Andy Burnham's Blog, page 199

Bosporthennis Well

Formerly as famed a well as Madron where children were taken to be cured of skin diseases. Bosporthennis well was destroyed after the tenant farmer illegally built a trout pond, messing up the flow of the river. The Penwith Landscape Partnership and Cornish Ancient Sites Protection Network are currently in the process of restoring it, which has involved clearing vegetation back and cutting down a troubling willow tree.

Trethevey Roman Stone

A short walk down the track heading south from St Piran's Well and the church at Trethevey leads you to this well cared for Inscribed Stone from Roman times. The plaque next to it explains that it was found nearby being used as a gatepost. Not a milepost but possibly related to the one in the church at Tintagel.

Tolvan

The Tolvan Stone looking lovely these days with some added ferns. Make sure you ask permission from the owners, but they seem happy to show off their treasure.. Holed Stone in Cornwall. According to the legend, it guarantees fertility to the newly married - but only if the partners squeeze naked through the hole (!) It would be interesting to know how much is buried, something tells me this isn't in it's original setting.

Carrigagulla SW

In the midst of an amphitheatre of hills in Co. Cork the fine axial-stone circle, 8.2 metres in diameter, comprises 16 stones and a misplaced one. They vary in height from almost 90 cm down to just over 30. Unusually, the long, straight-edged axial stone is not the lowest; the highest is next to the lower of the 2 portal stones. In the middle of the circle is a boulder.

Carreg Clocaenog

An inscribed standing stone in north Wales right next to the Grade II listed Pool Park house near Rhuthun. The stone has both Latin and Ogham present on the face and edges of the stone respectively. One of only around 3 Ogham inscribed stones in north Wales still ‘in situ.’

Hope Church Early Medieval Stones

Prof Howard MW Williams visits Hope Churchyard to discuss early Medieval stone monuments, linked in our comments. St Cyngar’s church at Hope, Flintshire, has three surviving early medieval stone monuments. Two are built-in externally into the medieval church’s structure They are both likely sandstone ring-headed cross grave-markers of 9th-11th-century date later reused into the medieval building. There is another (F5 pictured left) on display inside the church.

Radsted Dyrehave Langdysse

Langdysse (Long Barrow) in Maribo

Skibssætninger ved Dyndved Strand

Stone Ships, also called Ship Settings, were an early burial custom in Scandinavia, Northern Germany and the Baltic states. The grave was surrounded by slabs or stones in the shape of a ship. They were erected from 1000 BC to 1000 AD. This site dated 700-1000 AD actually consists of three connected circles. With 40 stones, the middle circle is almost complete measuring 13 m long and 7-8 meters wide. The northern circle is half the size, but also almost complete including a larger bow stone. The southern circle is only rudimentary and partly covered by a fisherman's shed and the parking lot. The area was cleared in the fall of 2019

RIP Dr Aubrey Burl, Exclusive Video Talk from year 2000 to watch now

As you may have heard, Dr Aubrey Burl sadly passed away a couple of weeks ago. To celebrate and commomorate his life we are proud to present an Exclusive Talk and Q&A with Dr Burl that I recorded in the year 2000 when he gave a talk to ASLaN and the Rollrights Trust in Long Compton Village Hall. To my knowledge this is the only video available of a talk by Dr Burl online anywhere. Here's the link to watch the full video You can turn on and follow the live chat from when we watched it live.

RIP Dr Aubrey Burl, Exclusive Video Talk Premier from Year 2000, 7pm Thursday

As you may have heard, Dr Aubrey Burl sadly passed away a couple of weeks ago. To celebrate and commomorate his life we are proud to present an Exclusive Talk and Q&A with Dr Burl that I recorded in the year 2000 when he gave a talk to ASLaN and the Rollrights Trust in Long Compton Village Hall. To my knowledge this is the only video available of a talk by Dr Burl online anywhere. I've decided to run it as a Premiere Video Presentation at 7pm tomorrow (Thursday 23rd) so please do watch it with me and take part in the live chat alongside where I'll try to answer questions.