The Megalithic Portal Ancient Sites & Stones

A photo showing a grey stone dolmen on green grass and with cloudy skies above. Another stone, a single surviving kerb stone is located slightly further away.

A photo of a ring of stones - all that remains of a passage tomb.

A photo of a grey mushroom-like dolmen on green short-cropped grass.

A photo of a chunky dolmen within a passage tomb.

Topping off the top four megalithic sites in Ireland is Carrowmore in Co. Sligo. It is classified as part of the Neolithic passage tomb tradition, but many monuments look more like dolmens to me. It is a gorgeously striking site (and sight) though. 🏺

Map here (new location agrees with what's on OpenStreetMap) www.megalithic.co.uk/le_megalith_...

Caheravart Ancient Village or Settlement in Co. Cork, Ireland (Republic of)

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Thanks, it’s Scottish Gaelic, does that make a difference?

Clach an t-Sagairt (Clachan Sands): (The Priests' Stone in English) A huge upright slab of Lewisian gneiss inscribed with a crude Latin cross. In Clachan Sands, a hamlet in the NE of North Uist. 📷 markj99 More: http://www.megalithi...

Tom na Moine Cist in Highlands, Scotland

The burial chamber faces west-east with impressive views over the valley of the River Findhorn. 📷 PeteCrane5 More: http://www.megalithi...

Tom na Moine: Woodend cairn, of national importance as a well-preserved example of a largely undisturbed Bronze Age burial cairn with central stone-lined cist. A low rising mound located 455m above sea level on the southern slopes of Tom na Moine.

Herlufmagle Jættestue 1: A dolmen on a mound in Præstø, Denmark. The chamber has 3 orthostats (upright stones) and one capstone. There are cup marks on some of the stones. The mound is 9 meters wide by 1m tall with a second more ruinous tomb close by. 📷 Tonnox More: http://www.megalithi...

I found this which might be interesting more generally - it mentions the site in there: Irish Quaternary Association Field Guide No. 28 Béara iqua.ie/wp-content/u...

Hellig Anders Høj Round Barrow(s) in Sjælland, Denmark

A cross was erected on the mound in his memory. There is a lot of superstition associated with this cross, which is why it has been renewed several times. Most recently in 1952, when a copy of the 18th century cross was made. 📷 Boeddel More: http://www.megalithi...

Hellig Anders Høj: Hellig Anders Høj (also known as Korshøj or Hvilehøj) is a burial mound near Slagelse (Sjælland), which is also associated with a legend about the priest Anders. #TombTuesday He was a priest in Slagelse in the 13th century. Folklore tells of his pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

Hello, I've messaged the chap who submitted it, I'll let you know if I get a reply, have a lovely trip.

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I have a new article out in the Chartered College of Teaching journal Impact, called ‘Embedding AI in education: A critique’. Here I make five main points, which I will helpfully plop in this thread for those without access or time to read it.

The earliest documented use of the hashtag #StandingStoneSunday on X (formerly Twitter) dates back to October 14, 2018, in a post by the account @CalanaisCentre (Calanais Standing Stones & Visitor Centre). In the context of mistakenly posting about #MegalithicMonday a day early (on a Sunday), they playfully suggested the alternative: "Haha it absolutely is, we think Victoria was so excited to celebrate #megalithicmonday it posted a day too early... so #StandingStoneSunday? — This appears to be the origin an an earlier instances were

The earliest documented use of the hashtag #StandingStoneSunday on X (formerly Twitter) dates back to October 14, 2018, in a post by the account @CalanaisCentre (Calanais Standing Stones & Visitor Centre). In the context of mistakenly posting about #MegalithicMonday a day early (on a Sunday), they playfully suggested the alternative: "Haha it absolutely is, we think Victoria was so excited to celebrate #megalithicmonday it posted a day too early... so #StandingStoneSunday? (" = This appears to be the origin, as no earlier instances were found in comprehensive searches of the platform's archives dating back to 2006. The hashtag later gained traction among archaeology and prehistoric site enthusiasts for sharing content about standing stones on Sundays.

We should resurrect #MegalithicMonday which I discovered was the forerunner to #StandingStoneSunday and mostly forgotten about (thanks for the help there #Grok )

1/ Suggested hashtags to join on a Monday

#MosaicMonday
#MarbleMonday
#JadeMonday
#MuralMonday

#MuseumMonday

#MonarchMonday

#OwlishMonday
#MallardMonday
#MammalMonday
#MothMonday
#MonoFootMonday

#MolluscMonday

#MacroMonday

1 of 5   #MondayHashtags

A large single standing stone, high on a cliff, overlooking a large sandy beach with braking Atlantic waves rolling in.

