Useful links
Useful and relevant links
Resource and highly relevant sites are welcome. Link exchanges and marketing stuff are not welcome.
Prehistoric Resource Websites
Resource site for ancient sites in Britain and worldwide
Resource site on the ancient sites of Britain
National Heritage List
Cross-search heritage records from different agencies
Stone circles, dolmens, menhirs of megalithic Europe
Archaeoastronomy
World listings of astronomical sites, with resources
Professor of archaeoastronomy at Leicester university
Research project on archaeoastronomical sites in Ireland
Calendars and eclipse prediction
Interesting details in archaeoastronomy
Details about the archaeoastronomy of eclipses
West Penwith
Looking after ancient sites in West Cornwall (CASPN)
Local antiquarian magazine (archaeology and earth mysteries). Click here for the MM Archive.
Protection of the main megalithic areas in West Penwith
Local dowsing group (lectures and field trips)
For a sustainable, living, working landscape in Penwith
Official version. An overview of Cornwall's history
A list of holy wells and springs
Organisation for Cornwall's archaeologists
An audio lecture by Jon Michell (YouTube)
A local archaeological group
A walking guide by Ian McNeil Cooke (PDF)
Kenny Price blog: Penwithian neolithic sites
Interesting Articles
About the transition from the Bronze to the Iron Age
Robin Heath - full instructions
Classic book by Thom - main extracts (PDF)
Videos
A brief outline of ancient measurement systems
About the man and his ideas
Maps
The best source on individual holy wells (Andy Norfolk)
Showing all known archaeological finds in Penwith (zoom in)
A catalogue of available maps of Penwith
Map of West Penwith, 1856
Oxford Univ survey of British (so-called) hillforts
LIDAR impressions of terrain
Maps of ancient Penwith by Palden Jenkins
Marine charts for the seas around Penwith
Accurate and annotated maps of all known sites and alignments
Radiation counts at various sites (Lucas Nott)
Software/Apps
Astronomical program (open source, free)
Horizon is a GIS tool designed for archaeoastronomers investigating alignments of prehistoric monuments with astronomical phenomena (e.g. rising and setting of the Sun, Moon and stars). Can be used with Stellarium.
A mobile app about the ancient sites of Cornwall (sample pics here)
Pods & audiobooks
About prehistoric Penwith
The ancient sites of Penwith and what they tell us about megalithic civilisation
Of general wider interest
The prehistory of the Orkney Isles
The ancient sites of megalithic Europe
About the Scillies, if you're thinking of visiting
Ancient sites in the North
An article on the website of David Furlong
Neolithic and Bronze Age migrations in Europe
Online Tools
Identify a place and get a grid ref and coordinates
Get a Google Map, any size, and take a screenshot of it
Online calculator - see right-hand column on page
Find the difference between Grid and Magnetic North
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