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Ballynahatty
Date Added: 2nd May 2022
Site Type: Henge
Country: Ireland (Northern) (Co. Down)
Visited: Yes
Ballynahatty Eclipse 2015 submitted by ainsloch on 22nd Mar 2015. Solar Eclipse 20th March 2015 - waiting for a break in the clouds
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Log Text: There's so much more to Ballynahatty than the henge and megalith - spectacular as they are!
Have a look at
http://www.laganvalleylearning.co.uk/archive/Giants_Ring/teachers/Giants%20Ring.pdf
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273292677_A_Neolithic_ceremonial_timber_complex_at_Ballynahatty_Co_Down
http://lisburn.com/books/historical_society/volume9/volume9-1.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35179269
There are loads more articles available online.
Recent dry spells have shown up even more exciting discoveries in the vicinity of the Giant's Ring.
Barsalloch
Date Added: 2nd May 2022
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jul 2017. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Barsalloch submitted by h_fenton on 29th Nov 2010. Barsalloch Promontory Fort viewed from roughly north.
Kite Aerial Photograph
17 September 2010
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Log Text: Well worth the climb up the steep steps, especially just before sunset. the views are spectacular. Well maintained site, parking available.
Brenig 46
Date Added: 5th Jan 2016
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Would like to visit
Brenig 46 submitted by TimPrevett on 20th Feb 2006. The more ruinous Brenig 46 Cairn, looking SW, with Portal user whatisthat in the background. Many of the cairns here have been reconstructed in situ. Obviously, this one has not been! Nonetheless, I'll often walk miles to see something like this, so still worthwhile. This cairn is situated north of a mediaeval Hafod - a summer grazing base, called Sion Lwyd. We kept wanting to call it Sian Lloyd!
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Brenig 51
Date Added: 5th Jan 2016
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Would like to visit
Brenig 51 submitted by TimPrevett on 13th Feb 2006. The reconstructed Platform Cairn, aka Brenig 51. This magnificent monument was a complete surprise - 26 small stones in a perfect circle, with a 7 metre wide flat cairn ring around, raised a couple feet above the ground. The most unusual cairn I have seen to date. Wonderful. This is a composite of 3 shots, looking to the S over Llyn Brenig.
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Brenig 8
Date Added: 5th Jan 2016
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: Wales (Conwy)
Visited: Would like to visit
Brenig 8 submitted by TimPrevett on 20th Feb 2006. The prominent knoll position of Brenig 8, AKA Waen Ddafad, looking SE across Llyn Brenig. In viewing any pictures of the Brenig Cairns, it must be rememered that the lake is a recent addition.
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Broadleas
Date Added: 2nd May 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Kildare)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 0000
Broadleas Stone Circle submitted by Jim Dempsey on 3rd Nov 2002. Broadleas Stone Circle in Co.Kildare.
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Log Text: None
Broadleas
Date Added: 2nd May 2022
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Kildare)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Broadleas Stone Circle submitted by Jim Dempsey on 3rd Nov 2002. Broadleas Stone Circle in Co.Kildare.
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Log Text: I've been here many, many times and love this site. Polite to ask at farmhouse immediately opposite gate. Owner generally doesn't mind visitors so long as gate is closed, as there are often sheep in the field. (No footpath, just walk up field). Very similar to the Piper Stones (Athgreaney) a few miles away, in fact this site is also referred to as the Piper Stones
Broken Menhir, The
Date Added: 16th Jul 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: Channel Islands and Isle of Man (Jersey)
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Broken Menhir, The submitted by Adam Stanford on 3rd Mar 2005. One of a series of standing stones, perhaps forming part of a processional route, in St Ouen's Bay on the west coast of Jersey. At Grid: UTM 572500. The site was excavated in 1922 and the base was found to be packed in place with smaller stones, it is thought that the Menhir was broken during Prehistory, but is now supported upright with a cement and stone buttress. Within 20 metres or so is the Ossuary, which is the remnants of a cist and mound that once contained the remains of at least 20 peo...
