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Penycloddiau (Hillfort)

Why prehistoric Welsh people built so many forts on hills


"The language of these things was established in the early 20th Century when we were fighting a lot of wars: hillforts, guard chambers," Gale says, a little ruefully. "We're stuck with these terms. But I think they were much more complicated than just being military or defensive."

Silbury Hill (Artificial Mound)

Silbury Hill - Silent Earth


A fascinating history of Silbury over the years.

London

London’s Iron Age Forts & Fortifications


Loughton I/A fort
Ambresbury Bank I/A fort
Wimbledon I/A fort
Grim's Ditch
St.Ann's Hill I/A fort
Uphall Camp I/A fort
Caesar's Camp Keston I/A fort

Stripple Stones (Circle henge)

Cornish Collection - Stripple Stones


Boscawen-Un (Stone Circle)

The Cornish Collection: Boscawen-un Stone Circle


The first in a new series highlighting Cornwall’s megalithic masterpieces. One: Boscawen-un Stone Circle. Roy Goutte.

Bryn Celli Ddu (Chambered Cairn)

Artist Report: Angela Davies at Bryn Celli Ddu


Whitehawk Camp (Causewayed Enclosure)

Artists create film about one of UK's first Neolithic ritual monuments


Wales (Country)

John Piper - The Mountains of Wales


This autumn Plas Glyn-y-Weddw is delighted to present an outstanding group of views in Snowdonia by John Piper from the collections of Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales.

On to the 13th December 2015

Star Carr (Mesolithic site)

Skulls, shamans and Sacrifice in Stone Age Britain


The Mesolithic settlement of Star Carr in North Yorkshire has fascinated archaeologists for decades. Nicky Milner and her digging team from York University are embarking on their final ever excavation on site to unlock the secrets of this mysterious landscape.

High Banks (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art)

Heritage Landscape Creativity


Druid Landscapes

Excellent blog on the history of this rock art.

Newton Mulgrave Long Barrow

Newton Mulgrave long barrow


Details of the long barrow, slightly mauled by time, but evidence of long barrows (of which there are very few) on the North Yorkshire Moors.

The Calderstones (Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art)

History of Calderstones


Article written by George Nash and Adam Stanford

Louden Stone Circle

The Heritage Trust


Back from the Brink - Part two

Hautville's Quoit (Standing Stone / Menhir)

BACAS


Hautville’s Quoit and other archaeological investigations at Stanton Drew, 2012

There is a further 2013 report of The Big Ground Mound and its relationship to Stanton Drew Stone Circles at......

http://www.bacas.org.uk/reports/BigGroundScreenvers.pdf

Llanmelin Wood (Hillfort)

Heritage of Wales News


New archaeological survey for Llanmelin Wood Hillfort

Craigmaddie Muir (Chambered Tomb)

Borne of Stone


Louden Stone Circle

The Heritage Trust


'Back From The Brink': The re-exposure of the buried ring stones at Louden Stone Circle.

Dunmail Raise (Cairn(s))

Mountains of Meaning


Somerset

The Lost Stone Circles of North Somerset


Harold Stone (Skomer) (Standing Stone / Menhir)

Coflein


to quote;
". It is therefore safe to assume that this stone is also a Bronze Age monument, marking a burial (in a cremation urn) or an area of now concealed ritual and funerary activity"
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