The outer walling heads south on the west side.
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July 26, 2025
A few bits of decent walling remain, this on the north west.
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Very ruined wedge tomb on the grounds of a biomedical plant.
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The roofstone rests on the remaining, northern sidestone.
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July 25, 2025
One of those tombs that looks completely different from whatever angle.
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The roofstone is resting on what looks like a padstone, which itself lies on a collapsed sidestone. A dubious arrangement.
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The stone to the left, still in situ, is the backstone. Both sidestones have collapsed inwards.
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Plas Newydd burial chamber – called cromlech by the NT – now with full access
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In this video we delve deeper into the great Stonehenge Bluestone Debate... taking a much closer look at the glacial transport theory and assessing the recent claims regarding a Scottish provenance for the altar stone...
To help with this, we interview someone who’s work we featured in our last video, a specialist in glacial geomorphology and a leading voice on the glacial transport theory, Brian John.
Not only did he agree to sit down on camera with us, he was happy to answer all of your questions from the last video… providing great detail on an under-reported side of the story.
Brian John also shares his thoughts on the Altar Stone; although he wouldn’t say it was impossible, he agreed with authors of the new paper, that glacial transport from north east Scotland was unlikely... but goes on to question if the evidence for a Scottish provenance really stands up to scrutiny.
July 24, 2025
Visited this remarkable structure in July 2025 – visitors to the property now have full access to the stones which are now in a rather lovely wildflower meadow. It’s signposted from the front of the hall and a path had been mown past and around the stones – which are really impressive close up. The NT don’t offer a garden only ticket – so you need to pay full price
July 22, 2025
Capeshøj is the best-preserved long dolmen on Tåsinge and a significant archaeological site on South Funen, Denmark. It measures approximately 36 meters long, 7 meters wide, and nearly 1.5 meters high, and was originally encircled by 56 large kerbstones (though some are now missing). Within, it contains a narrow, rectangular burial chamber, which was once sealed with capstones, now absent. Evidence suggests a dry stone wall of red sandstone tiles existed between the kerbstones, with four stones notably bearing cup marks.
Dating to the Younger Stone Age, Capeshøj was constructed by the Funnelbeaker culture (Tragtbægerfolket) between 3400 and 3100 BC.
Its exceptional preservation is due to its discovery in 1976-1979, when it was found concealed for about 3500 years beneath a large burial mound from the Older Bronze Age (approximately 1700-1100 BC). This later mound, about 40 meters in diameter and 1.6 meters high, was built around 1500 BC on the highest point in the area, intentionally using the pre-existing long dolmen as its central feature, thereby protecting it from the elements.
Excavations within the Bronze Age mound unearthed four Bronze Age graves, yielding notable artifacts such as two bronze swords, two bronze bow fibulae, and a double button.
.Other finds included a strike-a-light stone and burned bones. Following its discovery, Capeshøj underwent restoration due to its well-preserved state, despite some kerbstones and chamber capstones having been destroyed between 1950 and 1970. The site also revealed ard traces beneath both the dolmen and the Bronze Age mound, indicating ancient agricultural activity.
The discovery of Capeshøj, hidden for millennia beneath a later burial mound, is like finding a precious time capsule. Just as a modern safe can protect valuable items from the passage of time, the Bronze Age mound acted as a protective vault, preserving the ancient dolmen and its secrets for future generations to uncover and study.
