Happy #StandingStoneSunday. I came across this pic of @chrisull.bsky.social from 2001 with then 8 week old no.1 son at what I think is Cefn Coch Stone Circle, Penmaenmawr. When we got up there it started to snow so we had to very quickly retreat! Bad parenting.

The Colombiers-sur-Seulles tumulus near Bayeux. Perfect stop when found ourselves having to take a ferry to Caen rather than Roscoff (where we needed to be), due to storms a few weeks ago. This restored long barrow is enclosed by stone walls and has a central round chamber. #TombTuesday

Guinivrit allée couverte near Plousecat, Finistère. One of my favourite places to visit. On the shore of the Kernic cove so only visible at low tide. Missing all of its capstones and some of the outer ring of stones, it's still possible to get a sense of the original layout. #StandingStoneSunday

The allée couverte de Ty-Lia, Île Grande on the Côtes-D'Armor in France. Covered by two capstones, the largest seems to hover above the two orthostats at the entrance. #StandingStoneSunday

The rather majestic Menhir de Saint Uzec near Lannion in Brittany. 7m high, Christianised in the C17th, but unmistakably neolithic in origin. #StandingStoneSunday

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The Kerivin or Keranguez Dolmen near St. Pol-de-Leon in Brittany. #TombTuesday I've never stopped to take a look before thinking it was in the middle of a field by a very busy road. Actually well sign posted and on a quiet lane (off the busy road). Thanks for the idea @frenchmegaliths.bsky.social

Not that one. But that is good. The one we saw - the Grand Menhir de St. Eden is a fallen one, and the angle it's at is all the more unfortunate! I'm going to have to post it now! 🫣 #StandingStoneSunday so sorry

My #StandingStoneSunday is brought to you from Finistere where I have been on a bit of an @megalithic.bsky.social menhir hunt this morning. I have one which is just too phallic for a Sunday, so instead the Menhir de Cam Louis near St.Eden. Right on the coast path overlooking the sea. Stunning.

I can't decide what to post so here's a room full of standing stones found at the Margam Stones Museum near Port Talbot in Wales #StandingStoneSunday

A view of the Cairn de Barnenez near Morlaix in Brittany. #TombTuesday I have a few days away in Roscoff in a couple of weeks so may re-visit. Any suggestions for places to visit gratefully received! The more of the beaten track the better.

The Stripple Stones, Blisland in Cornwall #StandingStoneSunday A stone circle within a henge. On my mind as visited Castilly Henge excavation yesterday - which was fascinating to see. Looking forward to hearing more about what's been discovered about that site. #Cornwall #Archaeology

The huge sarsen stones guarding the entrance to West Kennet Long Barrow, with a glimpse of Silbury Hill beyond. Pic from a couple of years ago. #StandingStoneSunday

If a standing stone can project an "I'm obnoxious" vibe (I'm being polite here) - it's this one! #StandingStoneSunday

The southern row of Les Alignements du Moulin, Sainte-Just in Brittany. Great place to visit - this stone row just one of many megalithic sites on Les Landes de Cojoux. #StandingStoneSunday

The Siblyback Moor standing stone on the south-east slope of Newel Tor. #StandingStoneSunday #BodminMoor We walked from Siblyback Lake, although probably not so far if approaching from Kilmar Tor.

It's not #StandingStoneSunday unless someone posts a pic of the Rudston Monolith, so here we are. Taken three years ago on a half-term break to visit number 1 son while he was at York uni. He's 24 today so I feel as old as this stone.

Let's go with a #StandingStoneSunday that should really be #TombTuesday. These stones form a kerb of orthostats around a mound with a lovely cist in the centre near Trewortha Farm on Kilmar Tor, Bodmin Moor, taken a few weeks ago on a CAS walk.

Flying a kite at The Hurlers, pic from 2012. Blurry old photo, and a happy memory. All three will be on their way to their uni's, starting with number 1 (flying the kite) today. By mid-September we will have no children in our house, the first time since 2001. #StandingStoneSunday

Remains of a probable bronze age cist at Colliford Lake in Cornwall, the cist is visible at the moment as the water level is low. #TombTuesday

Some of the stones of the partially submerged Er Lannic stone circle, Brittany. Taken on the return trip from Gavrinis. I struggled to get a good pic as I was sat on wrong side of a packed boat. Try again next time! #StandingStoneSunday

The Cairn de l'île Carn for #TombTuesday off the coast of Finistère at Porsguen. This cairn has three chambers, two can be accessed to view the incredible corbelled roof. Well worth a visit - just check the tide times.

I've posted this #StandingStoneSunday stone before, but yesterday on a walk with CAS it caused a little controversy about whether or not it really was a Bronze Age menhir as described here share.google/h24Jxlk1t0Jx... if the HER record isn't for this stone (?!?) I need to go back and find the match.

Hit the point of a holiday where you're not sure entirely what day it is. So thank goodness for day tags, otherwise I would be lost. #TombTuesday pics taken last week at one of my fave places the Mougau Bihan allée couverte, Commana in Brittany.

