100 most recent Comments View latest 1000  RSS Version of this feed1. Re: Directions to Balneil Cairn by markj99 The route to Balneil Cairn starts at New Luce Hall Car Park. Walk S past the church for c. 120 yards to reach a minor junction. Take the left turn, walk for c. 180 yards to reach a gateway on the righ... 2. Re: Skipness by h_fenton I couldn't find this site (19 April 2025), the whole area is heavily overgrown with rhododendron ponticum, impeding access and covering the ground with a thick layer of leaf litter, someone has cut a... 3. Re: Römerbrücke Trier by Harald_Platta Google Maps ... 4. Re: Carburrow propped st by Anonymous Notwithstanding the fact this is an impressive ancient site used for rituals or burials, does not in of itself lead to a man-made structure. Glacial erratics are often perched on lower smaller stones ... 5. Re: South Flat Howe by johndhunter Admin: Ratings for this Site - Condition 3, Ambience 3, Access 3. Also more accurate map reference is NZ 66708 00403 from my gps.... 6. Re: Hogtivis Stone by CoralJackz The pillar was discovered in 1875 on the east side of Treffgarne Gorge (around 3km south of the church) where it was being used as a gatepost beside the road. You can still see the Latin inscription, ... 7. Re: Hogtivis Stone by CoralJackz Here is some research we've put together regarding St Dogwell's and the Hogtivis Stone: https://that... 8. Re:Directions to Allt Sgiathaig by markj99 Follow the A835 N to Ullapool, continue N on the A835 for c. 17 miles to the end of road at Ledmore. Turn left onto the A837 Kylescu road. Follow it for c. 8 miles to reach the A894 Kylescu junction b... 9. Re: Seahenge by Bladup I couldn't agree more, Good old intuition. It's a fantastic place, I did try visiting not long after 'Seahenge' was removed but the tide was in and i thought everything was gone anyway, So i've waited... 10. Re: Seahenge by TheCaptain Oh, excellent. It seems we not only now have the correct position for where the circle once was, but that we both found it by chance (more like intuition I reckon) not knowing where it was. I'd done q... 11. Re: Tor of Craigoch by markj99 Visited 24.04.25 It is natural to focus on the Sir Andrew Agnew Monument constructed on the Tor of Craigoch Hillfort given the lack of physical remains. The ditch and rampart defences on th... 12. Re: Seahenge by Bladup The map ref was off Heritage Gateway about the excavation, I thought the same as you about that post marking the site, It was total guesswork from myself when i was there, I should really do this rese... 13. Re: Seahenge by TheCaptain Hi Paul. Did you get this gridref from a source from the excavation, or is it for the place you visited (as I did) and thought might be the original place? I note that your position equates to the sam... 14. Re: Seahenge by Bladup The correct map ref of where Seahenge once was is TF7112345263, Which makes it further north than the map ref you have on here now.... 15. Re: Aula Palatina (Basilica of Constantine) by Harald_Platta Google Maps ... 16. Re: Aula Palatina (Basilica of Constantine) by Harald_Platta Google Maps ... 17. Re: Aula Palatina (Basilica of Constantine) by Harald_Platta Google Maps ... 18. Re: Schälchenstein Bergholz by Boeddel On Easter Sunday, when I was still on Bornholm, a good friend, with whom I often go on cup-marked stone hunting, discovered the stone on a cycle tour. Of course, now that I'm back, I went to the stone... 19. Re: Schälchenstein Bergholz by Boeddel Street View ... 20. Palisaded enclosure and Bronze Age chariot wheel amongst golf course discoveries by Andy B Artefacts spanning thousands of years have been uncovered during work on a new golf course in the Highlands. Traces of ancient dwellings, a ceremonial circle and a wheel which belonge... 