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Mention us ( @megalithic.bsky.social ) in your ancient site photo posts for a retweet/post if we like them - and we mostly do! #StandingStoneSunday (and non standing stone things too - anything older than about 1000AD/CE, or 'pre-contact' in the Americas)
Inveravon (1): A Class I symbol stone of blue slate, 1.5m x 0.9m x 0.15m, engraved on one face with the following symbols: decorated mirror case (top), eagle (below), mirror and comb (beside the eagles's breast). One of a collection of four: this and stone no.
January 26, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Inveravon (1): A Class I symbol stone of blue slate, 1.5m x 0.9m x 0.15m, engraved on one face with the following symbols: decorated mirror case (top), eagle (below), mirror and comb (beside the eagles's breast). One of a collection of four: this and stone no.
Glastonbury Tor: A good question from a reader: Has anyone ever investigated Glastonbury Tor to see if it could be man-made? - The answer is in the comments on our page. A sacred hill near Glastonbury in England which features the roofless St. Michael's Tower.
January 26, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Glastonbury Tor: A good question from a reader: Has anyone ever investigated Glastonbury Tor to see if it could be man-made? - The answer is in the comments on our page. A sacred hill near Glastonbury in England which features the roofless St. Michael's Tower.
Louisiana State University Campus Mounds: A mound with disabled parking gets a score of 5 out of 5 on our Access ratings!
January 25, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Louisiana State University Campus Mounds: A mound with disabled parking gets a score of 5 out of 5 on our Access ratings!
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One for #standingstoneSunday - unknown stone, Birchen Edge, November 2025. @megalithic.bsky.social @stoneclub.bsky.social
#PeakDistrct #oldstone
#PeakDistrct #oldstone
January 25, 2026 at 9:42 AM
One for #standingstoneSunday - unknown stone, Birchen Edge, November 2025. @megalithic.bsky.social @stoneclub.bsky.social
#PeakDistrct #oldstone
#PeakDistrct #oldstone
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#DailyMegalith #StandingStoneSunday
The stone pair at Carnasserie, #Kilmartin #ArgyllandBute #Scotland (2012)
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The stone pair at Carnasserie, #Kilmartin #ArgyllandBute #Scotland (2012)
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January 25, 2026 at 12:11 PM
#DailyMegalith #StandingStoneSunday
The stone pair at Carnasserie, #Kilmartin #ArgyllandBute #Scotland (2012)
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The stone pair at Carnasserie, #Kilmartin #ArgyllandBute #Scotland (2012)
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Menhir von Krosigk: This standing stone is not at its original location. #StandingStoneSunday It was originally near the village of Krosigk, 15 km north of its current position, which is outside the State museum of Prehistory. 📷 AufderSuche More: http://www.megalithi...
January 25, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Menhir von Krosigk: This standing stone is not at its original location. #StandingStoneSunday It was originally near the village of Krosigk, 15 km north of its current position, which is outside the State museum of Prehistory. 📷 AufderSuche More: http://www.megalithi...
Londa Tana Toraja: The Toraja tribe lives in central Celebes, Indonesia. Their death cult is very interesting with many rock-cut tombs, some of which are still in use. Creative Commons image by Jorge Franganillo. 📷 Creative Commons More: http://www.megalithi...
January 24, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Londa Tana Toraja: The Toraja tribe lives in central Celebes, Indonesia. Their death cult is very interesting with many rock-cut tombs, some of which are still in use. Creative Commons image by Jorge Franganillo. 📷 Creative Commons More: http://www.megalithi...
Legend Rock: Rock Art in Hot Springs County, Wyoming. Legend Rock enables visitors to view over 300 petroglyphs spanning a time-period of thousands of years. Although some of the beautiful etchings have suffered from various forms of erosion and human defacement, the majority is well preserved.
January 24, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Legend Rock: Rock Art in Hot Springs County, Wyoming. Legend Rock enables visitors to view over 300 petroglyphs spanning a time-period of thousands of years. Although some of the beautiful etchings have suffered from various forms of erosion and human defacement, the majority is well preserved.
Toothill Long Barrow: A possible round barrow shown in the photo and more in David's video linked from our page, part of a possible prehistoric landscape in Halliwell, Bolton?. A possible long barrow bordering the ground now called Halliwell Playing Field and previously Toothill Playing Field.