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Log Text: Visited as part of a guided tour which was very helpful. Without a guide or a good map, it might be a little difficult to find this and the associated sites amongst the sand, but follow the paths and you'll get there eventually! An interesting area, but do some research first. No information boards that I could see.
Browne’s Hill
Date Added: 2nd May 2022
Site Type: Portal Tomb
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Carlow)
Visited: Yes on 1st Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 3
Browne’s Hill submitted by ainsloch on 23rd Dec 2016. The immense Brownshill dolmen on a very chilly winter solstice evening
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Log Text: Truly megalithic! It really is a stunning monument, easy to find on the edge of Carlow town, though a little lacking in ambience.
Cairnholy 1
Date Added: 5th Aug 2023
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 5
Cairnholy 1 submitted by wolfnighthunter on 19th Nov 2008. Cairnholy 1
NX518539
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Log Text: Another place I visit often, and it always looks wonderful no matter the weather or time of day. One of my favourite sites.
Carbad More
Date Added: 1st Sep 2016
Site Type: Court Tomb
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Mayo)
Visited: Yes on 27th Aug 2016. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Carbad More submitted by jeffrep on 13th Aug 2009. Court Stones of the Eastern Tomb, Carbad More Double Court Tomb, County Mayo, Ireland.
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Log Text: In desperate need of protection and removal of vegetation which is overwhelming the site. Apart from the lane which goes through the NE court, another track is now going between the two back-to-back galleries of this dual court tomb. No signage or anything but it's easy to find with the 1:50000 map, sheet 24. Access on grass track by gate set back from road beside a small, overgrown ruined building.
Clonmore
Date Added: 28th Mar 2023
Site Type: Ancient Cross
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Carlow)
Visited: Yes on 24th Mar 2023. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Clonmore submitted by TheLaoisCyclist on 10th Aug 2022. A stunning collection of early Christian crosses and cross slabs n Co. Carlow, plus more dotted about the area including large multiple Bullaun, Ogham stone and more.
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Log Text: Beautifully kept old graveyard with an abundance of early Christian cross-slabs, and other artefacts in the immediate vicinity. Easy access (up a few steps, so no disabled access though).
See Peter Harbison's paper for full details:
Early Christian Antiquities at Clonmore, Co. Carlow
Author(s): Peter Harbison
Source: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History,
Literature , 1991, Vol. 91C (1991), pp. 177-200
Published by: Royal Irish Academy
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25516081
Craigarogan
Date Added: 3rd Aug 2011
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Ireland (Northern) (Co. Antrim)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Craigarogan submitted by MacD on 3rd Aug 2011. Granny's chamber
A nice little polygonal chamber topped with a big capstone. The passage is completely blocked by one of the chamber's orthostats....so is it a passage?
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Log Text: Now on the South Antrim Heritage Trail and marked on the OS map it's easy to find. No parking place as such but it's a quiet road and there is a grass verge. Sitting in a grassy field it looks a bit unloved but at least it's still there although not in its original state. The stone circle (more likely the kerb) referred to in earlier accounts has long gone. Excavations in early 20thc revealed an intact cremation urn, which disintegrated but has been restored and is now in the Ulster museum.
Cromeleque do Xarez
Date Added: 27th May 2024
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: Portugal (Évora)
Visited: Yes on 13th Sep 2013. My rating: Ambience 4 Access 5
Cromeleque do Xarez submitted by Bak_teria on 29th Feb 2016. Xerez stone circle (or square) in 2016.
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Log Text: Dubious reconstruction, but interesting all the same. Central stone is huge.
Din Lligwy
Date Added: 5th Jan 2016
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Wales (Anglesey)
Visited: Would like to visit
Din Lligwy submitted by TimPrevett on 3rd Jul 2002. Lligwy Ancient Settlement SH497861
This settlement, NW from Moelfre and not far from the Lligwy burial chamber is huge! A short walk from parking space for maybe 3 cars, through woodland, this location can occupy a considerable amount of time exploring the nooks & crannies of this probable 4th century AD settlement.
