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Ludgershall Castle Southern Enclosure

Power, Politics and Intrigue in the Middle Ages: a guided tour of Ludgershall Castle from prehistoric earthwork to sixteenth century garden, Sunday 14th July. Ludgershall Castle is well-known as the 11th-13th century royal hunting castle in Wiltshire with the preserved remains of a tower and chapel. According to the information from English Heritage the southern enclosure is probably an Iron Age ringwork which has been re-used in medieval period. It is in good condition with perfectly preserved ditch. The earthworks around the castle consist of two enclosures – the northern enclosure covers area of 4.2 ha, while the southern one encloses 8.6 ha.

Offa's Dyke Centre

Living History Festival at Offa's Dyke Centre, 13th/14th July 2019 - more details in the comments on our page. The Offa's Dyke Centre is a purpose-built information centre in the town of Knighton, on Offa's Dyke on the border between England (Shropshire) and Wales (Powys).

Beacon Hill (Leicestershire)

Prehistoric Earthworks at Beacon Hill - Guided Walk with archaeologist Peter Liddle, Monday 5th July. Beacon Hill is a lovely country park in Leicestershire with spectacular rock formations and marvellous views. Less well known is the hill fort which is believed to be of Late Bronze Age date.

Kleinen Kreuzsteine

A cute pair of smaller standing stones, located next to the forest trail north west of the town of Schönwald in Bavaria. Both stones seems to be just a fragments of larger ones. While the right one is an original, the stone with the clear engraving of the cross inside the circle is a copy. with the original in the Fichtelgebirgsmuseum. The location of the stones should be authentic. They are made of phyllite rock and are about 80cm tall.

Telegraph Hill Bowl Barrow

Bowl barrow situated on Telegraph Hill to the east of Winchester. It is a scheduled ancient monument, number 82, and has a central depression as a result of excavation. The South Downs Way footpath passes close by, and across the valley the gleaming white modern geometry of the INTECH centre can be seen in stark contrast to this Bronze Age barrow.

Romano British Homestead with Enclosure, Dyffryn Ardudwy

A particularly well-preserved example of a compact single farmstead and enclosure, dating from the Iron Age or Romano-British period (c. 800 BC - AD 400). The monument comprises a roughly oval enclosure c. 48m by 38m, scarped into the hill slope, and includes a circular platform, probably for a large timber-built hut.

Gop-y-Goleuni

Silbury Hill in Wiltshire is the only hill to beat The Gop as the largest prehistoric man made hill in Britain and Ireland. It sits on top of a hill some 800 feet above sea level, commanding a panorama through nearly 360 degrees, with the dimensions being oval, around 300 by 240 feet, and 40 feet high, dating between 4000 and 3000 BC. Excavations in 1886-7 revealed just a few bones of animals, with no chambers or passages being discovered. The top of the mound is considerably pitted, probably due to stone robbing.

Globs Sten

The stone is called Globs stone after the well-known Danish archaeologist Peter Vilhelm Glob. It is 1.25 x 0.3m and has approx. 33 Cup marks. Many of them are only 2 mm deep and therefore difficult to see.

Dolmen de Mazajoux

Dolmen de Mazajoux is a burial chamber in the community of Chartrier-Ferriere, Departement of Corrèze, Region of Limousin

Andy B's Old Stones Talk comes to North Wales - Sun 23rd June Llangollen Museum

Andy's highly illustrated talk comes to Langollen Museum on the evening of Sunday 23rd June The talk is based around many of the themes, new discoveries and mysteries highlighted in our book The Old Stones, along with a look at lesser known but interesting sites in the local area.