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| Site Name | Site Type | Country | County/ Region | Name | Visited? | Date | Cond | Amb | Acc | Comments |
| Rorie Gill | Cairn | Scotland | Dumfries and Galloway | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 19th Jul 2021 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Rorie Gill's Cairn is located c. 200 yards S of Drannandow Chambered Cairn in open moorland. The centre of the cairn has been robbed out leaving an exposed cist. There is a hollow in the SW arc which may be the remains of a second cist. Driving directions and my walking route are available on the ma... Read More |
| Drannandow S | Cairn | Scotland | Dumfries and Galloway | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 19th Jul 2021 | 2 | 4 | 3 | It is a general rule of thumb that the impressiveness of a site is inversely proportional to the difficulty in reaching the site: Drannandow Chambered Cairn, a relatively well-preserved long cairn, is reached by a c. 2 mile walk along reasonable tracks and Drannandow S Cairn requires a further 600 ... Read More |
| Drannandow Chambered Cairn | Chambered Cairn | Scotland | Dumfries and Galloway | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 19th Jul 2021 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Drannandow Chambered Cairn is located c. 50 yards NNW of Nappers Cottage in the Moor of Drannandow. The long cairn has been extensively robbed on the E half leaving only an exposed chamber orientated E-W. The W half has scattered stones and remains of 4 lateral chambers in varying states of preserva... Read More |
| The Thieves | Standing Stones | Scotland | Dumfries and Galloway | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 7th May 2022 | 3 | 5 | 2 | There is such a wealth of ancient sites on Drennandow Moor, however The Thieves Standing Stone are the best site to my eyes. I feel a magnetic attraction to Standing Stones generally so a pair of six footers are irresistible. Driving directions and my walking route are available on the main page. |
| Drumfern S | Cairn | Scotland | Dumfries and Galloway | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 19th Jul 2021 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Drumfern S Cairn is located in moorland, one of 7 ancient sites clustered on the Moor of Drannandow, c. 3.5 miles N of Newton Stewart. It is located c. 70 yards SW of Drannandow Circle. Driving directions and my walking route are available on the main page. ... Read More |
| Drannandow Circle | Stone Circle | Scotland | Dumfries and Galloway | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 19th Jul 2021 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Drannandow Stone Circle is located in moorland, one of 7 ancient sites clustered on the Moor of Drannandow, c. 3.5 miles N of Newton Stewart. It is located c. 25 yards off a farm track leading to Nappers Cottage on the Moor of Drannandow. It requires diligence to locate several stones on the E arc c... Read More |
| Drumfern Cairn | Round Cairn | Scotland | Dumfries and Galloway | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 19th Jul 2021 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Drumfern N Cairn is located in moorland, one of 7 ancient sites clustered on the Moor of Drannandow, c. 3.5 miles N of Newton Stewart. It is not spectacular but is only a short detour off a farm track leading to multiple ancient monuments. Driving directions and walking route are available on the ma... Read More |
| Le Doigt de Dieu | Rock Outcrop | France | Bretagne:Finistère (29) | Murph (Blog) | Visited | 7th Sep 2025 | 5 | 5 | 4 | A gorgeous coastal path to the stones from Port Menac'h |
| Barnenez Cairn | Chambered Cairn | France | Bretagne:Finistère (29) | AufderSuche (Blog) | Visited | 6th Sep 2025 | 4 | 5 | 4 | One of the oldest megalithic structures on earth. |
| Thiemblais menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) | AufderSuche (Blog) | Visited | 6th Sep 2025 | 5 | 5 | 3 | A wonderful carved Menhir! |
| Champ Dolent Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Ille-et-Vilaine (35) | AufderSuche (Blog) | Visited | 5th Sep 2025 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Impressive stone! |
| Menhir de Kerguézennec | Standing Stone (Menhir) | France | Bretagne:Côtes-D'Armor (22) | AufderSuche (Blog) | Visited | 6th Sep 2025 | 5 | 4 | 4 | a beauty in the field! |
| Newgrange | Passage Grave | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Meath | MartinJEley (Blog) | Visited | 17th Sep 2025 | 4 | 5 | 4 | The necessary guided tour to Nowth and Newgrange was well organized and informative. It was amazing enter the Newgrange passage and appreciate it in person. |
