Andy Burnham's Blog, page 233

Tankerville Arms Cist

Bronze Age Cist discovered in Wooler, Northumberland. During recent building work at the Tankerville Arms Hotel, digger driver Steven Turtle turned up a surprising find when he uncovered an unknown Bronze Age burial. No beaker was found in the burial though they found a small flint knife measuring around two inches in length.

Grabhügel Süßer See

A Bronze Age round barrow was found at the bottom of the Süßer See lake near Seeburg and Aseleben (Saxony-Anhalt/Germany). The barrow has a diameter of 6 m and is probably 3400 years old. Today, it is located 4 m beneath the surface of the lake.

Holsteen

A group of stones excavated from the sandy ground in Limburg, Belgium. Due to the most striking feature of the stones, the site itself has been called "Holsteen" (hollow stone). The northernmost stone, easy to identify by the fence surrounding it and the information board next to it, is a polijststeen (polishing stone) used by the inhabitants and hunters in the Neolithic era. After the Neolithic, the stones were completely covered with sand. They were discovered again in 1862.

Barmkyn of North Keig

Hillfort in Aberdeenshire. A bivallate Iron Age hillfort is located on the summit of a prominent hill overlooking the stone circle of Old Keig. The outer rampart is in better condition than the inner one. The latter survived as a low bank of 5m width and 0.5m height. Remains of the entrance can be seen in the eastern part of the fort.

Gochang 6th Course Dolmens

Five dolmens including one fine table type, three 'go' board type and one capstone type (pictured) lie on a gentle hill. Away from the main groups of Gochang dolmens (South Korea - see nearby sites list for more photos),

Sgalabraig

A souterrain was discovered about 1906 at this location in North Uist, and was re-opened in September 1964 when a 4m long by 1.1m deep and 0.8m wide walled passage was revealed. The site now appears as a slight hollow and a line of stones. It is not known whether the souterrain survives, but it is possible.

The Written Stone

At the northern end of Written Stone Lane in the village of Grimsargh, near Longridge, Lancashire, is a very curious and mysterious stone slab, with an even stranger inscribed message carved onto its side in large letters. Also carved into the stone is the name Ralph Radcliffe and date 1655, although this very long slab of gritstone might be much, much older.

Hjulkorsgraven

A sunwheel grave is dated to the 4th of 5th century AD. It measures 17 m in diameter. See further down our page for an aerial view. This grave was originally part of the Lilla Bjärs burial ground. After the grave was excavated it was moved to its present location.

Stubberup Skov Junkershøj Langdysse

Langdysse (Long Barrow) in Præstø, Denmark. The long barrow is 50m long by 8 metres wide and 1 metre high currently. In the middle are two chambers. In the southern chamber, one of the capstones is visible.

Seid island Burnev

This type of rock formation is known as a propped boulder. They are often described as a natural feature placed by glaciation, but the theory of them being deliberately placed by man also has its supporters. This particular stone is in the St Petersburg area of Russia