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In this video we explore the history of four neolithic sites in north Pembrokeshire, Starting off at St Gwyndafs church. We’ll walk to Garn Wnda, the Cromlech at Fferm Penrhiw, and the trio at Garn Wen.

Korshøj is a Bronze Age burial mound in Svendborg, probably from the Bronze Age (1800-50 BC). The mound is notable for its unique location in the middle of a roundabout in Svendborg, where Højensvej, Lehnskovvej and Juulgårdsvej meet. The name “Korshøj” refers to this location in a crossroads that forms a cross. The mound has never been the subject of archaeological excavations.

The first official description of Korshøj dates from 1850, when the National Museum registered it.

The mound was protected in 1913. At the time of protection, the mound’s dimensions were stated as 3.9 meters in height and with cross-sections of 18 meters (E-W) and 21 meters (N-S). In 1983, the height was measured at 4.8 meters by the Danish Forest and Nature Agency, which described it as a monumental large mound with a distinctive location. The difference in height can possibly be explained by a lowering of the road around the mound in the 1950s.
On the north side of the mound, a stone staircase has been built, probably at the instigation of Egense Parish Municipality in the late 1940s or early 1950s.
These stairs were repaired by Svendborg Municipality in 2009.

Korshøj has historically served as a gathering place for the young people in the parish. In 1943, it caused a stir when students from the Gymnastikhøj School rode over the mound on their riding horses.
There has been some confusion with another nearby mound called Loddenhøj, which has however been ploughed down.
Korshøj is today registered with the Danish Agency for Palaces and Culture as a protected ancient monument with protection number 41171 and site and locality number 090504-19. The mound is thus a distinctive and protected element in the landscape near Svendborg.

Source:
kulturarv.dk/fundogfortidsminder/Lokalitet/8868/

In this video we revisit Gors Fawr, an ancient stone circle considered to be the best preserved in Wales. Then we’ll head up the near by slopes, meet up with the ancient Golden Road... and follow it to Beddarthur, a horseshoe stone circle/monument, claimed to be the final resting place of the legendary King.

Nestled amongst the rolling Preseli hills is the level common named Gors Fawr, meaning Great Marsh, and this is where we find a humble but significant stone circle that takes it’s name from the marshy land on which it sits.

Just over 20 meters in diameter, the 16 stones form a very regular circle, geophysical surveys suggest it probably looked much the same today as it did to its late Neolithic or Bronze Age builders... a remarkable survivor.

Some claim that Gors Fawr is not just the best, but the ONLY intact ancient circle in Wales… but in a country renowned for its standing stones and megalithic monuments, can this really be true? In this video we answer that question and more...

In this video we cover the history, archaeology of Hoyle’s Mouth and Longberry Bank caves. We also explore the neolithic cromlech overlooking Manorbier beach – The King’s Quoit.

In this video we explore Hoyle’s Mouth Cave as well as The King’s Quoit, covering the history, archaeology and legends of the sites.

In this video we cover the history, legends and excavations of Tinkinswood.

In this video we travel to Wiltshire to visit the Devils Den and explore the history, archaeology and folklore that surround it. We include all the available information, from the earliest antiquarian references and sketches, to the full excavation report, and tips for visiting yourself... everything you need to know about this iconic site!

Since Toby Driver gives it a spotlight in his recent book I guess I really had to...

“Stonehenge always demands attention and sometime it sucks a bit of the oxygen out of the room when it comes to prehistory. Nevertheless, when the opportunity arose last year (thanks to Jennifer Wexler at English Heritage) to film inside the stones, we leapt at the chance. We’ve been so grateful to be able to use the time to create our homage to the latter of the two bookends of the Göbekli Tepe to Stonehenge Project. We hope you enjoy it.”

A well preserved cist upon northern Cefn Moel...

A walk to the ‘Bwlch Cairn’... and on to Pen-yr-Heol Las, via Ffynnon Las.

One of the most inaccessible sites away from the estuaries and in the interior of the country (North of Ourense), it was only after our second attempt through dense vegetation that I was finally able to penetrate into its secluded, almost hidden, location, even though it had been on my wish list for years. The name Burnt Oak was given to it because there was a dead oak behind it. Access may be closed as we speak, again (even though that is a given, as the vast majority of Gallaecian rock art sites are quite hard to get to, due to the extremely accidented terrain and dense vegetation in all seasons). The long hour I spent at this stone was timeless, and time became space in the silence of the countryside. The designs also possess that sort of Daliesque beauty to them, and they seem to drop down the rock, languidly.