| Cringle Park | Modern Stone Circle etc | England | Greater Manchester | TimPrevett (Blog) | Visited | 19th Sep 2025 | 4 | 4 | 5 | A modern stone circle of fourteen stones built in 2003, finely landscaped to rise within the park as a focal point. Designed to be a sundial, parts of that device remain in the centre, but no interpretive panel as of September 19 2025 on my visit. Also known as Levyhenge. The library sells a Tote ba... Read More |
| Jeffers Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | IanMu4966 (Blog) | Visited | 20th Sep 2025 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Quaint little Hopewell Culture barrow in a cul-de-sac. |
| El Castillo (Cantabria) | Cave or Rock Shelter | Spain | Cantabria | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 7th Sep 2025 | 3 | 5 | 3 | One of the most important of the Cantabrian cave art locations. The 'Hands' panel is especially evocative and one of the oldest sets of work ( around 30-40k years old). There's a massive visitor centre for this and the neighbouring cave butcher caves have to be booked separately which is a bit fru... Read More |
| Drumacissock South Cairn | Cairn | Scotland | Dumfries and Galloway | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 12th May 2019 | 2 | 4 | 3 | I have driven past Drumacissock S Cairn many times before finding it listed on Canmore. It was easily discoverable as a small grassy mound with a low cluster of stones on top. |
| Drumacissock North Cairn | Cairn | Scotland | Dumfries and Galloway | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 12th May 2019 | 2 | 4 | 3 | I have driven past Drumacissock N Cairn many times before finding it listed on Canmore. It was easily discoverable as a low grassy mound with a partial stone kerb. |
| La Cueva de la Peña | Cave or Rock Shelter | Spain | Asturias | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 8th Sep 2025 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
This is the most Westerly cave art site in Europe. Can be viewed ( free in 202 - but book ahead). Huge high space, like a cathedral.
Most notable images are some dots- which I find more interesting as occur in many of the caves, and The Horses which are in high alcoves so would not easily be ... Read More |
| Cueva de Tito Bustillo | Cave or Rock Shelter | Spain | Asturias | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 8th Sep 2025 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Tour very detailed but in Spanish. Book ahead on website (3euros). There is a range of dates the art is attributed to. |
| Peña Tú | Rock Outcrop | Spain | Asturias | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 12th Sep 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Shirt 1 km walk uphill. clearly used to be a vsisitor centre - a bit much for this one piece of Bronze Age rock art . Great location- most of the artwork is difficult to make out. |
| Torradale Standing Stone | Chambered Tomb | Scotland | Isle of Islay | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 20th Aug 2019 | 2 | 4 | 4 | A standing stone with a good coastal view turns out to be a more complicated site: a chambered cairn was robbed to construct an overlaid stone building, leaving an exposed orthostat on a low grass mound. |
| Luthor List Mound | Artificial Mound | United States | Great Lakes Midwest | IanMu4966 (Blog) | Visited | 14th Sep 2025 | 5 | 5 | 3 | A bit of bushwhacking to access the tumulus. |
| Druim Dubh | Stone Circle | Scotland | Isle of Lewis | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 3rd Jul 2011 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Druim Dubh Stone Circle is located in a peat bog c. 75 yards NW of the ruined Halfway Garage on the A859, c. 0.2 mile WSW of the B897 Grimshader junction. The SW and NW arcs are defined by recumbent stones exposed by peat cutting. |
| Druidtemple | Stone Circle | Scotland | Highlands | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 22nd Mar 2012 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Druidtemple Clava Cairn is hidden in a square wood on the southern edge of Inverness, the trees protecting it from the encroaching houses. There are several standing stones, survivors of an outer stone circle and an almost intact kerb defining the cairn. The monument is encircled by mature trees. |
| St John the Baptist's Well (Bisley) | Holy Well or Sacred Spring | England | Surrey | AJHL (Blog) | Visited | 13th Sep 2025 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Nice well, easy to find and nice setting. |
| Cueva de Tito Bustillo | Cave or Rock Shelter | Spain | Asturias | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 8th Sep 2025 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Tour very detailed but in Spanish. Book ahead on website. Range of dates art is attributed to. |
| Cueva de Tito Bustillo | Cave or Rock Shelter | Spain | Asturias | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 8th Sep 2025 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Tour very detailed but in Spanish. Book ahead on website. Range of dates art is attributed to. |