21. Re: Carburrow propped stone by markj99 Visited 18.03.14 Carburrow Quoit is an unusual jumble of stones located c. 60 yards NW of the E cairn on the summit of Carburrow Tor. The stone structure consists of an elongated cuboid sto... 22. Re: Warham Camp by Arjessa Fascinating place to visit. One wonders what events took place there back in ancient times? I would like to see further archaeological investigations of this site.... 23. Re: The Doffcocker Cross by Anne T I was searching for any reference for these cup marks, and have been unable to find anything (so far). I did come across this undated article about the cross from the ... 24. Tumble Beacon Street view by Andy B ... 25. Re: Bamburgh Castle by Anonymous The medieval tunnel referred to above, can the sealed entrance be located outside? Is there any photo evidence of this structure? Thanks ... 26. Re: Carlingwark Loch by markj99 EDS TYPO: SW corner of Carlingwark Loch should read SE corner of Carlingwark Loch on both inclusions in the description. Tx Mark... 27. Re: Robin Hoods Butts 3 by Anne T Updated - many thanks! Anne T... 28. Re: Wetheral Woods Sharpening stone by Anonymous The sharpening marks, whilst possibly Roman or earlier, are more likely to have been used by the Salmon fisherman who had a drying shed immediately behind the stone. The shed is still there today but ... 29. Re: Birk Field Bank Guide Stone by Ritzbird Very interesting, great research too. Thank you.... 30. Re: Flat Howe by johndhunter Whilst it is always difficult to determine where one moor ends and the other starts, in this case however the boundary line since 1894 now runs just to the south of the barrow. Consequently this now ... 31. Re: Howerigg by drolaf the lidar posted by zooks777 shows that the roman road did not go through the settlement. More info at ww... 32. Re: Holy Well (Burton Dassett) by Anonymous Members of my family, among others, did the flowers up at Burton (as Nerdiners would say) and we always fetched the water for the church flowers from the Well. I've carried quite a few buckets from th... 33. Free ebook:Archaeology for Wellbeing at Warham Camp:Later Prehistoric Norfolk Project by Andy B The Later Prehistoric Norfolk Project (LPNP) aims to place Norfolk’s prehistoric archaeology in an international context and at the same time explore the potential of archaeological projects to cont... 34. More details for London’s new Roman Basilica museum revealed in Planning Application by Andy B Following the recent discovery of Roman ruins in the City of London, more details have been revealed about the plans for a new museum of Roman London’s history. The remains, which are... 35. Major Roman discovery in the City of London sparks plans for a new museum by Andy B London could soon have a new museum of Roman history after the remains of its first “City Hall” were uncovered near Leadenhall Market during recent archaeological investigations. Th... 36. Re: Candle Hill by markj99 Visited 20.09.19 It is difficult to access Candle Hill Stone Circle: It is protected by an enclosure and vigorous shrubs. It is best to enter the enclosure on the SE corner adjacent to the ... 37. Re: Garn Wen 2 by CoralJackz In this video, we explore the Garn Wen site as well as other nearby cromlechs.. Delving into the history, archaeology and legends of these interesting monuments - ... 38. Re: Garn Wen 1 by CoralJackz In this video, we explore the Garn Wen site as well as other nearby cromlechs.. Delving into the history, archaeology and legends of these interesting monuments - ... 39. Re: Garn Wen 1 by CoralJackz Our blog post covering the history and archaeology of the Garn Wen site - https://thathistorycoupl... 40. Re: Garn Gilfach. by Andy B PERKYPUFFIN wrote on Sunday, 26 November 2023: 50 m south of Garn Gilfach is another dolmen, albeit with a broken capstone and collapsed, unrecorded by CADW. ... 