Places like these draw us in time after time. Our own memories linked to these ancient monuments. Why we were there? What we were doing in that stage of our lives? The menhir Men Marz near Brignonan-Plage in Brittany, yesterday but could have been 5 years ago or 15 years ago. #StandingStoneSunday

Gavrinis #TombTuesday taken last week on my first visit since about 2007. Already planning the next trip as there really wasn't enough time to properly appreciate all the engravings. #Neolithic #Brittany

A happy #StandingStoneSunday from me in Brittany this week! The Quadrilatère de Crucuno in Plouharnel, Morbihan. Either an overly creative late-19th century re-ordering of what may have been several rows of stones, or a fairly accurate restoration of cardinal point aligned arrangement of stones.

It's a #TombTuesday happy birthday for @chrisull.bsky.social at the St.Just megaliths. Later ..... Gavrinis. 🎂

A #MuseumMonday visit which means my boys have got pay-back on the time I took them to a museum dedicated almost entirely to flint and flint tools from a specific area of the Loire region. Today we're at the Naia Museum in Rochefort-en-Terre.

My #StandingStoneSunday contribution is La Pierre Longue near Pluherlin, Morbihan. Most local to the gite I'm at this week. I regret not stopping to photo another we saw - a relocated menhir in someone's garden that had the joyful addition of a squirrel garden ornament on top.

As it’s #BigButterflyCount , here’s a selection of some of the butterflies in and around the Golitha Falls transect. 2025 has already massively eclipsed 2024, and looks to be better than 2023 on my survey numbers. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Cornwall #Butterflies #NatureSky

Lanyon Quoit #TombTuesday

Three more work days, one day to pack and get car AC fixed, then I'm off to Brittany! This #StandingStoneSunday pic from 2020 of part of the St. Just alignments. Blisteringly hot day on which we celebrated @chrisull.bsky.social 's 50th. It was Covid times, so lucky to have got over there at all.

More ancient places at sunset. This one taken last week at about 10.30pm one of the evenings. Trethevy Quoit #Cornwall #TombTuesday

I know I only posted a pic of Duloe stone circle last week - but here's another taken last night when I was on my way home from an evening out down in Looe. The sunset was looking beautiful so worth taking a few minutes to pause and take it in. #StandingStoneSunday

Wait? What? Everything about this is intriguing! #BodminMoor #Cornwall #StandingStoneSunday

Duloe Stone Circle in SE Cornwall. #StandingStoneSunday

Pictures taken in Feb 2024 of the three Mané Kerioned Dolmens which are by the D768 road on the way to Carnac in Brittany. #TombTuesday

A terrible photo of Grange Stone Circle near Lough Gur. Taken in 1994 while on (another) uni trip - the focus of the trip was early Christian archaeology, so this was a quick stop off. I had a cheap 35mm point and shoot type camera, so limited number of available exposures. #StandingStoneSunday

What else is there to do when a day of teaching is matched by as many hours planning yet another logistical move not just for one class - but a whole department. Obviously get online and book a sunset visit to Gavrinis on MrU's birthday at the end of July. Yay! #Brittany #Archaeology

The Allée couverte de Mougau Bihan near Commana in Brittany. Pic taken last summer, not the first visit and will be back there in August. The tomb is full of engravings to try to find - most easy to spot. #TombTuesday

We have a few stone circles here on #BodminMoor - some which draw crowds on a solstice. But Goodaver was so peaceful and beautiful this morning when we had it to ourselves. #SummerSolstice #StandingStoneSunday (on a Saturday).

A Rosy footman seemed a propitious portent for the solstice. @kateullman.bsky.social (who has better photos) and I had Bodmin moor’s finest circle (Goodaver) to ourselves. We were just lamenting the cloud covering the horizon when… #solstice #Cornwall #Teammoth #insects nearly #StandingStoneSunday

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Guided wildflower walk! @chrisull.bsky.social weaves in folklore, history and occasional true fact. #wildflowers #nature #rewilding #farming

Again! The little details are getting forgotten! #TombTuesday #SummerHolidayIsTooFaraway

The Dolmen de Kermario with the Alignements de Kermario in the background, at Carnac, Brittany. Pic from Feb 2024. Those clouds turned to heavy rain which caught us out. We should have known better given where we live and the tendency for 0% chance of rain to mean 100% certainty of a deluge.

Very exciting! Dig in Sept/Oct and open to volunteers -especially CAS people and locals. #StandingStoneSunday

Carnac stone rows in Brittany taken while on a 1993 uni field trip to France. Possibly my first ever trip to the Morbihan, certainly hasn't been my last. Not sure I'll ever tire of spending time there. My general rule is to not go anywhere near the place in August! #StandingStoneSunday

RIP Brian Wilson. We saw him a couple of times with his Wondermints based backing band. So brilliant, I cried because of all the memories of my Dad playing this music when I was younger. God Only Knows was the first dance when me and @chrisull.bsky.social got married. youtube.com/watch?v=OZ2R...