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An in depth look at the archaeology and legends associated with the site.

Details of the excavations that took place at Foel Drygarn … plus lots more info

This blog post contains details of the excavation that took place here in the 1950s

Stone Free: a quarter of scheduled monuments off-limits in England

Lovely piece from Texlahoma in TGO following up the BBC article from the other week.

A fascinating account of the most recent excavations (2011-2012). As we have long suspected, the enormous stone in the centre of the forecourt was placed there and probably formed a key focal point of the monument. There was also another buried dolmen unearthed right next to the capstone.

Scanned index card of Fred Coles’ 1909 sketch and plan of the circle. The fence bisected the circle back then, too.

Canmore page with a scan of an index card containing Fred Coles’ disputed 1909 plan of the stones of the southern ‘circle’.

Video showing the restoration of the fallen lintel at Higher Boden Fogou earlier this year.

Dolmen de Kerroc’h on Google Maps

Pinbreck Hill on Google Maps.

Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results paper issued 2007 following the legendary Time Team visit

The wee loch emptied of water.

Aerial photographs are interesting.

Superb aerial photography.

Excavation report from the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society Journal.

Historic Environment Scotland’s Statement of Significance for the Wren’s Egg and Standing Stones.

Excavation report of three stone lined cists found close to the Wren’s Egg and Standing Stones.

Report of “The excavation of Fan round barrow, near Talsarn, Ceredigion, 2010–11” within ARCHAEOLOGIA CAMBRENSIS Volume 162

Links to Bruan Broch Legend.

Description of the monument.

Superb aerial photography, and some hardy soul managed to get onto the site.

A long and fascinating article on the Lansdown Plateau and its’ barrows by Mike Williams.

Loch Herron Crannog on Google Maps.