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Doll Tor

Reports that Doll Tor has been vandalised, with a number of stones lifted out of their sockets. Derbyshire Police and Historic England's Heritage Crime unit are on the case. Can you help?. Maintained by Historic England and the Peak National Park Authority, Doll Tor is a delightful little stone circle consisting of six standing stones, no more than a metre in height, with an adjoining cairn. The circle is approximately 6m by 4.5m in diameter with five stones of similar size and height, and one smaller wider one. It is surrounded on three sides by trees, but there are wonderful views to the west across the valley and hills beyond.

Boswarva Carn Settlement

Ancient Settlement in Cornwall. A house with courtyard, lots of other hut circles and ancient walls.

Blommeskobbel Gyngestenen

Megalitgrav (Burial Chamber) in Sønderborg, Denmark

Barbrook 2

Barbrook II stone circle is not marked on any of the maps but is located 600m to the north-north-west of Barbrook I. It is of a similar size to Barbrook I, consisting of an irregular set of nine (originally ten) stones set into a low dry-stone wall, 14.5m by 13.5m in diameter, 3.5m wide and 0.5m high, with one entrance to the north-east. A small cairn is located in the interior. Only one of the standing stones, to the west-south-west, is taller than the surrounding wall, but there does not appear to be any special reason why this should be so.

Sewqueqsen Settlement at St.Mungo Cannery

On the Site of the St.Mungo Cannery, near Delta, BC, Canada there was an Ancient Native Settlement of the Sewqueqsen people. There was a archaeological dig and native artifacts were found. More information was learned from tribal elders about the site. There is now a Commemorative Park underneath the Alex Fraser Bridge with a Memorial Path set up so although this ancient settlement is destroyed, it is still commemorated.

Tumuli de l'ile Ségal

Driving near plouarzel I saw an information board about the history of ile ségal. Here are the remains of 6 tumuli and of a house. It was low tide so we could walk there.

Boserup Skov Gravhøj 5

Located slightly off the beaten track is an impressive burial mound. The mound measures 1.5 x 16 metres and is one of the best-preserved in the entire forest. Only a few trees grown on the mound so its size is noticeable from a distance when approaching it.

Sønderborg Sønderskov Trappehøj

Round Barrow in Sønderborg, 3.25m tall by 20m wide,

Tap o'Noth

New research suggests Tap O'Noth may have been home to over 4000 people in Pictish times, more details in the link on our page. Tap O'Noth is an amazing vitrified hillfort in Aberdeenshire. It is located on the summit of the hill of the same name at 563 metres above sea level. The views extend right down to the coast on a fine day. It is the second highest hillfort in Scotland, exceeded in height only by Ben Griam Beg Fort in Sutherland at 580 metres. Tap O'Noth Fort covers an area of approximately 100 metres by 30 metres and comprises high boulder ramparts which tumble down the sides of the hill to create an imposing site. At different times two forts were built on this site. An interesting aspect of the fort is the extensive vitrification of the rocks which form the ramparts.

Northern Earth Special May 2020 Issue - Free / Open Access

John Billingsley writes: Northern Earth 161 is being held over until Coronavirus restrictions are lifted to allow our printers and retailers to reopen. To bridge the gap a little we offer here a free open-access special issue.
Contents include: The Hole-iness of Megaliths - What is it about pierced stones at megalithic sites? Paul Bowers offers a brief overview •
Man to Man - John A. Hall visited the Isle of Man for TT thrills, and got the chills instead in one of its weird ‘window areas’ •
A Causewayed Enclosure in Datchet - One of these enigmatic monuments has been quite revealing