Andy Burnham's Blog, page 248

Chaos de Flore

This natural chaos of granite blocks look remarkably like a dolmen and could well have served as a cult site to our Neolithic ancestors.

Five Ancient Sites to Visit in and around Mexico City

Mexico City itself dates back to the 16th century. However its roots lie far back in time to the ancient civilization of the Aztecs. Anyone with a passion for history will find plenty of fantastic places to see in and around this grand city. Here's a look at some of the top sites.

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?