Andy Burnham's Blog, page 87

El Infiernito

El Infiernito (Spanish for "Little hell"), is a pre-Columbian Muisca site. It is composed of several earthworks surrounding a setting of upright standing stones, several burial mounds are also present. The site was a center of religious ceremonies and spiritual purification rites, and also served as a rudimentary astronomical observatory.

Dun Chruban

Dun in Isle of Lismore. This well-preserved dun is located in the southern part of the Isle of Lismore, on a rocky crag. The structure is oval in shape, reaching 15 x 11m dimensions. The walls are much better preserved in the western part of the dun, where they stand up to 3.4m of height, with both inner and outer wall-faces visible. The south-western approach to the dun is protected by another wall.

Laggan Cairn (Barrhill)

Cairn in South Ayrshire. Laggan Cairn (Barrhill) is located in a recently planted forest c. 1.3 miles ENE of Barrhill, a village in South Ayrshire. Laggan is a ruin on Forest Road off the A714.

Kville 151:1 Hällristning Rock Art

Kville 151:1. Hällristning. Rock Art. Photos from the working Seminar in August 2023 at Tanum's Hällristningsmuseum Underslös. The figures are illustrated with chalk paint - two rare fishing scenes, human figures, animal figures, ship figures, circle figures and cupmarks.

Lunderamsa

The Lunderamsa site will be the number 10000th photo I (Kenneth) upload to Megalithic Portal! A beautiful example of a large bronze age burial cairn. Not a round cairn but a long cairn which are rare. The cairn is located on top of a large rocky hill with some pine forest and rock outcrops. A footpath leads from a local road up on the hill and there are also some information posters. From the top there is a beautiful view over the ocean and the cairn would have been easily visible from the sea.

Heidentempel Tecklenburg

The Heidentempel ("pagan temple") is a rock in Tecklenburg (North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany). It has been speculated that this site was used as a pagan sanctuary. Several runes of unknown age can be seen in the rock. Two niches have been cut into the rock wall. According to local legends, the sacrificial knife lay in the smaller niche, while the bowl with which the priests collected the blood from the sacrificed animal lay in the bigger one.

Conrad Mound

This mound is part of an archaeological site located east of Cleves in Hamilton County, OH. Its location atop a ridgeline has been interpreted as evidence that the mound was constructed by the Adena culture. No artifacts have been found at the site, for no archaeological excavation has ever been carried out; however, experience with other sites has led archaeologists to surmise that the mound is surrounded by a larger zone of archaeological interest.

Schälchenstein Franzfelde

This stone is located on the road between Pasewalk and Stolzenburg just before Franzfelde in front of a fenced area that is part of the European Gas Pipeline Link (EUGAL). A friend and I discovered it has about 46 cup marks on its slightly sloping top and I reported it to the state office (Landesamt für Kultur und Denkmalpflege M-V) so now the stone will be protected as an archaeological monument. Some are deep and very clearly visible, others are very shallow and can only be seen if you look closely.

Holm Chambered Tomb

Newly announced in Orkney is the discovery of the ruins of a 5,000-year-old tomb that reflects the pinnacle of Neolithic engineering. The recent excavation was headed by Dr Hugo Anderson-Whymark, senior curator of prehistory (neolithic) at the National Museums Scotland, and Vicki Cummings, professor of neolithic archaeology at Cardiff University.

Cartoonist Tony Husband dies, view the wonderful cartoons he contributed

I'm sad to relay the news of the untimely death of Tony Husband - legendary cartoonist and friend of the Portal. Tony's son Paul Husband told us of his memory of exploring megalithic sites with Tony together round Anglesey and other places. A few years back Tony drew a series of wonderful original cartoons for us which you can view on our page here.