| Covalanas | Cave or Rock Shelter | Spain | Cantabria | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 8th Sep 2025 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Beautiful, simple cave art dated 20-25 k years ago. Looks like same artist based on the skilled style. Various animals - simple outlines. Guide showed how they look like they move in a flickering light’ a paleolithic cinema. Pre booking essential and quite a walk uphill from carpark.Allow time ... Read More |
| Covalanas | Cave or Rock Shelter | Spain | Cantabria | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 8th Sep 2025 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Beautiful, simple cave art dated 20-25 k years ago. Looks like same artist based on the skilled style. Various animals - simple outlines. Guide showed how they look like they move in a flickering light’ a paleolithic cinema. Pre booking essential and quite a walk uphill from carpark.Allow time ... Read More |
| Covalanas | Cave or Rock Shelter | Spain | Cantabria | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 8th Sep 2025 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Beautiful, simple cave art dated 20-25 k years ago. Looks like same artist based on the skilled style. Various animals - simple outlines. Guide showed how they look like they move in a flickering light’ a paleolithic cinema. Pre booking essential and quite a walk uphill from carpark.Allow time ... Read More |
| Covalanas | Cave or Rock Shelter | Spain | Cantabria | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 8th Sep 2025 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Beautiful, simple cave art dated 20-25 k years ago. Looks like same artist based on the skilled style. Various animals - simple outlines. Guide showed how they look like they move in a flickering light’ a paleolithic cinema. Pre booking essential and quite a walk uphill from carpark.Allow time ... Read More |
| Covalanas | Cave or Rock Shelter | Spain | Cantabria | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 8th Sep 2025 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Beautiful, simple cave art dated 20-25 k years ago. Looks like same artist based on the skilled style. Various animals - simple outlines. Guide showed how they look like they move in a flickering light’ a paleolithic cinema. Pre booking essential and quite a walk uphill from carpark.Allow time ... Read More |
| La Cueva de la Peña | Cave or Rock Shelter | Spain | Asturias | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 7th Sep 2025 | 3 | 5 | 3 | The most westerly cave art in Europe. Arranged about 6 weeks before on the website. 3E entry. Tour in Spanish - two beautiful horses painted in alcoves high above the cave floor , as if looking down. Less clear several types of animals lower down . Several abstract/ communication ‘symbols’ red ... Read More |
| Dolmen de Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Spain | Asturias | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 10th Sep 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | A dolmen ( Neolithic c 4000 bc) situated in the basement of a small chapel consecrated in 700 AD. Now truth be known didnt get inside as it had shut just before we got there, but the dolmen is visible from inside the church ( see image) and has some zig zag carvings. |
| Dolmen de Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Spain | Asturias | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 10th Sep 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | A dolmen ( Neolithic c 4000 bc) situated in the basement of a small chapel consecrated in 700 AD. Now truth be known didnt get inside as it had shut just before we got there, but the dolmen is visible from inside the church ( see image) and has some zig zag carvings. |
| Dolmen de Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Spain | Asturias | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 10th Sep 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | A dolmen ( Neolithic c 4000 bc) situated in the basement of a small chapel consecrated in 700 AD. Now truth be known didnt get inside as it had shut just before we got there, but the dolmen is visible from inside the church ( see image) and has some zig zag carvings. |
| Dolmen de Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Spain | Asturias | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 10th Sep 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | A dolmen ( Neolithic c 4000 bc) situated in the basement of a small chapel consecrated in 700 AD. Now truth be known didnt get inside as it had shut just before we got there, but the dolmen is visible from inside the church ( see image) and has some zig zag carvings. |
