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Rolleston’s Barrow, Rushmore, Tollard Royal, Wiltshire

Posted on February 5, 2018 by megalithix

Tumulus: OS Grid Reference – ST 95552 18233 Archaeology & History In what today seems a barely visible tumulus, amidst the large cluster that could once be found upon the large estate grounds of Rushmore House, were once the overgrown … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south), Wiltshire | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, barrows, Bronze Age, burials, cairns, Cranborne Chase, death, Dorset, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, neolithic, prehistoric sites, rounds barrows, Rushmore, sacred sites, Tollard Royal, tombs, tumuli, tumulus, urns, Wiltshire | Leave a comment

Old Pleck Barrow, Rushmore, Tollard Royal, Wiltshire

Posted on January 21, 2018 by megalithix

Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference — ST 95459 17548 Archaeology & History This long-lost burial mound was one in a large group of prehistoric tombs that were explored in the 19th century by the legendary antiquarian, General Pitt-Rivers. It had already … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south), Wiltshire | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, barrows, Bronze Age, burials, cairns, Cranborne Chase, death, Dorset, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Rushmore, sacred sites, Tollard Royal, tombs, tumuli, tumulus, urns, Wiltshire | Leave a comment

Kirkshaws, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire

Posted on December 3, 2016 by megalithix

Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 7249 6279 Also Known as: Canmore ID 45792 Archaeology & History On the flat meadowlands below the slopes of Old Monkland, half-a-mile southeast of the legendary Pilgrim’s Stone, an old mound once lived. It may have … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Lanarkshire, Scotland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, barrows, Bronze Age, burials, cairns, cists, Coatbridge, death, earth mysteries, Glasgow, heritage, historic Scotland, Lanarkshire, neolithic, Old Monkland, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, tombs, tumulus | Leave a comment

Galley Hill, Streatley, Bedfordshire

Posted on April 15, 2016 by megalithix

Long Barrow : OS Grid Reference – TL 086 268 Archaeology & History Aligned east-west, a large neolithic long barrow could once be seen to the west of Galley Hill, on where now we find a golf course. It was … Continue reading →

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Posted in Bedfordshire, Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south) | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, barrows, Bedfordshire, Bronze Age, chambered cairns, chambered tombs, death, english heritage, Icknield Way, long barrows, Luton, megalithic, Megaliths, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Streatley | Leave a comment

Gough’s Barrow, Long Compton, Warwickshire

Posted on November 23, 2015 by megalithix

Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SP 2946 3090 Archaeology & History In days of olde there were heathen sites around the edges of the beautiful Rollright Stones complex that have sadly fallen prey to the intensive agriculture of more modern … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south), Warwickshire | Tagged animism, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, barrows, Bronze Age, Cotswolds, death, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, folklore, Gloucestershire, legends, Long Compton, megalithic, Megaliths, monoliths, neolithic, Oxfordshire, prehistoric sites, Rollright, sacred sites, Standing Stones, tombs, traditions, tumuli, tumulus, Warwickshire, William Stukeley | Leave a comment

Firtholme, Easington, East Yorkshire

Posted on December 27, 2013 by megalithix

Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TA 4160 1748 Archaeology & History In and around East Yorkshire, the fabled Yorkshire antiquarians William Greenwell and J.R. Mortimer uncovered and excavated many now-lost prehistoric tombs—some of which, beneath the rounded tumulus of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Yorkshire, East | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, barrows, Bronze Age, burials, death, earth mysteries, Easington, East Yorkshire, heritage, Kilnsea, neolithic, North Sea, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, tombs, tumuli, tumulus | 1 Comment

Rudston ‘D’ Cursus, East Yorkshire

Posted on September 19, 2013 by megalithix

Cursus: OS Grid Reference – TA 099 717 to TA 096 679 Archaeology & History To the north of Rudston village and its giant standing stone, running roughly parallel with the divinatory waters of the Gypsey Race river and passing … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cursus Monuments, Yorkshire, East | Tagged alignments, antiquarian, antiquities, archaeoastronomy, Archaeology, astronomy, barrows, Bronze Age, burials, Burton Agnes, ceremonial, cursus, cursuses, death, earth mysteries, East Yorkshire, english heritage, heritage, ley-lines, leys, linear, neolithic, prehistoric sites, ritual, Rudston, sacred sites | Leave a comment

Rudston ‘C’ Cursus, East Yorkshire

Posted on September 18, 2013 by megalithix

Cursus: OS Grid Reference – TA 0914 6809 – TA 1014 6803 Archaeology & History Of the four giant linear cursus monuments that were laid out around the landscape that holds Britain’s largest standing stone—the Rudston monolith—this one, the Rudston ‘C’ … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cursus Monuments, Yorkshire, East | Tagged alignments, antiquarian, antiquities, archaeoastronomy, Archaeology, barrows, Bronze Age, burials, Burton Agnes, Burton Fleming, ceremonial, cursus, cursuses, death, earth mysteries, East Yorkshire, english heritage, Gypsey Race, heritage, ley-lines, leys, linear, neolithic, prehistoric sites, ritual, Rudston, sacred sites | Leave a comment

St. John’s Green, Colchester, Essex

Posted on July 5, 2013 by megalithix

Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TL 9965 2467 Also Known as: Monument no. 384079 (PastScape) Archaeology & History In a prehistoric burial mound that was destroyed by the usual self-righteous arrogance of industrialists, this well-decorated urn or beaker in the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south), Essex | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, barrows, Bronze Age, burial mounds, Colchester, death, earth mysteries, Essex, grooved ware, heritage, neolithic, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, tombs, tumuli, tumulus, urns | 2 Comments

Hamilton Farm, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire

Posted on June 27, 2013 by megalithix

Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – NS 633 617 Also Known as: Canmore ID 45084 Archaeology & History In days of olde, close to the modern M8 on the edge of the modern industrial estate north of Eastfield, was once … Continue reading →

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