January 24, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Toothill Long Barrow: A possible round barrow shown in the photo and more in David's video linked from our page, part of a possible prehistoric landscape in Halliwell, Bolton?. A possible long barrow bordering the ground now called Halliwell Playing Field and previously Toothill Playing Field.
Liang Metanduno Cave: This rock art discovery at this site on Muna Island, Indonesia has been dated as being the world’s oldest known cave art.
January 23, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Liang Metanduno Cave: This rock art discovery at this site on Muna Island, Indonesia has been dated as being the world’s oldest known cave art.
Tanca Manna Nuraghe (Nuoro): A nuraghe with attached settlement in Sardinia (Sardegna) 📷 Armand More: http://www.megalithi...
January 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Tanca Manna Nuraghe (Nuoro): A nuraghe with attached settlement in Sardinia (Sardegna) 📷 Armand More: http://www.megalithi...
Balle Dyssen: This Jættestue has had recent structural renovations after a collapse which had closed it, more details and photos on our page. A round barrow with an intact chamber inside. You can crawl in through the small entrance. Near Aarhus. 📷 Vishap More:
January 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Balle Dyssen: This Jættestue has had recent structural renovations after a collapse which had closed it, more details and photos on our page. A round barrow with an intact chamber inside. You can crawl in through the small entrance. Near Aarhus. 📷 Vishap More:
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A reminder that voting is open for CURRENT ARCHAEOLOGY Book of the Year 2026 - if you liked STONE LANDS please consider voting. Thank you very much! archaeology.co.uk/awards/book-...
January 23, 2026 at 3:34 PM
A reminder that voting is open for CURRENT ARCHAEOLOGY Book of the Year 2026 - if you liked STONE LANDS please consider voting. Thank you very much! archaeology.co.uk/awards/book-...
Doll Tor: Maintained by Historic England and the Peak National Park Authority, Doll Tor is a delightful little stone circle consisting of six standing stones, no more than a metre in height, with an adjoining cairn. The circle is approximately 6m by 4.
January 22, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Doll Tor: Maintained by Historic England and the Peak National Park Authority, Doll Tor is a delightful little stone circle consisting of six standing stones, no more than a metre in height, with an adjoining cairn. The circle is approximately 6m by 4.
Stonehenge.: Australian researchers publish analysis of detrital zircon and apatite (grains of river borne sand) to show that people – not glaciers – transported the bluestones to Stonehenge.
January 21, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Stonehenge.: Australian researchers publish analysis of detrital zircon and apatite (grains of river borne sand) to show that people – not glaciers – transported the bluestones to Stonehenge.
The Skyscape Academy – special offer for Megalithic Portal Subscribers:
Fabio Silva writes: I wanted to let you know about a new educational initiative that I think will be of genuine interest to many of you.
Fabio Silva writes: I wanted to let you know about a new educational initiative that I think will be of genuine interest to many of you.
January 20, 2026 at 8:43 PM
The Skyscape Academy – special offer for Megalithic Portal Subscribers:
Fabio Silva writes: I wanted to let you know about a new educational initiative that I think will be of genuine interest to many of you.
Fabio Silva writes: I wanted to let you know about a new educational initiative that I think will be of genuine interest to many of you.
Kani Shaie Temple: Archaeologists in Iraq have unearthed the remains of building thought to have been a temple from the Uruk period (named after Uruk in southern Mesopotamia). This is when the first cities in the world were taking off. The structure dates from between about 3300 to 3100 BCE.
January 20, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Kani Shaie Temple: Archaeologists in Iraq have unearthed the remains of building thought to have been a temple from the Uruk period (named after Uruk in southern Mesopotamia). This is when the first cities in the world were taking off. The structure dates from between about 3300 to 3100 BCE.
Yealm Steps: A fine example of enclosure and hut circles. Extensive prehistoric settlement area. Two villages contiguous, the larger pound a development of the smaller. Pound walls and those of huts consist of stone and turf. At least 22 huts within the enclosure.
January 20, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Yealm Steps: A fine example of enclosure and hut circles. Extensive prehistoric settlement area. Two villages contiguous, the larger pound a development of the smaller. Pound walls and those of huts consist of stone and turf. At least 22 huts within the enclosure.
