Andy Burnham's Blog, page 48

Organbide Lepoa Cromlech Tumular

A modern replica of a stone circle in the Basque country with professional quality engravings on a few of the stones and a viewing hole drilled through the standing stone. There are other modern and prehistoric stones in the immediate area, you can browse the map or nearby sites list on our page.

Glassonby

This ring cairn/circle lay under a large mound until its excavation in 1900. One of the stones is said to be marked with a faint set of concentric rings with two adjoining semi-circles.

Oisin's Dolmen

A beautiful dolmen (wedge tomb) in a rather marshy area in Co. Clare. Like many dolmens in the area it is also known as Dermot & Grania's Bed, following the Irish folk tale.

Obelisk von Soest

Modern menhir or obelisk, about 5 m large, in front of the Volksbank, Jacobstor 1A in Soest, near Dortmund. The small plaque says:
Reinersreuth granite
Raw stone of the facade panels
Age approx. 300 million years
Weight approx. 10 tons

Carn Gluze

This elaborate and unusual barrow with two concentric inner walls in a ring, which has been restored Three stone cists were discovered inside, two with cremations inside. The site was originally covered with a cairn of stones approximately 20m in diameter. A lovely atmospheric place.

Voldstedlund Kongehøj Langdysse

A kerbed long-barrow with two burial chambers near Hobro in North Jutland (Nordjylland). It measures 52m long and contains two perfectly preserved polygonal chambers with long passages. The long barrow is surrounded by 62 kerbstones. Especially on the narrow sides they are very large, clear heights are up to 3m. The chamber passages are parallel and open to the southern long-side of the barrow.

Nyrup Skingshøj Runddysse

A dolmen in very domestic surroundings. It has 5 orthostats and a large capstone which has cup marks.

Råneset (Førde)

Rock Art in Sogn og Fjordane. On a rock slab panel just 10 metres up from the shoreline is a panel with the remains of typical bronze age boat carvings. According to Kulturminnesøk the panel has been registered just recently and very little information is available, however I found at least three carvings.

Le Petit Ménec

Stone alignments to the northeast of Carnac. Rather confusingly, Petit-Menéc is at the opposite, eastern end of the alignments to le Menéc village at the western end. The menhirs are in the forest on your right, arranged in a gentle curve. You don't get the same clear overview of the alignments since the view is obscured by the trees, but there is a unique magic to the stones lurking in the forest.

Kalhaganeset

Just next to the main highway is a very pretty round barrow which does not seem to have any damage and has a beautiful view over the Maurangsfjord. The barrow is 17-18 metres across, the outer edge somewhat unclearly marked so that it blends in with the encircling ditch. The height is around 2 metres. The barrow is completely covered with thick turf, but must be built of stones/blocks. A few cherry trees grow on the barrow..