| Dolmen de Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Spain | Asturias | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 10th Sep 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | A dolmen ( Neolithic c 4000 bc) situated in the basement of a small chapel consecrated in 700 AD. Now truth be known didnt get inside as it had shut just before we got there, but the dolmen is visible from inside the church ( see image) and has some zig zag carvings. |
| Dolmen de Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Spain | Asturias | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 10th Sep 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | A dolmen ( Neolithic c 4000 bc) situated in the basement of a small chapel consecrated in 700 AD. Now truth be known didnt get inside as it had shut just before we got there, but the dolmen is visible from inside the church ( see image) and has some zig zag carvings. |
| Dolmen de Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Spain | Asturias | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 10th Sep 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | A dolmen ( Neolithic c 4000 bc) situated in the basement of a small chapel consecrated in 700 AD. Now truth be known didnt get inside as it had shut just before we got there, but the dolmen is visible from inside the church ( see image) and has some zig zag carvings. |
| Dolmen de Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Spain | Asturias | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 10th Sep 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | A dolmen ( Neolithic c 4000 bc) situated in the basement of a small chapel consecrated in 700 AD. Now truth be known didnt get inside as it had shut just before we got there, but the dolmen is visible from inside the church ( see image) and has some zig zag carvings. |
| Dolmen de Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Spain | Asturias | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 10th Sep 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | A dolmen ( Neolithic c 4000 bc) situated in the basement of a small chapel consecrated in 700 AD. Now truth be known didnt get inside as it had shut just before we got there, but the dolmen is visible from inside the church ( see image) and has some zig zag carvings. |
| Dolmen de Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Spain | Asturias | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 10th Sep 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | A dolmen ( Neolithic c 4000 bc) situated in the basement of a small chapel consecrated in 700 AD. Now truth be known didnt get inside as it had shut just before we got there, but the dolmen is visible from inside the church ( see image) and has some zig zag carvings. |
| Dolmen de Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Spain | Asturias | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 10th Sep 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | A dolmen ( Neolithic c 4000 bc) situated in the basement of a small chapel consecrated in 700 AD. Now truth be known didnt get inside as it had shut just before we got there, but the dolmen is visible from inside the church ( see image) and has some zig zag carvings. |
| Dolmen de Santa Cruz de Cangas de Onís | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Spain | Asturias | Catrinm (Blog) | Visited | 10th Sep 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | A dolmen ( Neolithic c 4000 bc) situated in the basement of a small chapel consecrated in 700 AD. Now truth be known didnt get inside as it had shut just before we got there, but the dolmen is visible from inside the church ( see image) and has some zig zag carvings. |
| The Berth | Hillfort | England | Shropshire | Spareribs (Blog) | Visited | 1st Jan 1997 | 3 | 4 | On private land, was able to visit with the local Archaeological society. The bronze cauldron found in the causeway is now housed in Shrewsbury Museum. | |
| Dyffryn Ardudwy | Portal Tomb | Wales | Gwynedd | w650marion (Blog) | Visited | 3rd Sep 2025 | 3 | 4 | A late evening visit, quite atmospheric, like entering another world despite being on the edge of the town. | |
| The Hurlers causeway | Ancient Trackway | England | Cornwall | TheCaptain (Blog) | Visited | 21st Sep 2013 | 2 | 4 | 4 | During an unrecorded dig in about 1936, a "crystal causeway" was found and uncovered between the central and northern stone circles of The Hurlers, near Minions on Bodmin Moor. When a photo of this causeway was accidentally rediscovered, a new archaeological dig was organised by the local community ... Read More |
| Pors Poulhan allée couverte | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Finistère (29) | johnstone (Blog) | Visited | 4th Jul 2025 | 4 | 5 | 5 | second visit |
