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Onagawa Stone Memorial of Life tsunami warning tablets

Remembering the 2011 tsunami via web mapping to mark all the new marker stones, more details on our page - and we have many listed on the Portal. After the great tsunami of 2011 which swallowed the Onagawa town in Honshū, Japan, along with 1000 citizens, the pupils of Onagawa Middle School, who entered the school in April of that year (aged 12-13), decided to erect a new tsunami warning tablet for the citizens Onagawa of the centuries to come.

Sat 14th Mar Andy B Old Stones Blackden Trust Lecture CANCELLED - Apologies

Due to the developing Coronavirus situation we have taken the difficult decision to cancel the talk this Saturday afternoon. For those who have booked, The Blackden Trust will be in touch about refunds. Many apologies but I hope you understand it's best to play things safe.

Next Talks: Sat 14th Mar, Cheshire, 26th Mar, Marlow, 21st Apr nr Guildford

Andy B's next 'Old Stones' Talks are as follows: This Saturday 14th March -
Friends of The Blackden Trust annual lecture, near Knutsford, Cheshire.
Thursday 26th March - Marlow, Bucks, Archaeology in Marlow and Marlow Archaeology Group joint event. Tuesday 21st April - Albury, near Guildford, Surrey. Friday 24th April - nr Marylebone/Baker St, London, RILKO's Monthly Talk at Rudolf Steiner House.

Cromeleque da Portela de Mogos

This cromlech was identified in 1996 by Henrique Leonor Pina. It's an enclosure of elliptical plan, with his major axis in an east-west alignment, comprising 40 menhirs, and measuring 15m x 12m, arranged in two concentric circles.

Tresvennack Pillar

Tresvennack Pillar is an impressive stone, standing at 11.5ft tall found in a lower field on Tresvennack farm.

Dolmen de Surguières 2

A bit further across the fields from Surguières 1 dolmen, can be found the wrecked remains of Surguières 2. At some point in the past, this has been turned into a little house, or a shepherds hut. It is in a lovely spot, with tremendous views over the valley to the north.

Torhouseskie South West Standing Stones

This pair of standing stones lie outside the enclosure containing the main Torhouseskie stone circle. The first entry on the Canmore database, dated 1912, reads: "Two boulders, that to the NE standing 4' 10" high with a circumference of 11' and facing towards the Stone Circle and that to the SW protruding only about 18" from the ground".

Teufelstisch Pfalz

The Teufelstisch rock formation is a natural erratic in shape of a huge table or a mushroom. It is very famous in Rhineland-Palatinate. The rock is 14m tall. Underneath there is evidence of prehistoric polissoir and cup marks.

Son Mercer de Baix

A Bronze Age settlement on Menorca consisting of boat-shaped naviforme structures. The best preserved structure is called Cova des Moro - it is one of the few naviformes with a stone vaulting (most of structures of this type were vaulted with timber and clay).

Turkmen Karahoyuk

An ancient mound on the Konya plain in Turkey that has recently been identified as a major city of the 2nd-1st millennium BCE, and possibly the once Hittite capital, Tarhuntašša. A tip from a local Turkish farmer led archaeologists to this stone half-submerged in an irrigation canal. Inscriptions from the 8th century B.C. are still visible. More details in the comments on our page.
Photo Credit: James Osborne