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Doagh
Date Added: 3rd Aug 2011
Site Type: Holed Stone
Country: Ireland (Northern) (Co. Antrim)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 5
Doagh Hole Stone 1 submitted by stonesavant on 27th Jul 2011. Recently cleared Gorse reveals the Doagh Hole Stone on its Plateau. This is the view from the road to Doagh.
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Log Text: The brown signposts in the area didn't currently point to the site - not sure if they have swung round in the wind or whether it is deliberate on behalf of some numpty. Anyway, it's easy to find with an OS map. No parking as such on this narrow road but there is a wide lane opposite which does the job without blocking access. There is a new gate into the field (as well as the old rusty one) but beware the hinge is missing so open it carefully. There is a new South Antrim Heritage Trail sign beside the rocky outcrop as well as the toppled old sign. Great views all round!
Dolmen de Dombate
Date Added: 3rd Aug 2011
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Spain (Galicia)
Visited: Yes on 28th May 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Dolmen de Dombate submitted by ernar on 20th Sep 2004. Picture of the main chamber of the "Modern Dombate" passage grave from the location of the "Old Dombate" portal tomb. Currently this site is difficult to view due to the excavations in progress.
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Log Text: I had read so much about this site I was prepared to be disappointed but I wasn't. It really is magnificent and has finally been opened to the public again. Ok, so it would be preferable to see it in the open air but it would have to be partly reburied to protect it and the truly massive proportions would have been hidden again. The visitor centre has yet to be completed internally and hopefully the finds will be returned from the museum in A Coruna including the 20 "idolinos" found at the entrance to the passage. There are many more megaliths in the area - mostly off the beaten track and not as huge as this....and loads more fantastic sites in Galicia. Highly recommended!
Dolmen Of The Four Maols
Date Added: 31st Aug 2016
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: Ireland (Republic of) (Co. Mayo)
Visited: Yes on 28th Aug 2016. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3
Dolmen Of The Four Maols submitted by Runemage on 21st Mar 2011. Maols means friends/companions if memory serves, but I've forgotten the legend that the stone is named after.
Taken in 1999
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Log Text: If you can ignore its surroundings (an industrial estate and a road with telegraph poles running alongside) this is a nice site, though I suspect it was once a great deal finer. There is easy access from the road via a grassy path into a small field between the industrial estate and the road (Primrose Hill). Although it is known as the Dolmen of the Four Maols (Brothers) because of a local legend, I think this is the last remains of a larger structure, perhaps just the back of a chamber which would have faced roughly to the SE. Another large stone sits a few metres away in this direction and another can be seen a bit further away, flat in the grass. Walking over the site I could feel other stones. Could this once have been a court tomb? Geophys would help categorise the monument.
The drill holes in the capstone in a hexagon pattern and drill holes on the separate stone suggest someone has dried to blow this megalith apart, and the damaged single stone suggests they were partly successful. Nevertheless, on a sunny afternoon this site was still impressive. There is an information panel at the end of the path.
PS It's in much better surroundings now, in a nice grassy paddock.
Doon Castle (Broch)
Date Added: 5th Aug 2023
Site Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 29th Jul 2023
Doon Castle (Broch) submitted by Andy B on 18th Apr 2010. A much better view of the landmark on a pleasant February day as promised after my first photo of this.
Copyright Colin McDonald and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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Log Text: It has been tidied up quite a bit since my last visit in 2014 and the interior has been emptied out and levelled off with hardcore. It's a bit neat now! I'm not sure how much is original and how much has been rebuilt recently.
Droughduil Mote
Date Added: 4th Aug 2023
Site Type: Timber Circle
Country: Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jul 2023. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 5 Access 4
Droughduil Mote submitted by andyturner on 9th Apr 2004. NX148567
Dunragit, by Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway.
Originally thought to be the earth mound of a 12th century castle, recent excavation has now shown the Mote to be contemporary with an adjacent system of three massive concentric timber circles dated approx 2500 BC.
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Log Text: Annual visit - no change!