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Pointe Er Hourél Dolmen

This dolmen is in just about the best position of any I have been to, close to the sea out near the end of Er Hourel point in a little pine wood. Access is either by a fair walk from the nearest car park for Plage St Pierre, or the way I did it was by an excellent off road bike route from Locmariaquer, which took me along country lanes, across tidal wiers, up a creek, round some gardens and a few places where I had to carry the bike before reaching the last kilometre along the sands. This route is not to be attempted at high tide !

Poles Wood South

Chambered Long Barrow in Gloucestershire. This photo is of the western end looking east along the top of the barrow. This barrow is inter-visible with Poleswood East, the Tump bowl barrow and Lower Swell long barrow (see nearby sites list for these). This must have been quite a striking display in its day.

Newton Moor RC1

This round cairn in North Yorkshire is in a very prominent position on the summit of the moorland ridge, with superb all round views, well worth a visit. See further down our page for a sketch map of the other nearby cairns. This oe is made of stone, 7m in diameter and up to 0.7m high and that there is a hollow in the centre of the mound caused by past excavations. The cairn was originally surrounded by a kerb however only three stones remain visible on the south east edge and a couple on the west. There is an early 19thC boundary stone located on the north west side of the cairn

Leacanabuaile

Prominently sited on top of a massive rock in Co. Kerry, this fine stone fort has a reconstructed dry-stone wall 3 metres thick (but now only 1.2 metres high), adapting to irregular outcrops of rock. There is a wall-entrance on the SW and remains of 2 terraces on the NE. Steps lead up to them at 10 points. There were formerly 3 beehive-shaped huts inside, but only one survives, with a (later) square house built against it and on top of the ruins to two other houses.

Cahergal

Stone Fort in Co. Kerry dated to 600 AD and over 25m (80 feet) in diameter. Most of its reconstructed walls are between six and 13 feet high and over 15 feet thick.

Issues of 3rd Stone for free Download

A project I've been working on for a while is to scan and make available PDF versions of 3rd Stone magazine, the renowned 'earth mysteries' magazine that closed in 2003. So far I have digitised six issues. The scans start with 17,18,19 and 20 (previous numbers to this were Gloucestershire Earth Mysteries and I don't have copies - if you do and would like to help scan them then please let me know).
As a tribute to the late Aubrey Burl I have skipped forward to make available Issue 30 from 1995 which has some very interesting articles in.

Issues of 3rd Stone for free Download or purchase

A project I've been working on for a while is to scan and make available PDF versions of 3rd Stone magazine, the renowned 'earth mysteries' magazine that closed in 2003. So far I have digitised six issues. I'm also selling off some spare copies of 3rd Stone that we've collected over the years to support the scanning project and raise funds for the Portal. The scans start with 17,18,19 and 20 (previous numbers to this were Gloucestershire Earth Mysteries and I don't have copies - if you do and would like to help scan them then please let me know).
As a tribute to the late Aubrey Burl I have skipped forward to make available Issue 30 from 1995 which has some very interesting articles in.

Na Seacht dTeampaill

Na Seacht dTeampaill is situated off the coast of County Galway on the island of InishMore, the largest of the Aran Islands. The construction of this ancient site began in the 8th century. Now used as a cemetery, there are old and new burial stones to be found among these grounds. Originally, this was a place for pilgrimages and a place of worship. Remains of the churches can be seen still and walked through, as access to this site is very easy.

Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

You can now browse much of the Ashmolean's collection online with a clever 2D time vs 'type of thing' chart, here's our little selection, and more in the comments as ever.. The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683. Their world famous collections cover human history from the Lower Palaeolithic onwards, ranging from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art, telling human stories across cultures and across time.

Heysham St Peter's Churchyard

Howard Williams on "The Monuments Formerly Known As Hogbacks" (!) See the comments on our page for videos and links including Howard's talk - What we don’t know about the Heysham hogback? . Ancient Cross and Hogback in Lancashire. The lower part of the decorated shaft of a ninth century high cross is situated close to the gate in the churchyard to the south of St Peter's Church, Heysham. The ‘hogback’ is currently on display within the church of St Peter’s. It is thought to have been found somewhere in the churchyard of St Peter’s between 1807 and 1811. It was purportedly found with a skeleton and a spear. If so, this might be the only northern recumbent stone to be found in association with human burials, although the account is too brief and unreliable to be taken at face value.