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Tholos do Cerro do Malhanito

Tholos do Cerro do Malhanito is a small but impressive structure in Faro, Portugal as the standing stones and the entrance are still complete. It is oriented at the east and it is dug in the schist stone. It is dated late Bronze, beginning Iron Age. The Tholos of the Cerro do Malhanito, near Monte da Estrada, was identified by A. Gradim in 1999, during the archaeological monitoring of restoration activities in the Alcoutim municipality. The monument stands on top of a hill that stands out in the surrounding landscape, isolated by two narrow meanders of the Ribeira da Foupana, whose valley dominates from the top of its left slope.

Wanna Steingrab (10)

CharcoalBurner89 (Uwe) has found and posted many archive photos by Konrad Schäfer - see our latest photos list for more. Top photo: The megalithic grave of Kronskark' before 1957. A partly damaged chambered tomb in Lower Saxony. Originally it wasn't large, nowadays most of the capstones are missing. The site itself has a fantastic ambience - the megalithic tomb is located in the middle of the woods NE from Ahlen-Falkenberg.

May Hill

The hill includes a circular trench 100 metres in diameter said to be an Iron Age earthwork, surrounding a mound that is probably a round barrow. The hill is made distinctive by a clump of trees on its top and is visible for miles around and from many hill forts in the area.

Gamallt Estate hut circle viii

Situated on an elevated natural terrace on an outcrop that shelters the site to the SW this hut circle is one of many within the area. The site can be reached by following the trackway that leads from Bryn Castell (Iron Age hill fort) before ascending along the Sarn Helen Roman military road that passes to the west of the outcrop. The site comprises of a 4m diameter ring of stones that are raised to about 0.5m at the highest point. It has a possible entrance to the east. A large standing stone (probably natural) perches in close proximity on the outcrop to the west.

Westward Corner Round Barrow

There are hundreds of barrows and other sites still shown in green on our maps, which means we don't yet have a photo of them. Join us in tracking down, photographing and appreciating these lesser known but valuable sites.. This barrow, which dates to the Bronze Age C 2300-800 AD, is located on the promontory overlooking Porthkerry Bay and is surrounded on four sides by modern housing. The mound itself is fairly well preserved and rises to a height of 1.8 m with a diameter of 9 m and was noted during an inspection in the year 1976 to be surrounded by a ditch of irregular depth with the east and north sides measuring 4.6 m wide. The ditch however, although a contemporary feature, is thought to have been disturbed fairly recently by modern quarrying with the west and south sides in particular being affected. Both of the east and north ditches had apparently been filled in by 1982 leaving only the ditch on the west side extant which measures around 1 m deep and 2 m wide extending and abruptly terminating to the south.

Foxborough Stone Ring

Do we have any readers living near Foxborough or Wrentham, between Boston and Providence Massachusetts? There are dozens of strange rock formations in this forest to explore. More information and links on this page - please send photos!. A curious ring of stones in F. Gilbert Hills State Forest (also known as Foxboro Forest) . Possible pointer stone at base. Dimensions of the structure are 8 feet long by 6 feet wide. About 1/2 mile south off of the Megley Trail on trail indicated on map. Located on the left hand side, about 200 feet off the trail, very hard to see. Recently made stone pile nearby.

Peterchurch St Peter's Well

Although still marked on the OS map the well has now been tanked and the delightful bathing pool used by rheumatics shown in Leather’s Folklore of Herefordshire has been filled with concrete. All that can be seen is the head of (possibly) St Peter peering from the undergrowth. The information sign suggests the stone head is probably Celtic and predates the Christian adoption of the site.

Drizzlecombe menhir 2

Top photo by Beckie Burr, who writes: Jupiter glowing bright in the night sky above the magical Drizzlecombe complex on Dartmoor. Also known as the ‘Bone Stone’, it’s one of the most uniquely shaped menhirs I’ve ever visited, appearing to transform with every step you take around it. A splendid 4.2 metre tall stone standing up and across the downhill end of the Drizzlecombe stone row C, as a blocker. The stone row runs away uphill towards the northeast from it to its cairn at the top.

Cista do Cerro do Malhão

This Cista do Cerro do Malhão is located on a strategic high hilltop near the town of Martim Longo. Unfortunately, MEO, an internet provider thought they needed the highest point in the area too, and built an awful 4G tower next to the cist and destroyed the large tumulus. So some of the pictures are quite shocking. Still it is very worthwhile to visit this cist and enjoy its well chosen location.

Adsdean Down Tumuli

More about the unique twin barrows on Adsdean Down on our page, from the free ebook "Secrets of the High Woods" about the South Downs LiDAR project from a few years back.. These barrows are unlike any other of the approximately 250 examples known nationally. Two bell barrows of near uniform dimensions which merge together to form a conjoined or twinned monument. The surrounding ditch encircles both barrows to make a single platform for both mounds. Adjacent, and to the right of the linked barrows, is a smaller bowl barrow, suggesting possibly a family group?