Andy Burnham's Blog, page 137

St Lythans

Summer Solstice Photo Competition Winner: Mark_in_Wales. Mark describes his photo: This light beam was photographed at 21:14 BST on the 20th of June 2022. St Lythans Burial Chamber is a highly accurate tool for determining the Winter Calendar and making this stunning Arrowhead light-beam at The arrowhead shape (known as an oblique arrowhead in academic circles) is extremely precise, with a straight back, curved cutting surface and hooked single tang. The light-beam is formed by only three stones and the angle of the wall it is being projected onto.. Chambered Tomb in South Glamorgan. The Welsh name for this site is Gwal-y-Filiast, the Greyhound Bitch's Lair. There was once a mound of earth or stones covering this Neolithic burial chamber, but only slight traces remain.

Crawcwellt Hut Circle Settlement North

Crawcwellt North Iron Age settlement. Excavations produced extensive evidence of iron working. Two partially reconstructed round houses and a rectangular building exist at the site.

Kerbiguetlan Menhir

This menhir in Morbihan is located at the rear of a fairly deep field on private property. Parking beside the narrow road is risky due to local traffic. The menhir is clearly visible from the road and appears to have a slight lean.

Vira Gambarogno Lepontische Stele

A stele found in 1917 at Vira Gambarogno, Campaccio. It has an inscription in Lepontic characters: TEROMVI.KVALVI (teromui kualui). Such writings are read from right to left. It was created during Iron Age, 5th to 4th Century BC and is now damaged. On display in the Archaeology Museum “Castello di Montebello” at Bellinzona.

Othona Roman Fort

One of Britain’s oldest churches is set on the site of the Roman fortress of Othona - one of The Saxon Shore forts. St Cedd, who arrived there in AD 653 from Northumbria, later used stones from the fortress to build the chapel. It can be reached from Bradwell-on-Sea by a half-mile-long footpath.

Dolmen de Kerviniou

An Allée Couverte 10 metres long in Morbihan. There is parking on the narrow road beside the field where this site stands is nearly impossible.

Dumfries Museum

Anne T has kindly photographed the early Christian stones in Dumfries Museum, there is a huge collection and you can browse them from our page. The museum houses an extensive collection including prehistoric fossils, Early Christian sacred stones and carvings, Victorian life, and at the moment (June 2022), an exhibition celebrating Chinese and Japanese culture.

Caer Engan

Situated on a rocky flat topped knoll to the east of Afon Llyfni the hillfort can be reached along a footpath that leads from the B4418 at a midway point between Penygroes and Talysarn in Gwynedd. The footpath takes you across the Afon Llyfni and via a raised causeway through a marsh to a stone lined track leading to the hillfort.

Stranraer Museum

Stranraer Museum tells the story of Galloway from 7000 BC when people started settling on the coast to the present day. There are stone and bronze axes from all over the area and Christian Stones dating from the 5th Century. There are also agricultural and industrial exhibits and a section dedicated to the noted Polar explorer Sir John Ross who was born in Galloway. Admission is free.

Tanum 18:1 Aspeberget

Rock Art in Västergötland with motifs of animal, human figures and ships. Photos taken under artificial light.