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Contribute to our WORLDWIDE ancient site map/database/gallery ✨ Not just megaliths - Prehistory to 1000AD/CE ✨Award winning Old Stones Book ✨ Account run by Andy Burnham, Surrey, UK. Other interests: most music of all varieties, folklore, Linux, Open Source, databases, GIS, electronics

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megalithic, to Archaeology
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Ever wondered how you date a standing stone? This one fell down.
Excavation of the stone hole yielded organic material that was dated to 1090BCE +/-100years (and then it was re-erected. )

That’s late Bronze Age. A fairly typical date for many single stones. So nothing like as ancient as much that we share on here. But why though? What were they for?

Photo by @megportal member Horatio, with permission. More
https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=15045

spookygirl, to Occult
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I’m seeking an expert in geomancy, ley lines, and occult practices involving the land to speak at an online event on 15 June. Anyone you’d suggest? Can be skeptic or believer, as long as they can explain the concept! It’s a paid gig, and the audience is mainly writers.

It's for my next Writing the Occult, which is about connections to the land - so if you have other suggestions that fit that theme, I’d also love to hear them.

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@spookygirl @gratefulwolf I would strongly recommend Graeme G for this https://twitter.com/grumgeo https://westerngeomancy.org/ say I sent you.

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This Tues 26th March is Megalithic Portal founder Andy B’s talk to The Last Tuesday Society. Highly illustrated and fast paced, based around many of the themes and new discoveries highlighted in our book The Old Stones. All welcome, pls 🙏 share. Online via Zoom with 20:00pm start. (UK BST GMT+1 ) so you can join from anywhere in the world. #archaeology #prehistory Tickets: https://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/event/the-old-stones-a-field-guide-to-the-prehistoric-places-of-britain-and-ireland-andy-burnham/ More /1

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As this one is online I can't sign books in person but very happy to send them out with dedications or for gifts - we have discounted signed copies available in our shop here: https://www.megalithic.co.uk/shop/the_old_stones_megalithic_portal_book.htm Andy would be pleased to visit your group within reasonable travelling distance of London or online, get in touch at andy@megalithic.co.uk or DM to make a booking now. /2

megalithic, to Geology
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Above beautiful Church Cove in Gunwalloe, lie these large . Are they the remains of a Promontory Fort (Cliff Castle) or just combined with windblown sand? Have a look at the photos by Bladup above and on our page - what do you think?
https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=29320

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This towering stone above Todmorden in Yorkshire hides a mystery. It doesn’t seem to be ancient - not in its current position in any case. It appeared between 1912 and 1921 and no one really knows where it came from. More 1/ 🏺

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This spectacular petroglyph site north of Bergen is under threat from a vast new quarry. Up to 200 petroglyphs on a single surface. Red deer, moose, reindeer, dogs, whales and porpoises - at least 1500 designs. Thought to be Mesolithic (5K to 4K BCE) 1/

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Lots more amazing photos by Per Tandberg of this and other sites on our page: https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=45215 /2

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More about the threat from quarrying in the Observer: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/02/battle-to-save-pristine-prehistoric-rock-art-quarry-vingen-carvings-vestland-norway /3

megalithic, to random
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🎙️It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for, the toppermost standing stones in Britain according to our @megportal visitors and 📸 photo posters. #5 to #1. With 🎁 competition winners too: 🧵/1

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#5 The Pipers (near Merry Maidens) Standing Stones in Cornwall. 📷 BazCross. Correctly put in Top 10 by Bladup and several others. https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=131 /2

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#4 The Aberlemno Pictish Symbol stones (Angus) - a lot of interest in these, possibly this stone has prehistoric origins but I didn’t say that was essential 📷 Sandy Gerrard https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=1519 /3

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#3 Long Meg Standing Stone (Cumbria) - no-one got this obvious one. 📷 JanF https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=100 /4

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#2 Rudston Monolith (East Yorkshire) 📷 putting it in context by ATBlackcat Correctly put in Top 10 by Blingo and others. The tallest and of course iconic but not #1 in our countdown… https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=142 /5

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To keep you in suspense before #1, the two winners are: 🏆Most correctly guessed entries: Xseawitch45 on Instagram. Had it not been for my curveball at #4 would have almost entirely nailed it! Remarkable. /6

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2nd prize drawn from all the entries who correctly guessed a stone in our Top 10 is: @thesweetcheat on Mastodon. 👏👏👏 Prize of book (UK) or Megalithic Portal T Shirt. So without further ado: /7

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So as teased in the first post #1 is Maen Llia Standing Stone (Powys). Correctly guessed by two, including our long standing contributor Cerrig who has also done a lot to popularise and theorise the workings of this wonderful stone. Here are some more of his lovely photos: https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=1399 /8

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Recap:
#5 The Pipers Standing Stones (Cornwall)
#4 Aberlemno Pictish Symbol stones (Angus)
#3 Long Meg Standing Stone (Cumbria)
#2 Rudston Monolith (East Yorks)
Llia Standing Stone (pic: Shadow going down to the stream to ‘drink’📷 Cerrig)
I hope you enjoyed. /9

megalithic,
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Congratulations @thesweetcheat you have won a prize in our competition with your Top 10 prediction - well done! If you are in the UK it’s a choice of Old Stones Book or Megalithic Portal T Shirt, otherwise it’s a T Shirt or Stonehenge Tea Towel. I don’t think you can PM here so please email me know your selection and address to andy@megalithic.co.uk Thanks!

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@thesweetcheat @megalithic don’t forget to email me, cheers!

megalithic, to random
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Buckle in for Part 2 of our rundown of the most popular standing stones (and pairs) in Britain, as indicated by our @megportal visitors and photo posters. So here’s down to #6. Competition results tomorrow. 🏺
Merrivale Menhir (Dartmoor) 📷 UtherWilson. 🧵/1

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#9 Clach An Truishal Standing Stone (Isle of Lewis ) 📷 (and featuring) Hamish Fenton https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=51

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#8 Ty Gwyn Standing Stones (Anglesey) 📷 PaulCall. Correctly put in Top 10 by psycholady666 https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=5960

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#7 Penrhos-Feilw Standing Stones (Anglesey) Infra-red 📷 RLDixon. Correctly put in Top 10 by Xseawitch45 https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=1496

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#6 The King Stone at the Rollrights (Oxfordshire) 📷 Tim Prevett (morning twilight with swirling snow). Correctly put in Top 10 by WolfAriom and Chris @Vibracobra23 Bond. Well done to everyone who guessed one correctly. https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=89 More…

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Recap:
#6 The King Stone at the Rollrights (Oxfordshire)
#7 Penrhos-Feilw Standing Stones (Anglesey)
#8 Ty Gwyn Standing Stones (Anglesey)
#9 Clach An Truishal Standing Stone (Isle of Lewis )
Merrivale Menhir (Dartmoor) : https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=115

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