St Brandon’s Church, Brancepeth

Submitted by Antonine on Tuesday, 02 September 2025   (865 reads)

St Brandon’s Church, Brancepeth

Medieval (High and Late)This church suffered from a devastating fire in 1998. An archaeological survey after the fire indicated that there was a Saxon building on the site of the present church building which itself was established in the 12th century. During restoration 100 medieval tombstones dating from 1300-1500 were discovered hidden in the walls. Some of the symbols carved into them are unique to this church and are known as the ‘Brancepeth Code’. Photos of these on our page.
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Side Pike

Submitted by Andy B on Friday, 29 August 2025   (757 reads)

Side Pike

Neolithic and Bronze AgeA Recumbent Stone Circle (RSC) has been rediscovered by Steve Dickinson in the heart of the Lake District National Park World Heritage Site. It is on the south side of Great Langdale valley on the northern slopes of Side Pike, where the valley turns north-west into Mickleden, under the Early Neolithic stone axe blade creation sites on Pike o’Stickle, Loft Crag and Harrison Stickle.
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Berezan' Runestone

Submitted by CharcoalBurner89 on Thursday, 28 August 2025   (530 reads)

Berezan' Runestone

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Discovered in 1905 by Ernst von Stern, on Berezan' Island (also known as the Island of St. Aitherios) where the Dnieper River meets the Black Sea. The runestone is 48 cm wide, 47 cm high and 12 cm thick, and kept in the museum of Odesa. Pictured is a faithful replica currently on display at the Historiska Museum in Stockholm. The original was made by a Varangian trader named Grani in memory of his business partner Karl. They were probably from Gotland, Sweden.
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Lutry Menhirs

Submitted by madcat on Thursday, 28 August 2025   (13956 reads)

Lutry Menhirs

Neolithic and Bronze AgeFound in 1984 during the excavation of the foundations for a parking garage. In the middle of the Swiss town of Lutry on Lake Geneva, an alignment of 14 closely spaced menhirs with the largest stone around 4 metres tall. One menhir originally had engravings: two crossed lines, five circles, and a rod with a ring (?) thought to be a human representation. This has been replaced with a reproduction. They date from ~1800 BC.
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Coetan Arthur Dolmen

Submitted by Johnny on Wednesday, 27 August 2025   (21342 reads)

Coetan Arthur Dolmen

Neolithic and Bronze AgeImpressively situated on the hillside close to St. David's Head, Coetan Arthur is the collapsed chamber of what is presumed to be a passage grave which also has a round barrow. The massive capstone measures approximately 5.9 metres by 2.6 metres and is supported on one side by an orthostat approximately 1.5 meters in height.
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Marton Churchyard Cross

Submitted by wmh on Wednesday, 27 August 2025   (464 reads)

Marton Churchyard Cross

Medieval (High and Late)A medieval cross (14th or 15th century) in the churchyard at St James' and St Paul's, Marton. The 14th church is one of the oldest surviving timber framed churches in Europe and one of only a few in England. The cross head blew down in 1991 and is now inside the church. (does anyone have a photo of the head?)
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Sleights Pasture Round Barrow

Submitted by SumDoood on Sunday, 24 August 2025   (2614 reads)

Sleights Pasture Round Barrow

Neolithic and Bronze AgeA possible embanked stone circle or kerb cairn in North Yorkshire. Said to have been opened inabout 1800 and contained a 'stone coffin and an entire human skeleton'. The cairn is approximately 29m diameter , and was formerly 1.6m high. Most of the centre has been removed, leaving the base, with a few large kerbstones, intact.
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Myrhøj

Submitted by Tonnox on Friday, 22 August 2025   (472 reads)

Myrhøj

Multi-periodA burial mound with a 156m long stone row leading up to it. The mound itself was built in the early Bronze Age (1,700-1,100 BC) as a monument to the burial of an important person. Close to the burial mound, a grave was also built - in the middle of the stone row - dating to the Roman Iron Age (0-500 AD). It is not a coincidence that the person was buried in the middle of the stone row, and the burial shows that the stones still had a certain significance so many years later.
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Valley of Stones quarry

Submitted by Andy B on Thursday, 21 August 2025   (25196 reads)

Valley of Stones quarry

Multi-periodA quarry for the stones used in the several megalithic sites within about 5 miles of the valley. The Valley of Stones has been a National Nature Reserve since 1999. The English Nature noticeboard on site mentions that, as well as all the stones which are haphazardly arranged due to a geological event, some of them are arranged as a circle.
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Possible prehistoric standing stone found in Past Participate brickworks excavation, more details to follow...
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Santa Verna

Submitted by enkidu41 on Thursday, 21 August 2025   (10287 reads)

Santa Verna

Neolithic and Bronze AgeThis ruined temple probably rivalled the major sites of Ggantija, Tarxien and Hagar Qim in importance. It was first excavated in 1911 when all that was found were the surviving group of 3 uprights, the tallest being over 2.1m (7ft) high, along with 3 horizontal blocks lining the eastern side of the uprights and a beaten earth floor. From this it was possible to make out a typical trefoil or 3-apse temple design.
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Petition to Protect Santa Verna Temple Landscape in Xagħra, Gozo from development
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Hopewell Mound Group

Submitted by stonetracker on Tuesday, 19 August 2025   (1728 reads)

Hopewell Mound Group

Pre-ColumbianThis site originally consisted of a square earthwork attached to an irregularly shaped two-mile long enclosure that contained 29 burial mounds, including Mound 25. The location given is the top of Mound 25 which is the rough center of the site. This mound is to my knowledge the largest known Hopewell culture burial mound still in existence anywhere, although it has been much reduced by plowing. Sadly most Hopewell sites have suffered the ravages of time and are either obliterated or diminished.
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Mané-Kerioned Dolmen

Submitted by TheCaptain on Tuesday, 19 August 2025   (11778 reads)

Mané-Kerioned Dolmen

Neolithic and Bronze AgeA collection of three passage graves, this is Mané Kerioned A. All were once contained within a large oval mound, some of which still remains despite the road cutting right through it. Two of the passages are aligned north south, with the entrances at the south, while the other is situated between these, and aligned east west with its opening to the east.
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