Lostmarc'h menhir, 2.8 metres tall, standing on a headland overlooking the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast of Finistère, #Brittany ... #StandingStoneSunday

Many more pics on @megalithic.bsky.social here www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?...

Menir da Vilarinha 3 Standing Stone (Menhir) in Faro, Portugal

The original Vilarinha 3 is very ornately carved and now in the museum in Silves to preserve it (we have photos of that one also). 📷 obscureed More: http://www.megalithi...

Menir da Vilarinha 3: An interesting menhir and part of a fascinating alignment in the Algarve, BUT it's not the original. #StandingStoneSunday It was originally sited further down the row and known as Vilarinha 5.

Castellum of Aardenburg Museum in Zeeland, Netherlands

But in 170CE there were invasions from Germany and the Roman soldiers built a Castellum on the high sand ridge, with the name Rodanum. 📷 Maatje More: http://www.megalithi...

Castellum of Aardenburg: The village of Aardenburg (Zeeland) was part of the Roman Empire from at least 27BCE until 289CE. #RomanSiteSaturday
This part of western Europe was the home of the Menapii, a Celtic tribe, until the Romans came. The Romans and Celts mingled.

100%. Are you staying over or just a day trip?

Dudderhouse Hill Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Yorkshire (North), England

Unfortunately, because they don't realise that this is such an important site, some people walking past pick up stones from what they think is just this pile and then add them to the other cairn and obviously that causes harm." 📷 Dodomad More: http://www.megalithi...

"It doesn't look particularly impressive and that's one of the problems," Paul Jeffery, Historic England's national listings manager, said. "Nearby, about 70m (230ft) away, there's a cairn where people have added stones over time.

Dudderhouse Hill: The Dudderhouse Hill long cairn has been designated a Scheduled Monument - the highest level of heritage protection available in England. The long cairn survives as a partly turf-covered oval mound of stones, about 23m (75ft) long, 12m (39m) wide and 1m (3ft) high.

Loelle Nuraghe: A mixed-type nuraghe, with elements of the corridor-nuraghe and classic tholos nuraghe styles. With interior stairs that allow access to two upper levels. Nearby are two Tomba dei Giganti and an unusual stone row. More details from our page. 📷 aolson More: http://www.megalithi...

An excerpt from an OS Name Book of Aberdeenshire. These books provided information about every Scottish place name found on the Ordnance Survey six-inch to the mile maps.
@stoneclub.bsky.social @megalithic.bsky.social
#pictishstones
#aberdeenshire
#ordnancesurvey

Silver Roman ring found in Cotswolds declared treasure An expert from the British Museum dates the artefact between 100 and 300 AD.

In 2023 A silver ring found in the Cotswolds that dates back more than 1,700 years to #Roman times has been declared treasure.

Gloucestershire Coroners Court was told that an expert at the British Museum has dated the ring between 100 and 300 AD.
#RomanBritain 👇

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Σώστε την Παπούρα – Ένα εμβληματικό μνημείο καταστρέφεται ( English version follows below) Σώστε την Παπούρα – Ένα εμβληματικό μνημείο καταστρέφεται! Υπογράψτε για να αποτραπεί η παράνομη εγκατάσταση ραντάρ σε αρχαιολογικό χώρο Ο λόφος της Παπούρας, στο Καστέλι Πεδιάδας, φιλοξενεί ένα αρχαι...

Petition to save an important archaeological site on Crete in danger from an illegal proposed radar installation. (Scroll down for English.) Σώστε την Παπούρα – Ένα εμβληματικό μνημείο καταστρέφεται secure.avaaz.org/community_pe...

^^^ Great article by @lukeharding1968.bsky.social pics: @alessiomamo.bsky.social we have profiled many Ukrainian museums and other ancient history locations on our pages: www.megalithic.co.uk/search.php?q...

Zaporizhzhya Regional Museum Museum in Ukraine

The archaeological collection is one of the largest among regional museums in Ukraine. Of particular interest are the unique monuments of the Bronze Age and Scythian times, the periods of the Chernyakhov culture and the Middle Ages.
📷 dodomad More: http://www.megalithi...