| Cairn de Menez Dregan | Chambered Cairn | France | Bretagne:Finistère (29) | johnstone (Blog) | Visited | 4th Jul 2025 | 4 | 5 | 5 | second visit |
| Tamnyrankin | Court Tomb | Ireland (Northern) | Co. Derry | Cd (Blog) | Visited | 27th Aug 2025 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Compared to older photos, the site appears neglected. The cairn is covered in gorse bushes which make it difficult to appreciate the tomb as a whole. |
| The Long Stone (Minions) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | England | Cornwall | TheCaptain (Blog) | Visited | 20th Sep 2009 | 5 | 4 | 5 | What a fantastic stone this is. As for the Hurlers, it is decades since I was last here, and it is bigger and better shaped than I remember. It is 2.6 metres tall and very slender, and covered in some beautiful lichens. With the sun dropping down in the sky, the golden light on this stone is superb.... Read More |
| Rillaton Barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Cornwall | TheCaptain (Blog) | Visited | 21st Sep 2013 | 4 | 3 | 4 | On a horrible grey wet morning in Minions, with typical Cornish horizontal moorland drizzle which varied between almost dry and torrential, we visited the Moorland visitor centre in the old mining engine house first, which had a little exhibition all about the various features to be found on the moo... Read More |
| Rillaton Barrow | Round Barrow(s) | England | Cornwall | TheCaptain (Blog) | Visited | 20th Sep 2009 | 4 | 3 | 4 | The largest round barrow on Bodmin Moor, about 35 metres in diameter and almost 3 metres high. It is again bigger than I remember it, and at first I can’t find the chamber from where the Rillaton Gold Cup was found. After I have walked all around the barrow, I realise that the chamber is halfway u... Read More |
| The Hurlers North | Stone Circle | England | Cornwall | TheCaptain (Blog) | Visited | 21st Sep 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Possible newly recognised fourth stone circle to the north of the three well known Hurlers circles. A few stones slightly poke through the turf, with others hidden, and with an "eye of faith" a circle can be made out. This circle is smaller than the main three Hurlers circles, but is in line with t... Read More |
| The Hurlers Avenue | Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue | England | Cornwall | TheCaptain (Blog) | Visited | 21st Sep 2013 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Possible remains of a newly discovered stone avenue, running in an approximately north to south direction, on the moor to the north of the Hurlers stone circles. From what I saw (Sept 2013) the two approximately parallel lines of stones are (from memory) about 15 metres from each other, and stones ... Read More |
| The Hurlers (S) | Stone Circle | England | Cornwall | TheCaptain (Blog) | Visited | 21st Sep 2013 | 3 | 4 | 4 | The southern of the three Hurlers stone circles is by far the least complete of the lot, and was probably not altered much during the restoration in the 1930's. The circle is 32.8 metres in diameter, with 9 stones remaining of a probable 28, of which 2 still stand, 7 are either stumps or fallen, the... Read More |
| The Hurlers (C) | Stone Circle | England | Cornwall | TheCaptain (Blog) | Visited | 21st Sep 2013 | 4 | 4 | 4 | The central of the three Hurlers stone circles is perhaps the most complete of the lot, although this may be down to the restoration in the 1930's. The circle is an oval of 41 and 43 metres diameter, with 17 stones remaining of a probable 29, of which 14 still stand, 3 are either stumps or fallen, w... Read More |
| The Hurlers (N) | Stone Circle | England | Cornwall | TheCaptain (Blog) | Visited | 21st Sep 2013 | 4 | 4 | 4 | The northern of the three Hurlers stone circles is fairly complete, although this may be down to the restoration in the 1930's. The circle is 34.7 metres in diameter, with 16 stones remaining of a probable 28, of which 11 still stand, 5 are either stumps or fallen, with 9 modern markers and 3 comple... Read More |
| The Hurlers | Stone Circle | England | Cornwall | TheCaptain (Blog) | Visited | 20th Jun 2025 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Despite being hot, thirsty and very weary, I have a good look at all of the Hurlers stone circles on way back from Craddock Moor. |
| The Hurlers Pipers | Standing Stones | England | Cornwall | TheCaptain (Blog) | Visited | 20th Jun 2025 | 4 | 4 | 4 | On way back from Craddock Moor, I stop for a look at The Pipers. Two nice stones, each standing about 2 metres tall, and about the same distance apart. Not too far away to the north is what initially looks like another one, but on closer inspection is some more modern memorial for something. |
