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Site Type | Country (A/D) |
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| Dowally | Standing Stones | Scotland | Perth and Kinross | Visited | 17th Mar 2024 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 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 rel... Read More |
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| Killybeg | Standing Stones | Ireland (Northern) | Co. Antrim | Visited | 26th Oct 2023 | -1 | 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 i... Read More |
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| Loughmoney | Portal Tomb | Ireland (Northern) | Co. Down | Visited | 26th Oct 2023 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 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... Read More |
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| Kamenný Most Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Czech Republic | Bohemia | Visited | 4 | 4 | 3 | 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 m... Read More |
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| Quellenreuth Stein | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Germany | Bavaria | Visited | 10th Feb 2018 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 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 ... Read More |
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| Rakovník Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Czech Republic | Bohemia | Visited | 3 | 3 | 5 | 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 gre... Read More |
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| Müllerstein | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Germany | Bavaria | Visited | 25th Feb 2018 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 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 ... Read More |
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| Devil's Bread (Ďáblův Chléb) | Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature | Czech Republic | Bohemia | Visited | 19th Apr 2019 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 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 | Pyramid / Mastaba | Austria | Visited | 30th Apr 2018 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 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 r... Read More |
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| Heiliger Stein (Mitterretzbach) | Rock Art | Austria | Visited | 15th Aug 2017 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 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 sig... Read More |
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| Koda. | Cave or Rock Shelter | Czech Republic | Bohemia | Visited | 19th Apr 2017 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 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-archaeol... Read More |
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| Herrgottstein (Hendelhammer) | Rock Art | Germany | Bavaria | Visited | 15th Mar 2017 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 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 sanctu... Read More |
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| Mesicni menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Czech Republic | Bohemia | Visited | 30th Apr 2016 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 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, t... Read More |
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| Hradištko Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Czech Republic | Visited | 15th Apr 2016 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 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 | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Czech Republic | Bohemia | Visited | 19th Feb 2016 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 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 no... Read More |
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| Generalsteine | Standing Stones | Czech Republic | Visited | 28th Dec 2015 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 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 transf... Read More |
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| Smečno Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Czech Republic | Bohemia | Visited | 27th Dec 2015 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 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 pro... Read More |
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| Zbuzany Stone | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Czech Republic | Bohemia | Visited | 9th Dec 2015 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 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... Read More |
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| Družec Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Czech Republic | Bohemia | Visited | 10th Oct 2015 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Belec | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Czech Republic | Bohemia | Visited | 2nd Oct 2015 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 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. | ||
| Bratronice Menhir | Standing Stone (Menhir) | Czech Republic | Visited | 30th Sep 2015 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Less then one metre tall stone from sendstone. Can be propitiatory cross or milestone. | |||
| Drombohilly Stone Circle | Stone Circle | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Kerry | Visited | 10th Apr 2015 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Broadleas | Stone Circle | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Kildare | Visited | 9th Apr 2015 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Easy to access. Just next the R411 | ||
| Ballybrack | Portal Tomb | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Dublin | Visited | 29th Apr 2015 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Ardgroom Outward NE | Stone Circle | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Cork | Visited | 10th Apr 2015 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Ballvackey | Stone Circle | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Cork | Visited | 12th Apr 2015 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Proper coordinates 51.633277N,-8.948333W. Source googlemap. | ||
| Dromroe | Stone Circle | Ireland (Republic of) | Co. Kerry | Visited | 11th Apr 2015 | 4 | 4 | 2 |