Andy Burnham's Blog, page 65

Dun Aisgain

A fine example of a galleried dun in a conspicuous position on the summit of a low rocky knoll some 600m SSW of Burg farm-house, Isle of Mull. It is almost exactly circular on plan, measuring 10.4m in diameter within a stone wall which measures 2.3m in average thickness.

Three Hills Barrows, Woodford

Barrow Cemetery in Northamptonshire. Three adjacent round barrows still surviving as mounds standing 2 m high, making them unique in the county.

Kolomoki Mounds Historic Park

Kolomoki Mounds State Historic Park in Georgia is an important archaeological site as well as a scenic recreational area. Kolomoki, covering some three hundred acres, is one of the larger preserved mound sites in the USA. Hundreds of years ago, Kolomoki, with its surrounding villages, burial mounds, and ceremonial plaza, was a center of population and activity in North America.

Barritskov Jættestue 2

Jættestue or large dolmen in Midtjylland . A long barrow with passage grave. 1.25 x 1.75 x 15 meters. Restored and excavated in 1958 and 2003. At the entrance a large sacrificial layer was found. The chamber meaasures 2.6 x 2m, with 6 orthostats and 1 capstone.

Roughtor settlement

Around the top of the Roughtor hilltop, from Little Rough Tor in the north-east to the main Rough Tor summit in the south-west, can be seen the remains of stone banks encircling the hilltop. In places this stone bank remains very significant, but in other places, particularly on the steeper slopes, it is less significant, probably due to stones falling off and rolling down the hillside amongst all of the other clutter. There are remains of a few cairns and hut circles within this enclosure.

Stannon circle

On open moorland just south of Stannon china clay works, and seen from the road, this is a large uneven circle with between 70 and 80 remaining stones, and a diameter of between 40 and 43 metres. In places the stones are very close together and seem to touch, but in other places they are well spaced.

Muzeum Tradycji Regionalnych

The new (since 2023) permanent exhibition "Świt Pomorza" (The Dawn of Pomerania) available at the Museum of Regional Traditions in Szczecin presents nearly 14 millennia of cultural history in the Pomeranian lands, covering the times from the late Ice Age to the first centuries of the Duchy of Pomerania.

Castle Bloody

‘Tombs of the Isles’ report and free leaflet/map available to download. Also geophysical survey results published for various sites, more in the comments. Castle Bloody is a large mound prominently situated on the highest topographic point of southeastern Shapinsay on the island's sole remaining heather moorland. The structure has been described as a Pictish fort or earthen house. Earlier records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS 1981) classified this site as a chambered cairn and a recent geophysical survey backs up this interpretation.

East Langass Stone Circle

This stone circle in North Uist was first identified in the late 20th Century during peat extraction activities. Initially three stones were identified, one remarkable stone is prostrate and has a man-made 'notch' cut from its upper surface. A fourth stone has been recently identified, displaced and lying in a peat bank cutting.

Cambridge Standing Stone

By to a small road and situated next to a horse paddock. I parked up near the picnic site which is a nice little area. You then walk under a nice archway that spans over the road, then make your way through a handful of trees, climb over a Drystone dyke and you are there.