41. Re: Dwarfie Stane by Anonymous I was extremely struck by the unique qualities of this site; not quite like anything else I have seen or viewed (having been very interested in old megalithic sites for decades). Than... 42. Re: Robin Hoods Butts 3 by johndhunter Admin: Ratings for this site are: Condition 3 , Ambience 3 , Access 4 ... 43. Re: Ringeby by Boeddel I have edited the description and put the coordinates in the right place. ... 44. Re: Ffridd Uchaf Standing Stone. by DavidHoyle The photo on archwilio.org.uk not only shows the stone before it was moved but because the tree are much shorter/younger they don't obscure the v... 45. Re: Cantraybruich on Google Maps by markj99 ... 46. Re: Directions to Capenoch Loch by markj99 Directions to Capenoch Loch Long Cairn: The path starts in a gateway opposite Barr Farm on the A702 between Moniaive and Penpont. The farmer has prohibited parking in this gateway. Due to this restri... 47. Re: Capenoch by markj99 Visited 07.04.12 Capenoch Loch Long Cairn is located in a large forest clearing c. 250 yards SE of Capenoch Loch, c. 1.5 miles SSW of Penpont, a village in Dumfries and Galloway. The stony ... 48. Re: Ffridd Bryn Coch Recumbent Stones by DavidHoyle Really good mid winter solstice sun rise around 2500BC from here - the sun would peep out then be hidden and rise again. There is also a very good moon set directly over Rhinog Fawr.... 49. Re: La Gaudinerie Field Menhir by karolus Add a correction- this field is called La Vermandaye, not Le Gaudinerie, which is another field dig further North, now reburied.... 50. Hubelstein Lüterswil by Megalithic89 Translation of the text posted by Ripley423: The erratic block is the largest cup mark stone in the canton of Solothurn; it is one of the most beautiful and interesting cup mark stones with 15 di... 51. Re: Immekath Steingrab 1 by Martin_L Rare case where the criminal got identified. The thief of the orthostat in question has eventually sentenced at least. Penalty of 6000€ according to Newspaper article. However some more harsh punis... 52. Re: La Chapoulie by ROSEY It's disappointing to see the overgrown state these menhirs have got into since the hedge shielding them from view was removed - circa 2022? Nevertheless, the discovery of a 3rd menhir about a mile aw... 53. Re: Callanish 15 by markj99 Visited 03.07.11: After a grid search of the hillside around NB 177 345 I found a viable candidate for Callanish 15 at NB 17753 34588. The recumbent stone was c. 7 feet NE-SW and 4 feet SE-NW.... 54. Re: Banc Du (Powys) by Geraint1 On access, I walked from David's Well to the SE along a "bridleway". There's a 4x4 track that ends at a (broken) gate after a few 100 metres. A few 100 meters further on from the gate and the bridlewa... 55. Re: West Rudham North by Couplands Accurate grid ref - TF 81043 25337... 56. Re: Directions to Cairnholy 7 by markj99 Directions to Cairnholy 07 Take the signed Cairn Holy Chambered Cairn turn off the A75 at NX 51646 53037 (///bound.hotel.scrubbing) between Creetown and Gatehouse. Go past the first left turn... 57. Re: Directions to Cairnholy 6 by markj99 Directions to Cairnholy 06 Take the signed Cairn Holy Chambered Cairn turn off the A75 at NX 51646 53037 (///bound.hotel.scrubbing) between Creetown and Gatehouse. Go past the first left turn... 58. Re: Directions to Cairnholy 3 by markj99 Directions to Cairnholy 03 Take the signed Cairn Holy Chambered Cairn turn off the A75 at NX 51646 53037 (///bound.hotel.scrubbing) between Creetown and Gatehouse. Go past the first left tu... 59. Re: Oldest house in Ontario discovered at 4,500 year old settlement by TheDruid-3X3 Found a good PDF File about the Site Excavation that yielded some good information. Here is it's URL: ... 