Andy Burnham's Blog, page 126

Benside Newmarket

Lesser known stone circle on the Isle of Lewis. Viewable on Street View (link on our page). Diameter: 45m (148 ft), Number of stones: 4 (at least). The tallest three remaining stones are about 1m (3 ft) tall, and spaced about 6m (20 ft) apart. They might have formed a circle 45m (148 ft) in diameter. Looks like a half circle with axis west/east. Only four stones (1 m high) to be seen above grass level but tops of three more stones at ground level. Considerable damage by agricultural machinery but an interesting site.

Oddendale

An excellent double ringed Bronze Age concentric stone circle Cumbria, a must see. The monument includes an outer circle of 26.3m (86 ft) in diameter of 34 pink granite boulders and an inner circle of 7.5m (24.5 ft) in diameter of 23 smaller boulders of the same material. The inner circle forms the kerb of a small cairn up to 0.3m (12 inches) high from which earthfast stones protrude. Immediately north of the outer circle is a small group of associated outlying stones.

Myreslottet

Located on a round rocky hilltop with a beautiful view over the Drammens Valley to the west. Several other known hillforts are visible from the top of Myreslottet. From a nearby road there is a parking lot with an information poster and a marked footpath leads from the parking lot up to the hillfort. (Be careful of snakes, I almost stepped at several going up the footpath!)

Partulesi Domus de Janas

Rock Cut Tombs in Sardinia (Sardegna). The Neolithic necropolis of Partulesi consists of 26 domus de janas (rock-cut tombs), most of them multi-chambered. The main group of tombs is located within the slope of a hill some 0.7km south-west of Ittireddu, with an isolated tomb located further 160m to the south-east. The tombs are associated with the Ozieri culture which dominated Sardinia in Late Neolithic.

San Saturnino Nuraghe

The 12th century Romanesque church of San Saturnino di Usolvisi near Bultei, Sardinia was constructed on the remains of a complex nuraghe. Masonry of the nuraghe is still visible north and south of the single nave of the church.

Moonflower Petroglyphs

At the mouth of Moonflower canyon, along the rock cliff and behind the wooden fence, you can see a rock panel including a Barrier Canyon Style anthropomorph (a large triangular figure with headdress), desert bighorn sheep, snakes, smaller anthropomorphs, and various abstract images. You will also find some historic carvings on the panel as well as modern graffiti. Due to the accessibility of the site, this panel is one of the most vandalized rock art sites in the Moab area.

Druid's Stone (Bungay)

One of the very few well-known stones of Suffolk stands in St. Mary's churchyard. Called variously the Druid's Stone, Devil's Stone or Giant's Grave, it was in folklore the scene of Druid rituals. Apart from being rather rough and mossy, it could at first glance be mistaken for just another gravestone, but it's actually an embedded granite glacial erratic 60cm x 30cm x 76cm high.

Mt. Horeb Earthworks Complex

The mound contains a perfect circular 105-foot (32 m) diameter platform surrounded by a 45-foot (14 m) wide ditch and a 13-foot (4.0 m) wide enclosure with a 33-foot (10 m) wide entryway facing to the west. The site is well-maintained - located on a bank 75 feet (23 m) above Elkhorn Creek. Mt. Horeb Site 1 is owned by the University of Kentucky as "Adena Park", and access is restricted to alumni and others with a connection to the University.

Gile (Rondehaugen)

Gile is a large farm in Oppland, Norway with numerous large barrows and remains of early to middle iron age settlement and activity. In one of these was the so called "Gile woman" was found. She had a very rich and well preserved early iron age burial. The grave contained an unburned burial of a woman in her 40s and in another the burned skeleton of a younger woman in her 20s and a horse. It is believed these were possibly human sacrifices. The Gile woman had a whole set of kitchenware and cook pots, kettles and sewing kits, spinning wheels and keys. She also had some very beautiful jewellery with a golden amulet, gold hair pins, belt buckle and several belt buckles and pearls. There is a life size reconstruction in the small exhibition in one of the farm buildings. Lots more photos on our page.

Fortingall Modern Stone Circle

What seems to be a 21st Century Stone Circle in Fortingall. It's not on the OS Maps old or new. If new it's been thoughtfully constructed with one fallen stone. It's just before (east of) the road bridge over the burn.