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Grodzisko Zembrzyce

This impressive promontory fort occupies a forest-covered promontory which constitutes the eastern end of the massif of Góra Zamczysko (Zamczysko mountain), near Krakow. The fort, elongated in shape, is protected by a ditch to the south and west, and at the north by a steep slope.

Kilpeck church

The extraordinary present day church was built around 1140, and probably replaced an earlier Saxon church, while the raised form of the rounded churchyard suggests even older Celtic foundations. It is first mentioned in the Liber Landavensis at AD640. The church is well known for its fabulous array of fine carvings.

Stèles Gauloises du Boulbin

Five grave markers from the Iron Age were collected at Boulbin in 1957. The steles were found in fields and adjacent banks. Three of these steles are erect and measure between 90cm and 1.5m; the other two are hemispherical.

The Old Stones - The new book from the Megalithic Portal

Andy B Book Tour - first date 9th December, Cornwall, full details here. Also Special Seasonal Offer Price in our online shop.. The new book from the Megalithic Portal, edited by myself, with our members heavily involved in the production. See the many fantastic customer reviews at the bottom of this page. Signed copies available in our online shop. We think it is the most comprehensive and thought-provoking field guide to the iconic standing stones and prehistoric places of Britain and Ireland ever published. Andy B Book Tour - first date 9th December, Cornwall - full details here.

St Mungo's Well (Glasgow Cathedral)

Holy well and collection of early Christian stone fragments in Glasgow Cathedral. The well is in the lower eastern corner just opposite to the chapter house. John Hardying, the chronicler, who visited Scotland in 1413, states that St. Mungo’s shrine was then the centre of the life of Glasgow. In 1475 James III, on account of his great devotion to St. Kentigern, granted three stones of wax yearly for the lights at the tomb of the saint in the cathedral, near his holy well.

Balfarg Henge

Henge and Standing Stone in Fife. The Balfarg site is a complex one spanning some 2000 years of history from 4000 BC. In the initial phase around 6000 years ago pits were dug and pottery sherds placed in them. Later similar pits from 5000 years ago had grooved ware sherds, burnt wood and bone interred in them. Subsequently a ditch some 60 metres across with a causewayed entrance was dug and an apparent henge with 16 timber posts erected within it. Later a stone circle seems to have been added although only one stone from that circle survives today.

The Stiperstones

The Stiperstones is the name for a hill on the far west reaches of Shropshire, well into The Welsh Marches, overlooking the Welsh border. It is the second highest hill in Shropshire, affording superb views in all directions, and having several bronze age cairns along its ridge.

Museums and ancient sites to see in Idaho: Hells Canyon, Snake River, Sun Valley

Here’s another of our looks at prehistoric sites you can see in a part of the world you might not know much about - this time we’re in Idaho, in the west-north-west of the USA. It’s home to some of the most remote and wild scenery in the country. So if you are visiting, what is there to look for archaeology wise?

Lubang Jeriji Saléh Cave

World's 'oldest figurative painting' discovered in Borneo cave. New analysis suggests the animal drawings are at least 40,000 years old, say scientists. A painting of wild cattle, dated at about 40,000 years old, in a cave in East Kalimantan, Borneo, part of a large panel containing at least two other animals. A patchy, weathered painting of a beast daubed on the wall of a limestone cave in Borneo may be the oldest known example of figurative rock art, say researchers who dated the work.

Neilson's Hill

What appears to be a previously unreported Rock Art panel aligned E-W with multiple cup and rings (approx 7) plus possible incised lines. The main panel is about 3m long by 1 wide. There is also a small, secondary slab with possible cup marks 5m to the North.