60. Re: Clogwyn Arllef Hillfort and Field System by w650marion The footpath from Gwern Einion has now been repaired, the dense bushes (Rhododendron?) on the steep slope have been removed). Native oak trees remain. It's now a straightforward short walk.... 61. Re: Karabel Rock Relief by davidmorgan Signposted on street view. Difficult to see the path. ... 62. Re: Kilhern Spa Well (New Luce) by markj99 Visited 11.04.25: I visited Kilhern Spa Well after an extended dry spell. Most of the boggy areas on the moorland had dried out, however there was a waterlogged marshy area W of Kilhern Spa Well. I wa... 63. Mysteries of Prehistoric Scotland’ video series (Cheesy Title Alert) by Andy B Back in 2022, historian Tristan Hughes visited Orkney to film part of the Mysteries of Prehistoric Scotland. Although the three programmes were initially for History Hit TV subscribers, the full serie... 64. Callanish Information on ownership, management and plans by Anonymous Ownership The Stones are in ownership of Scottish Ministers and these monuments are generally termed as being in care of Minsters. HES manages these properties in care of Ministers unde... 65. Re: Cairnholy 6 by markj99 Visited 07.04.25 Cairnholy 6 Carved Panel is located c. 0.6 miles N of Cairnholy Farm in a drainage ditch running WSW-ESE, parallel to a stone wall. The flat stone in the bottom of the ... 66. Re: Cairnholy 4 by markj99 Visited 05.04.25 Cairnholy 04 Carved Panel is located c. 0.5 miles NNW of Cairnholy Farm on a rocky knoll in a grassy field. It is c. 25 feet ENE of a stone wall bordering the field. Ca... 67. Re: Trørød Skov Rundhøj 9 by ullaconrad Tusind tak, ja! ... 68. Re: Trørød Skov Rundhøj 9 by ullaconrad Thanks a lot for extensive help! I am new to be a contributer to this site. I have followerd the Fund& Fortidsminder link, but cannot see coordinates there?... 69. Re: Clapper Bridge by Anne T There were a number of other clapper bridges which were picked up by this site page when it was simply called 'Clapper Bridge'. There is one photo just labelled 'A Dartmoor Clapper Bridge' which look... 70. Re: Clapper Bridge by Anne T Hi, bishop_pam, Many thanks for your comment - very much appreciated. I've found this clapper bridge recorded on Historic England, where it's officially named as being 'east of Ivey' (a... 71. Re: Trørød Skov Rundhøj 9 by Martin_L Wow, super detective work. I leave my comment anyway as it contains the link to the Fund og Fortidsminder map which might come in handy, if the contributor has visited some more nice barrows and want... 72. Re: Trørød Skov Rundhøj 9 by Boeddel Ich habe beide Seiten bearbeitet und an die richtigen Stellen verschoben und auch zu den offiziellen Seiten auf F&F verlinkt. ... 73. Re: Trørød Skov Rundhøj 9 by Boeddel Tak for oplysningerne. Jeg har redigeret begge lokaliteter og håber, at alt er korrekt nu!? ... 74. Re: Trørød Skov Rundhøj 9 by Martin_L Thanks for your comment. In general the Megalithic Portal files all megalithic and rock art sites in Denmark using the offical coordinates of the Danish Fund og Fortidsminder Database. Hence the coor... 75. Re: Trørød Skov Rundhøj 10 by Martin_L Thanks for your comment. In general the Megalithic Portal files all megalithic and rock art sites in Denmark using the official coordinates of the Danish Fund og Fortidsminder Database. Hence the coo... 76. Re: Trørød Skov Rundhøj 10 by ullaconrad My GPS coordinates seem wrong. My posts "Trørød Rundhøj 9" and "10" are the two round barrows just north of somebody elses post called "Trørød Skålsten 1", they are marked on the map as two brow... 77. Re: Trørød Skov Rundhøj 9 by ullaconrad My GPS coordinates seem wrong. My posts "Trørød Rundhøj 9" and "10" are the two round barrows just north of somebody elses post called "Trørød Skålsten 1", they are marked on the map as two brow... 78. Re: Sleights Pasture Round Barrow by drolaf The report from Ingleborough archaeology says that it is an embanked stone circle which had a bank 2 to 3.5m high, measuring 33m, with an inner kerb round a space 28m across. Later a Beaker age round ... 