80 registered archaeological localities from practically all periods of the prehistoric and historic eras.

Superb Koda Cave is easily accessible rock spaces in this area. It has produced many findings mainly from the Neolithic and Eneolithic times. But also very interesting early to middle Bronze Age pottery pieces of an unusual nature, probably from the Alpine region.

Koda Cave is very popular tourist destination and is well signposted.

Herrgottstein (Hendelhammer)

Date Added: 27th Apr 2017
Site Type: Rock Art Country: Germany (Bavaria)
Visited: Yes on 15th Mar 2017. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5

Log Text: Locally well known and favourite stone monument. Large granite boulder with several typical oval depressions, some may call it "prophetic" or "sacrificial bowls". Archaeological survey in 60s found some ancient working tools in close vicinity which fact can support therories about prehistoric sanctum.

Some nice folk tales are related to this particular stone. One is explaining where the name Herrgottstein - The stone of the Lord, came from. It says that these bowl like depressions arised on the seventh day of Creation. Three wishes will be fulfilled to whoever sits there.

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

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.

Hradištko Menhir

Date Added: 20th May 2016
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir) Country: Czech Republic
Visited: Yes on 15th Apr 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4

Log Text: Locally well known and quite popular standing stone in the forested pleasure area of Kersko. Preserved piece of worked sand stone with many quartzite fragments stands almost on the bank of the river Labe (Elbe). The Hradištko menhir is 80cm tall and all the site is well signposted.

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

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....

Generalsteine

Date Added: 12th Jan 2016
Site Type: Standing Stones Country: Czech Republic
Visited: Yes on 28th Dec 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4

Log Text: Pair of standing stones near the village of Droužkovice. These stones are exact replicas from 2008. The original stone pair was destroyed in 1996 during unsensitive recultivation. Original stone pair were called The General Stones or Generalsteine and because of their material, must had been transferred from nearest finding place about 30km away.

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

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.

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

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.

Družec Menhir

Date Added: 10th Oct 2015
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir) Country: Czech Republic (Bohemia)
Visited: Yes on 10th Oct 2015. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5

Log Text: None

Belec

Date Added: 2nd Oct 2015
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir) Country: Czech Republic (Bohemia)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Oct 2015. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5

Log Text: Nice stone standing at the junction just by the route. Probably milestone or propitiatory cross. The only confusing thing is engraving of perhaps maltese cross, what is truly unusual in this area.