| Grotte de Mas D'Azil | Cave or Rock Shelter | France | Midi:Ariège (09) | bishop_pam (Blog) | Visited | 8th Sep 2025 | 5 | 4 | 4 | A tour guide takes you through this immense cave and talks about archaeological finds there, with some illustrations. |
| Cap-Del Pouech Dolmen | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Midi:Ariège (09) | bishop_pam (Blog) | Visited | 7th Sep 2025 | 5 | 4 | 4 | This is the Cap del Douech, the dolmen de Bidot is further up the track |
| Musée de Mas-d'Azil | Museum | France | Midi:Ariège (09) | bishop_pam (Blog) | Visited | 7th Sep 2025 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Contains artefacts found in the nearby cave and dolmens. Also very interesting archive film including 100 years old shots of the village and archaeologists who have studied the area. Helpful staff, most labelling in French. |
| Dolmen de Camping Selva de Oza | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | Spain | Aragón | bishop_pam (Blog) | Visited | 1st Sep 2025 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Situated on the Selva de Oza campsite with a fence, but retains a strong presence. |
| Corona de los Muertes | Stone Circle | Spain | Aragón | bishop_pam (Blog) | Visited | 1st Sep 2025 | 3 | 5 | 4 | This site is about 300 yards from the welcoming and helpful campsite Selva de Oza, where there is a hotel, bar and restaurant. More details at turismoenaragon.com/item/corona-de-los-muertos. Great place to stay at the centre of a prehistoric landscape. Well worth a visit. |
| Run-Amor allée couverte | Passage Grave | France | Bretagne:Finistère (29) | johnstone (Blog) | Visited | 3rd Jul 2025 | 3 | 4 | 5 | second visit |
| Mesa Verde - Pithouses and Pueblos | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | The Southwest | stonetracker (Blog) | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This is a stop on the Mesa Top loop drive that comprises two excavation sites. It explores the deevelopment of late Basketmaker pithouses into jacal dwellings and eventually into masonry room blocks with proto-kivas. Access is via a parking pull-off and handicapped-accessible paved walkway. |
| Quélarn Dolmens | Burial Chamber or Dolmen | France | Bretagne:Finistère (29) | johnstone (Blog) | Visited | 1st Jul 2025 | 3 | 4 | 5 | second visit |
| Droughduil Mote | Timber Circle | Scotland | Dumfries and Galloway | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 14th Oct 2018 | 4 | 4 | 4 | I have known about Droughdool Mote for most of my life since I live locally. It was always considered as a motte until the early 2000's: a archaeological dig in Dunragit uncovered 3 timber circles parallel to the A75. It also excavated Droughdool Mote, producing an unexpected construction date of c.... Read More |
| Drift Stones | Standing Stones | England | Cornwall | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 19th Mar 2013 | 5 | 4 | 4 | It is easy to park in a lay-by off the A30 at SW 4372 2837, c. 100 yards SW of the 30 mph limit on the SW of Drift. The Drift Stones are a well matched pair of tall standing stones easily accessed by a gateway if the field is not in crop. |
| Nisbet 2 | Sculptured Stone | Scotland | Scottish Borders | d_taddei2 (Blog) | Visited | 16th Apr 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Back at the start of the year I was doing some research on a destroyed sculpted stone in Nisbet (near Ancrum) and had found out. It was destroyed by a council worker in 1970 and dumped in a ditch in the old graveyard. It was then rescued by Hawick archaeology society in 1971 and pieced back together... Read More |
| Black Rig | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Scotland | Scottish Borders | d_taddei2 (Blog) | Visited | 1st Sep 2025 | 3 | 3 | 3 | The stone has been knocked over and isnt very big around a metre in length and approximately 45cm wide and 30cm thick . It's possibly a boundary stone. There is old earthworks on either side of the stone these may have been boundary lines these earthworks are on the OS map. |
| Mesa Verde - Mesa Top Sites | Ancient Village or Settlement | United States | The Southwest | stonetracker (Blog) | Visited | 1st May 2025 | 3 | 5 | 4 | One of the better outdoor exhibits at Mesa Verde describing how Ancestral Pueblo architectural styles evolved between 900 and 1075 CE on mesa top sites. This is a stop on the Mesa Top loop drive with a parking pull-off and handicapped-accessible paved walkway to the excavated sites with interpretati... Read More |
| Nine Stones (Dorset) | Stone Circle | England | Dorset | Yunzi (Blog) | Visited | 31st Aug 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | As advised on English heritage site we parked in the pub carpark. It was an easy walk along the pavement, through the gate next to the car dealership then on the permissive path to the stones. A lovely little site, somewhat spoiled by its location next to the main road. |
