Date UncertainNo one knows the age of this a man-made bell-shaped structure, situated at the crossroads of the Icknield Way and Ermine Street (virtually directly under the original site of the Roysia Stione). It is just under 8m deep and is covered in crude medieval religious carvings. Curiously, amongst the saints a Sheela Na Gig is situated between a carving of a horse and a sword.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeA substantial Chambered Cairn, one of North Uist's best examples, although a long way across unforgiving ground!
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeWalking to the main group of tombs at Loughcrew brings close proximity to these remains near where the path changes direction abruptly. The Historic Environment Viewer States: 'This cairn is designated P2 by Conwell (1866, 370; 1873, 65) who describes it as six large stones, one of which (L 1.9m; dims of base 0.7m x 0.4m; max. dims 1.7m x 0.6m) had cup-marks on the E face, although he thought that they might be solution holes, which they are.'
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeMegalitgrav (Burial Chamber) in Sorø, Denmark. A dolmen in a mound, 14 x 2.5 metres in size. The chamber measures 2.8 x 1.8 metres and has five orthostats. There is one threshold stone and no capstone remaining.
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EventsMegalithic Portal founder Andy B is the guest of the London Dowsers. We will be at the Coborn Arms, Mile End, London E3 2DA. A highly illustrated and fast paced talk based around many of the themes, new discoveries and mysteries highlighted in our book The Old Stones, along with a look at many lesser known but interesting sites.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeThe site comprises remains of 3 small passage-tombs built at different times and partly-overlying each other, plus two single-chambered tombs. In the circular chamber of the latest passage-tomb (III) is a large stone basin decorated with a double-armed cross within a cartouche. Some of the roofstones of its narrow passage survive.
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Iron Age and Later PrehistoryA keyhole-shaped barrow located in between Kyoto and Osaka. 190m long, reconstructed in 2011 with tube, house, animal and human-shaped haniwas, and an attached museum with free admission.
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Natural PlacesMound and stone outside the boundary fence of Grime's Graves. Site No. 1 - the beginning of Dr Rudge's Puddingstone Trail. This stone is now buried in bracken (or worse).
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Springs and Holy WellsThere were two ancient holy wells at the far end of the churchyard beyond the west boundary wall, traditionally associated with healing during the Medieval period. I had read that the second well, or spring, had dried up and that the whole area was overgrown with brambles. However we were in for a pleasant surprise.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeThis burial chamber was found in 2021 during investigations before the construction of a commercial area in Eckernförde the town NW of Kiel. Before detection and excavation the grave was hidden under the surface of a field. All stones were found tipped over, the marks of their former standing position were found and documented. A clay shard was found which could be assigned to the Funnel Beaker culture (see photo on our page).
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Iron Age and Later PrehistoryOne of the most important archaeological sites in Wales, being one of Europe’s earliest Iron Age settlements. It was probably built by settlers from across the Irish Sea in c.400BC. There is a legend that a giant, Odo Gawr, is buried under a cairn on the summit of Mynydd Ystum.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeDorset's finest megalithic chambered long barrow lies in a field just off the southwestern side of the main footpath to Kingston Russell Stone Circle. It extends for 20 metres behind the main stones, but has been shortened by ploughing.
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Multi-periodOn the surface, the mine-shafts of Grime's Graves appear to be countless. English Heritage reckons that there are 433 of them surviving as shallow pits over 17 acres of Norfolk heath land (take a look at the aerial photograph linked from our page.) Digging with antler picks and in use for only a couple of hundred years in the late Neolithic, the deepest shafts go down 13m (30 feet) into the hard chalk.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeA klokkehøj (Dolmen) in Svendborg, Denmark. It has five orthostats, excavated and restorated in 1978. There were many finds from the floor layer, including bones, sherds and ceramics. The site is very from the road and has its own bench and litter bin!
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PhotographyContinuing our photo competition catch-up, we are delighted to announce the winners for photos submitted to us between January and March 2021. As always these were all voted for by you, our visitors and contributors. Votes are still being collected for all photos submitted since then and we will be announcing more winners soon.
1st Prize: Knocknagappul Stone Row by GaelicLaird
2nd Prize: Broch of Gurness by PAB
3rd Prize: The Bullstones by Gritstone
View the winning photos and highly commendeds below.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeThe bronze age barrow cemetery south of Stonehenge, the other side of the A303. Including Early Bronze Age Beaker burials and the remains of a Neolithic long barrow.
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Multi-periodThe history of Nalanda goes back to the days of Mahavira and Buddha in the 6th century BCE. It was the place of birth and nirvana of Sariputra, one of the famous disciples of Buddha. The place rose into prominence in the 5th century CE as a great monastic-cum-educational institution for oriental art and learning in the whole Buddhist world, attracting students from distant countries including China.
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Iron Age and Later PrehistoryOne of the oldest rock-cut caves in India (300 BCE). Some of the caves have Ashokan inscriptions. Most of the caves consist of two chambers.The caves were carved out of granite. The interior has a highly polished surface. Most of the caves have an interesting echo effect.
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeThis bronze age barrow - RB4 on the sketch map - is one of at least seven which comprise the barrow cemetery spread across the relatively level ground on the north east part of Newton Mulgrave Moor, North Yorkshire. Read on for information on the other barrows.
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