A rather big piece of quartz was also found behind the site, suggesting (I’d like to think) its possible use as an implement in the past. Time undoubtedly carries on, relentlessly, but certain things never change. And these places have remained unvisited or forgotten for millennia, so the quartz bit could have been half-buried there in the ground (where I got it) for as long as it was since it was used for the last time. It is not the first time that I have found bits of quartz in my expeditions, although they are also commonly found in all other prehistoric sites. In Gallaecian and North Iberian folklore, quartz still has magical properties and can be seen in walls, roofs or fences as a sign of protection against evil, witches or thunderstorms.

The first time I explored the area around the site (a hillock) and could not access this magnificent rock art panel, I discovered a few other great designs further north, higher on a tor, only to find out that about half of them had already been (unofficially) registered by other rock art enthusiasts about a decade before.

Such is the erratic state of archaeological research here due to the obscene carelessness shown by the authorities (only interested when political publicity and Big Cash are involved – see the the open-air museum at Campo Lameiro as an example of this). Elsewhere, most of the other 4,000 Atlantic / Gallaecian-style panels (a lot of which are as gorgeous and mind-blowing as this one) remain unknown, hidden to view, or surrounded by almost impenetrable vegetation or vast areas of modern forestry land which now cover almost all of the country, but which is far more profitable for the short-sighted authorities than the country’s hidden but excellent prehistoric heritage. Many rock art sites receive no light now, making them difficult to be appreciated by potential visitors. And the rural activities of the countryside are a thing of the past now, due to depopulation. In the past, the sheep, the cattle and the wild horses would have kept this area clean.

For the archaeologists, keeping the panels hidden is also better (and cheaper) than exposing them – there are just far too many of them and they might get damaged... or would only be of niche interest to a certain type of British travellers, anyway! It rains so much here, that once an area is cleaned, it takes only a few weeks for it to get covered up again.

The other more obscure reason is that the rock art of Galicia and N. Portugal is also quite distinctive and unique to Atlantic Iberia alone (and the British Isles), thus not appealing to conservative authorities wary of other nationalist, independentist parties which, throughout history, have always been keen to differentiate ‘Celtic’ Galicia from the rest of Iberia (and regard the current statehood within the Spanish country as an ‘occupation’ or ‘colonisation’) – in the same way that the Scots would frown at outsiders calling them English – and that has always created conflict with the pro-Spain parties in the country, which are quite happy not to bring this unique sign of identity or differentiation to the light. And in any case, in common with other parts of the world, these parties are never too interested in the arts, culture or heritage. Too much and too complex for their brains.

Having approached via Mud Lane.... incidentally, there’s a Slade Farm near The Mam C... I’m happy to say this low-lying hillfort is “Dyna-mite”.

Taking in the FOUR cross banks of this superb cliff fort....

The approach to arguably one of the finest cliff forts in the UK... Careful, now.

In this episode, the Time Team Expedition Crew—Lawrence, Naomi, Derek, Hilde, and a small group of volunteers—head to Farley Moor, Derbyshire, just outside the Peak District National Park. This rugged landscape of gritstone moors is rich in prehistoric monuments, from henges and ring cairns to stone circles, but the team’s focus is a single, enigmatic standing stone. Could it be a remnant of a larger, lost, Bronze Age monument?

Well, it would be rude not to drop in having spent some more quality time at Tinkinswood, right?

A round of melody with ‘All The King’s Moogs’ – a short film of The King’s Men stone circle (c.2,500 BC) at The Rollright Stones, Oxfordshire. Music performed on a Minimoog Model D.

Call this visit a belated Christmas present from old St. Nick lodged just up the road. Apparently.

42 years after my last vist to Pendine... I’m back. And this time it’s, er, archaeological...

Experience is a wonderful thing, so they say. So, this time I do it right. Just about.

As hors d’oeuvres go, they don’t come much better than this. I re-visit the cliff fort perched above the enigmatic ‘Goat’s Hole’...

Film and Music by Matthew Shaw.
Filmed at Imbolc 2025

In this video, we are covering the recorded history of Carreg Samson, going back over 200 years to discover how this site has changed, what has been found during excavations and what it may have once looked like.

Video showing the amazing chalk drum from Burton Agnes. The archaeologist who discovered it is interviewed, and you see the drum on display next to its cousins the Folkton Drums. It was found in the grave of three children (the three drums were in the grave of one child). Carbon dating of the site has enabled a more accurate date for the Folkton Drums too.