| Cueva de Las Monedas | Cave or Rock Shelter | Spain | Cantabria | bishop_pam (Blog) | Visited | 22nd Aug 2025 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Photography is not allowed |
| Narrator Brookhead Cairn | Cairn | England | Devon | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 29th Nov 2017 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Narrator Brookhead Cairn is a different animal to the kerb cairn on the WSW end of Down Tor Stone Row. It is a substantial mound retaining a covering of original stones. It is probable that it has been robbed to construct the enclosure c. 75 yards WSW. There is an intriguing recumbent stone c. 6 fee... Read More |
| Narrator Brookhead Enclosure | Ancient Village or Settlement | England | Devon | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 29th Nov 2017 | 3 | 4 | 2 | The mystery of this enclosure is increased by its proximity to several cairns and a stone row. The quiet isolation of the site is in contrast to the importance of this area in the Bronze Age as suggested by multiple sites and settlements. |
| Down Tor stone row | Stone Row / Alignment | England | Devon | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 29th Nov 2017 | 4 | 5 | 3 | The majority of the stones are not tall but this stone row set in isolated moorland has a tremendous presence in this bleak landscape. It is the pick of the multiple sites concentrated in this area. |
| Down Tor circle | Stone Circle | England | Devon | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 29th Nov 2017 | 4 | 5 | 3 | There is an impressive complete kerb circle round a cairn making a perfect full stop on the WSW end of the stone row. |
| Down Tor cairn | Cairn | England | Devon | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 29th Nov 2017 | 2 | 3 | 3 | It would be easy to miss this ruined cairn due to its proximity to the more impressive cairn on the WSW end of the stone row: it's always a good idea for antiquarians to investigate any suspicious mounds to avoid missing out. |
| Valley of Stones quarry | Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry | England | Dorset | JJR61 (Blog) | Visited | 1st Nov 2024 | 3 | 4 | An interesting site. Particularly with reference to the existence of the polisoir, and nearby sites of a similar age. Also interesting for moss, lichens & fungi. | |
| Feizor Celtic Wall | Misc. Earthwork | England | Yorkshire (North) | drolaf (Blog) | Visited | 28th Aug 2025 | 3 | 4 | 2 | The ends seem very distinct so the two sections do not seem to have ever been joined. The large section seems as it was built, the small section is dismantled. It is about the same width as a modern drystone wall at the base but tapers far less. The smaller section is at a slightly different alignme... Read More |
| Feizor Thwaite (Lawkland) | Ring Cairn | England | Yorkshire (North) | drolaf (Blog) | Visited | 28th Aug 2025 | 2 | 2 | easy to miss this grassy ring, but it's just at the fork in the path going over the hill from the high way, and a path going up the hill to dead mans cave. Located with wide views over the Wenning valley and just north of where there are views south to Pendle. | |
| Dowth Passage Grave | Passage Grave | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Meath | markj99 (Blog) | Visited | 30th Aug 2013 | Dowth Passage Tomb has survived despite Man's best efforts to destroy it. It is the antithesis of Newgrange, an over-restored monument c. 1 mile S of Dowth Passage Tomb. Unfortunately the entrances were locked denying access to the passages and chambers of the mound. | |||
| Craddock Moor circle | Stone Circle | England | Cornwall | TheCaptain (Blog) | Visited | 20th Jun 2025 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Get to Minions eventually, but find that the Cheesewring pub has burned down and is all abandoned. Get a quick pasty at the Minions village shop, before setting off for a walk to the Craddock Moor stone circle, as I havent been there for ages. Its very hot and I am extremely weary, but I get there a... Read More |
| Craddock Moor circle | Stone Circle | England | Cornwall | TheCaptain (Blog) | Visited | 20th Sep 2009 | 3 | 4 | 3 | After turning off the track near to the cairn, and heading out over the open moor, I found the circle easily, having headed straight to it from judging things looking at the map, and not using the GPS. I counted about 17 or 18 stones plus gaps on my first time round, but perhaps 19 or 20 next time ... Read More |
| Penrhos-Feilw | Standing Stones | Wales | Anglesey | Dragonwolf (Blog) | Visited | 20th Aug 2025 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Easy to find and parking for a couple of cars on lane, a kissing gate, a stroll across the grass and there they are.
Nice couple of tall standing stones that are photogenic, framing a mountain in one direction and modern farm buildings in the other.
