Andy Burnham's Blog, page 62

Ardestie

This souterrain in Angus is thought to date from the 1st to 2nd centuries CD. Four hut sites were located around the souterrain with hut 4 having direct access to the chamber. One of the stones used in the construction of the souterrain has a cup mark and is thought to date from around 2000 BC having been reused from a previous site.

Nine Stones (Dorset)

Some recent photos - how different this looks to when we first started collecting them 25 years ago. This small circle has some huge stones and some tiny ones, ranging from 90cm to 3.4m. Shrubs have grown up around the circle almost obscuring it, giving a dark, melancholy air.

Hôtel Dieu

Currently under excavation by Inrap, more details on our page. The remains of a residential area north of the Roman city of Rennes (Condate), occupied between the 1st and the 3rd century, as well as the traces of a vast sanctuary and part of a necropolis from the 4th - 6th centuries.

Son Oms santuario

This sanctuary was excavated at the industrial zone of the same name at the southeastern edge of Mallorca airport. It was moved to a vacant space at the interchange in font of the airport.

Piles Hill NE

Top photo: The re-erection on the summer solstice of a standing stone at Piles Hill stone row - more photos on our page. What enormous fun this monument is! Originally created of massive stones, especially for Dartmoor, most are now fallen and buried under the ground, leaving just their tops showing or a bump in the ground. I had a grand time trying to find the stones and follow the lines they made, even in the rain. It consists of an avenue of large stones, almost a kilometre in length running in an west to east direction over the top of the ridge of Piles Hill. The stones are generally between 1 and 2 metres in length, with many more than 2 metres.

Announcing the Megalithic Portal photo competition winners for Apr to June 2021

Continuing our photo competition catch-up, we are delighted to announce the winners for photos submitted to us between April to June 2021. As always these were all voted for by you, our visitors and contributors. Votes are still being collected for all photos submitted since then and we will be announcing more winners soon.
1st Prize Gors Fawr Stone Circle by Lee (Horatio)
2nd Prize Wet Withens by Craig Ridgeway (Craig444)
3rd Prize The Devil's Den by Robin Potticary (Humbucker)
View the winning photos and highly commendeds below.

Callanish 6

This might be a ruined stone circle, there are only two of them now, a tall white one and a small grey one on the opposite side, standing like gunfighters having a shoot-out. The two gangsters on a hill can be seen from the far distance. Also have a look at the amazing skyline in the distance.

Menir na Herdade das Vidigueiras

Menhir in Portugal with 3 metres in length that was lying on the ground up until 2018. It was re-erected in 2019. The monument is located in Reguengos de Monsaraz, in the Évora district. On this standing stone was identified a dimple and an inverted horseshoe or staff, both in a zone very close to the top of the menhir. Both figures are embossed in bas-relief but only the face that was exposed was studied. On the other side are more dimples and more abstract figures in relief that still require a more in-depth archaeological study.

Castle an Dinas (St Columb)

This magnificent hill fort in the Parish of St. Columb Major (Borough of Restormel) is a scheduled monument of national importance. It stands 700 ft (214m) above sea level and commands extensive views: south and east over Goss Moor to the Hensbarrow Downs, north towards St. Breaock Downs and west to Newquay and the estuary of the Gannel, an important focus of prehistoric settlement and trading activity.

Le Roc Sacé

Just on the edge of the small village of Sacé stand a group of 4 stones, one is upright standing approximately 2mtrs high and with 3 definite sides, the other 3 stones are irregular in shape .It would appear that these stones have been repositioned at this site possibly when the new lotissment was built next to the site.