Andy Burnham's Blog, page 239

Tannbüel Menhir and Alignment

Located right on the edge of the forest on the Tannbüel, near Zürich. A 1.5 meter high sandstone menhir with a deep groove cut into it, either while splitting it or as an intentional addition. This menhir forms an alignment with 5 other stones to the east which form a perfect alignment toward the Mettmenstetten church.

Stannon stone setting

A strange little stone setting, a collection of four stones, double in the middle but single at each end, none of them really lining up. They are about 80 metres to the northwest of Stannon stone circle, and in between there is evidence of a possible stone row, see the plans and photos posted here by Sandy G.

Dolmen Gorafe 068

New photos of the dolmens of Gorafe - the sites shown in red on our map. Green sites = no photo (yet!) Many thanks to Andrea R for the photos. See in particular Dolmen 065, the best preserved. Burial Chamber (Dolmen) in Granada (Andalucía)

Ellers Wood (619)

This and other sites nearby linked from here show show the rock art in Ellers Wood, as Anne T and Rich32 finish off our comprehensive rock art listings based on the Boughey & Vickermann gazetteer - huge thanks to them for adding many new photos and site listings. Ellers Wood is set in Dob Park, North Yorkshire about ½ mile NE of the heavily petroglyphed area of Snowden Carr. There are 8 carvings here, 6 of which are scheduled monuments, a further 2 were rediscovered in March 05. The carvings here consist of simple cup mark rocks to more elaborate cup & groove designs. What is noticeable is that the majority of the cups here are tiny compared to those carved on nearby Snowden Carr, Askwith & Weston Moors.

A look at some of Vietnam's most important archaeological sites

Vietnam is a country full of ancient history, here is a brief run-down of some of the most significant archaeological sites in Vietnam, from traces of Palaeolithic cave dwellers, evidence of habitation at Neolithic mounds and ancient Hindu temples.

Middleton Dean

Promontory Fort in Northumberland. An impressive Iron Age fort occupies a promontory South-East of Middleton Dean. From the North, South and East it is protected by deep ravines. The rampart is preserved up to 2.5m of height. The ditch of 1.5m depth is clearly distinguishable, as well as a causewayed entrance located in the NW part of the fort.

Old Stones talk dates: Frome Weds 23rd Jan, Romford Tues 5th February

My next talk dates:
** Frome Somerset ** Weds 23rd January, guest of Hunting Raven Books. 7pm-9.30 Trinity Church Hall, BA11 3DE £5 entry (refundable against book)
** Romford, Essex ** Tues 5th February, guest of Mamma Moon Magick Moot 7.30pm for an 8 o'clock start £4 entry. Venue: the Golden Lion Pub in Romford.

Commonbank

A row of three stones and possible stone circle in Perthshire. A grouping of stones at the western end of the row were identified by the Royal Commission as a small four poster stone circle.

Frébouchère Dolmen

Easily found and signposted to the north of the village of Le Bernard, this wonderful dolmen has a little parking and picnic area nerby. Ooooh, it’s a whopper, and absolutely fantastic ! It is a large Angevin dolmen with a main chamber 6.5 metres long by 3.5 metres wide, covered by a single massive capstone (broken into two parts a century or two ago) 2 metres high off the ground.

Elmley Castle

Hillfort in Worcestershire. In addition to being a hill fort this is also the site of the Norman castle from which the nearby village takes its name. The castle incorporated part of the hill fort in its own defenses. There is now nothing left of the castle apart from the banks, the stone was robbed out a long time ago.