79. Re: Clapper Bridge by bishop_pam Site type is clapper bridge. Suggest it is renamed as Leaze Clapper Bridge, since it is near the Leaze waterworks... 80. Stroudhenge by TimPrevett Will have to investigate, largely based nearby foreseeably - will see what I can find!... 81. Re: Wester Yard Houses Souterrain by TheCaptain thank you... 82. Re: Wester Yard Houses Souterrain by Anonymous 004508 Incorrect location given as 004518... 83. Re: Wester Yard Houses Souterrain by Anonymous This site is marked on os about 1km south of where its shown on megalithic portal, on the next road south at wester Yard houses. The entrance is under a field wall and the passage about 10ft undergrou... 84. Re: Moorgate Menhir by bishop_pam At a glance it would appear that Moorgate Stone is a solitary stone in the middle of a field but you soon realise that it is much, much more. Alongside it is a rough patch of land with two more uprigh... 85. Re: Geel Skov Skåltegn 5 by NeolithicFanatic Ja det er det. Mange tak for hjælpen :)... 86. Re: Carn y Defaid North by DavidHoyle The Sheep Cairn...... 87. Re: Farley Moor Stone - the forestry here is now cleared by Cazkins Visit the stone. Consider what destruction the planned application for cabins some of which will be two story all of which will have a hot tub, will have on the whole of this small forest. Consider wh... 88. Re: Farley Moor Stone by Cazkins Watch the time team video. They are pretty convinced it’s part of a larger complex as it’s now been dated to over 4000 years. Who would put the torch there? Who would keep it burning? ... 89. Re: Geel Skov Skåltegn 5 by Boeddel Hej NeolithicFanatic, jeg har flyttet billederne til "Geel Skov Skåltegn 3". Er alt korrekt nu? mvh Oliver... 90. Re: Geel Skov Skåltegn 5 by NeolithicFanatic Hi, is there any chance the pictures from this site can be moved to "Geel Skov Skåltegn 3"? I posted them to the wrong site back when I added them to the portal. Thanks :) ... 91. Re: Galboly Megalithic Tomb 1 by davidmorgan The Historic Environment map has three Megalithic Tombs there, in the Townland of Galboly Lower: ... 92. Re: Auchterarder by Anonymous Is this stone leaning at the correct angle to line up with the summer solstice? Could it be connected to a similar stone on St Agnes in the Scillies which also leans to the east? Zillahrichards.com se... 93. Re: Galboly Megalithic Tomb 1 by Stone Free Yes this is the same tomb...the correct name for the tomb is Galboly Lower though... 94. Re: Galboly Megalithic Tomb 1 by TheCaptain Having just accepted this sitepage, I see it is very close to the site Galboly Upper. Are these the same place, and can one sitepage be deleted ? ... 95. Re: The Cave of the Scribing by Anonymous Hello! I'm heading to kerry today to find the cave. Do you have e exact directions to find it.... 96. Re: Magheramore by Stone Free The site shown in Ptarmigan's pics is Carnanbane Court Tomb, which is just off the Magheramore Road - exact location 54.89587, -6.95512. The location shown on the Meg Portal map is for Magher... 97. Re: Holy Well (Sempringham) by Anonymous The British Holy Wells website has a decent page on this well, with a few recent photos, ... 98. Re: St Julian's Well (Ludlow) by Anonymous There is a very informative page about St Julian's Well here, on the ... 99. Re: Can the naked eye see the curvature of the Earth? The Beachy Head Experiment by Anonymous Local historians think this mound was actually the base of a windmill, rather than a tumulus, which could explain its exceptional size.... 100. Re: Llyn-y-Tarw by Rthoyle Visit report of Saturday 29 March 2025 submitted by Robert Hoyle. This was a difficult site to survey but worth the trip. Access from the south, I had permission to park in the caravan park to the sou... |