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3rd Stone Issue 26, Summer 1997 for Free Download

Newly scanned by ourselves for your reading pleasure. In this issue:
• Cavaliers and Phantoms - Jeremy Harte
• The Emotion Death and Mortality During Early Prehistory - George Children and George Nash
• The Magical World of Doctor Dee - Allen Hunt
• The Archaeology of Early Man - Hllary Schrafft
• A Toast to the Recently Departed Fairy Faith in the Bristol Region - Phil Quinn
• On Logan Dene Neodewearde (Langdean Bottom possible stone circle) - Neil Mortimer

Loughcrew Cairns P2 & Q

Walking to the main group of tombs at Loughcrew brings close proximity to these remains near where the path changes direction abruptly. The Historic Environment Viewer States: 'This cairn is designated P2 by Conwell (1866, 370; 1873, 65) who describes it as six large stones, one of which (L 1.9m; dims of base 0.7m x 0.4m; max. dims 1.7m x 0.6m) had cup-marks on the E face, although he thought that they might be solution holes, which they are.'

Noret Runddysse

Megalitgrav (Burial Chamber) in Sorø, Denmark. A dolmen in a mound, 14 x 2.5 metres in size. The chamber measures 2.8 x 1.8 metres and has five orthostats. There is one threshold stone and no capstone remaining.

Andy B's Old Stones in person talk Sat 25th May Mile End London E3

Megalithic Portal founder Andy B is the guest of the London Dowsers. We will be at the Coborn Arms, Mile End, London E3 2DA.
A highly illustrated and fast paced talk based around many of the themes, new discoveries and mysteries highlighted in our book The Old Stones, along with a look at many lesser known but interesting sites.

Baltinglass

New evidence prehistoric monuments near Baltinglass in the west of Ireland may have served as pathways for the dead, more in the comments on our page. The site comprises remains of 3 small passage-tombs built at different times and partly-overlying each other, plus two single-chambered tombs. In the circular chamber of the latest passage-tomb (III) is a large stone basin decorated with a double-armed cross within a cartouche. Some of the roofstones of its narrow passage survive.

Imashirozuka Kofun

A keyhole-shaped barrow located in between Kyoto and Osaka. 190m long, reconstructed in 2011 with tube, house, animal and human-shaped haniwas, and an attached museum with free admission.

Grimes Puddingstone

I went looking for this stone whilst up at Grime's Graves last week, more on this page and in the comments. Mound and stone outside the boundary fence of Grime's Graves. Site No. 1 - the beginning of Dr Rudge's Puddingstone Trail. This stone is now buried in bracken (or worse).

Ffynnon Engan

There were two ancient holy wells at the far end of the churchyard beyond the west boundary wall, traditionally associated with healing during the Medieval period. I had read that the second well, or spring, had dried up and that the whole area was overgrown with brambles. However we were in for a pleasant surprise.

Castell Odo

One of the most important archaeological sites in Wales, being one of Europe’s earliest Iron Age settlements. It was probably built by settlers from across the Irish Sea in c.400BC. There is a legend that a giant, Odo Gawr, is buried under a cairn on the summit of Mynydd Ystum.

Grey Mare and her Colts

Dorset's finest megalithic chambered long barrow lies in a field just off the southwestern side of the main footpath to Kingston Russell Stone Circle. It extends for 20 metres behind the main stones, but has been shortened by ploughing.