Nice place to visit but be aware you are potenti... Read More |
| Trefignath | Chambered Tomb | Wales | Anglesey | Dragonwolf (Blog) | Visited | 20th Aug 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | I’d read the reviews of this and seeing no easy parking I quickly pulled up took a couple of long range pictures and moved on. The industrial setting is what it is and there are plenty of better sites to visit. |
| Ty Mawr (Nr Holyhead) | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Wales | Anglesey | Dragonwolf (Blog) | Visited | 20th Aug 2025 | 4 | 1 | 4 | I pulled over in an industrial area and snapped a couple of long range pictures of this stone. Sandwiched between the trunk road and some high fence with extra barbed wire establishment it’s a bit lost in the modern landscape. |
| Ty Newydd (Llanfaelog) | Chambered Tomb | Wales | Anglesey | Dragonwolf (Blog) | Visited | 20th Aug 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Park in the lay-by and over a style, up a barbed wire corridor path to the corner of the field where this much repaired dolmen resides.
Apparently someone set a fire under the capstone which cracked it and the repair work is a bit unsympathetic but hey-ho it’s better than it could have been. Ther... Read More |
| Bodowyr | Passage Grave | Wales | Anglesey | Dragonwolf (Blog) | Visited | 20th Aug 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Very photogenic dolmen which was once part of a passage grave, the spread of which is to the east 20 metres. Easy to find, parking in lay-by, over a style and across a field. It’s behind bars but it’s easy to photograph through them. Nice place, no one else about, canny views, all good. |
| Barclodiad-y-Gawres (Anglesey) | Passage Grave | Wales | Anglesey | Dragonwolf (Blog) | Visited | 20th Aug 2025 | 3 | 4 | 4 | This important tomb is a tourist attraction. It is very well preserved by a concrete dome, locked bar gate and strategically placed lighting. A lot of “roofed” sites I’ve visited have suffered worse for the roof than being exposed but they got it right here. I would have happily paid a small f... Read More |
| Din Dryfol | Chambered Tomb | Wales | Anglesey | Dragonwolf (Blog) | Visited | 20th Aug 2025 | 2 | 5 | 1 | I tried to access this site from SE and the footpath sign is removed, the gate hidden and the path impassable after the first hundred metres. Using the map and navigating by eye I went around about and all over. I found the place in the end after a whole lot of adventures and when I tried to return ... Read More |
| Bryn Gwyn Stones | Stone Circle | Wales | Anglesey | Dragonwolf (Blog) | Visited | 19th Aug 2025 | 2 | 5 | 3 | This was the pick of my walk. It is tucked away in a hedge, overgrown with briars and I didn’t realise it was part of a circle until I looked on here. One of the stones is a massive upright twice my height at least. The other is smaller and laying at an angle.
I spent a while here just marvellin... Read More |
| Castell Bryn-Gwyn | Henge | Wales | Anglesey | Dragonwolf (Blog) | Visited | 19th Aug 2025 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Easy to find along a footpath. It disappears into a garden and has obviously been used in multiple ages up to present day. In the rabbit spoil was Victorian china and glass and other modern building rubbish even quite low down, and natural as well.
Very little real information on signage. Lovely b... Read More |
| Caer Leb | Ancient Village or Settlement | Wales | Anglesey | Dragonwolf (Blog) | Visited | 19th Aug 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 | I parked in the lay by and had a quick look on the way to walk to other sites. It’s a square or rectangular earthworks, looks a bit swampy in places but was dry enough when I passed. Not really my area of interest but I’ll look at owt if I’m passing. |
| Bryn Celli Ddu Cairn | Cairn | Wales | Anglesey | Dragonwolf (Blog) | Visited | 19th Aug 2025 | 3 | 3 | 3 | This reconstruction of a burial mound with a ditch is easy to find, has parking and is along a well made footpath. It is a bit of a tourist attraction but I expect there are quieter times.
You can go inside and it is said to be aligned with the mid summer sun rise but actually it aligns with moder... Read More |
| Dyffryn Ardudwy | Portal Tomb | Wales | Gwynedd | Dragonwolf (Blog) | Visited | 23rd Aug 2025 | 2 | 4 | 4 | A great site, very easy to find up a short well made path from the village, parking may be an issue at times but I got lucky.
What I love about this one is that you get to see the stone spread of the double dolmen tomb, so often the first thing robbed away, and the lovely way the site is maintaine... Read More |