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There are thought to be about 50 #ClavaCairn style tombs within 80km of Inverness; the ‘much robbed’, yet beautifully atmospheric, Carn Daley, northwest of Drumnadrochit, is one of them #TombTuesday
More pictures inc. arial on @megalithic.bsky.social here www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?...
More pictures inc. arial on @megalithic.bsky.social here www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?...
January 20, 2026 at 7:53 AM
There are thought to be about 50 #ClavaCairn style tombs within 80km of Inverness; the ‘much robbed’, yet beautifully atmospheric, Carn Daley, northwest of Drumnadrochit, is one of them #TombTuesday
More pictures inc. arial on @megalithic.bsky.social here www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?...
More pictures inc. arial on @megalithic.bsky.social here www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?...
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#DailyMegalith #TombTuesday
There seems to be a Welsh theme today, so here's my contribution.
The rather lovely Bachwen (aka Clynnog) nr #Caernarfon #Gwynedd #Wales (2025)
The capstone has 110 cupmarks, and there are fine views out to sea.
🏺 #Neolithic
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There seems to be a Welsh theme today, so here's my contribution.
The rather lovely Bachwen (aka Clynnog) nr #Caernarfon #Gwynedd #Wales (2025)
The capstone has 110 cupmarks, and there are fine views out to sea.
🏺 #Neolithic
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January 20, 2026 at 11:56 AM
#DailyMegalith #TombTuesday
There seems to be a Welsh theme today, so here's my contribution.
The rather lovely Bachwen (aka Clynnog) nr #Caernarfon #Gwynedd #Wales (2025)
The capstone has 110 cupmarks, and there are fine views out to sea.
🏺 #Neolithic
@megalithic.bsky.social
There seems to be a Welsh theme today, so here's my contribution.
The rather lovely Bachwen (aka Clynnog) nr #Caernarfon #Gwynedd #Wales (2025)
The capstone has 110 cupmarks, and there are fine views out to sea.
🏺 #Neolithic
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Clogwyn Arllef Hillfort and Field System: An oval enclosure, 70m north-south by 55m, set upon the summit of an isolated ridge, defined by a tumbled stone wall, about 1.8 to 2.4m wide.
January 18, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Clogwyn Arllef Hillfort and Field System: An oval enclosure, 70m north-south by 55m, set upon the summit of an isolated ridge, defined by a tumbled stone wall, about 1.8 to 2.4m wide.
Great Wall of Qi: The oldest existing Great Wall in China, started in 685 BCE (during the Spring and Autumn Period) by the state of Qi, to defend against an invasion by the Kingdom of Chu.
January 18, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Great Wall of Qi: The oldest existing Great Wall in China, started in 685 BCE (during the Spring and Autumn Period) by the state of Qi, to defend against an invasion by the Kingdom of Chu.
Rechnitz Kreisgrabenanlagen Circle Fort: A team of archaeologists believes that three impressively sized circular ditch structures from around 4500 BC, discovered by the team in what is now southeastern Austria, are evidence of some of the most impressive Stone Age settlements ever found in Europe.
January 18, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Rechnitz Kreisgrabenanlagen Circle Fort: A team of archaeologists believes that three impressively sized circular ditch structures from around 4500 BC, discovered by the team in what is now southeastern Austria, are evidence of some of the most impressive Stone Age settlements ever found in Europe.
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Croft Moraig is said to be a complex multi-phase site with three phases of construction from timber to stone ‘horseshoe’: stunning #StandingStoneSunday
More pics & info on @megalithic.bsky.social here www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?...
More pics & info on @megalithic.bsky.social here www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?...
January 18, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Croft Moraig is said to be a complex multi-phase site with three phases of construction from timber to stone ‘horseshoe’: stunning #StandingStoneSunday
More pics & info on @megalithic.bsky.social here www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?...
More pics & info on @megalithic.bsky.social here www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?...
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... a bit more detail on our excavations of the Early Medieval barrow cemetery out at Sizewell. Nice bit of detail on our barrow surrounded by posts, think a medieval sea henge, and Chris Ferns reconstruction sketch of what we think it looked like.
Sizewell princely cemetery reveals more Anglo-Saxon secrets
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January 18, 2026 at 8:49 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... a bit more detail on our excavations of the Early Medieval barrow cemetery out at Sizewell. Nice bit of detail on our barrow surrounded by posts, think a medieval sea henge, and Chris Ferns reconstruction sketch of what we think it looked like.