Archaeology	Earth Mysteries	Forteana
Hill Figures	Holy Wells	Mazes
Megaliths	Mythology	Paganism
Sheela-na-Gigs	Mailing Lists	Webrings

Archaeology

Current Archaeology

A useful online source of information about the current concerns in archaeological circles.

Okay, not always our favourite keeper of sites but they do have some very useful resources about various sites of interests and details of the Monument Class Description taxonomy.

The web presence of the successful BBC television programme so enjoyed by archaeologists and amateurs alike.

Plenty of useful background information about this long running archaeological challenge programme.

Earth Mysteries

3rd Stone Online

The web presence of the ever popular magazine for the new antiquarian.

Chris does a fine job at introducing earth mysteries to web surfers.

The online mirror of the e.m. journal of the same name. Contains a selected archive of articles and more.

A useful resource of e.m. material, including a selected archive of past articles from the well respected Ley Hunter journal.

At last, that excellent e.m. journal concerned with "the stones of our motherland" is online. Check it out for special deals on Cheryl Straffons' books about paganism and the Cornish sites.

Paul Devereux's Home Page

The former editor of the Ley Hunter Journal, long-standing earth mysteries researcher and author of many ground breaking books now has his own web presence. Lots of useful e.m. information.

Forteana

Fortean Picture Library

Those pioneers of earth mysteries and forteana, Janet and Colin Bord, writers of so many of my favourite books, now have a web presence. Browse their picture library and buy their books.

The one and only, highly amusing chronicle of all things weird and wonderful now has an online incarnation. Superb.

Hill Figures

The Hill Figure Home Page

Plenty of useful information about this much neglected subject.

Holy Wells

Holy Wells Web

Katy Jordan has put together a very fine web site about holy wells and water lore. It is the best resource for holy wells on the web and contains, amongst much else, details of some of her research on Wiltshire wells and an extensive bibliography of international well literature.
     Katy also maintains a comprehensive list of links to other web sites about wells and water lore. If it's about holy wells and it's on the web, then it's linked from here.

Mazes and Labyrinths

Caerdroia

Electronic extension to the one and only Caerdroia magazine. It offers a plethora of useful information about those enigmatic and universally found mazes and labyrinths.

Megaliths

Exmoor Myths and Legends

An up and coming guide to the megaliths and other sites of the much overlooked Exmoor region of England.

Plenty of UK megalithic sites photographed and described by Andy Burnham.

In association with the legendary Aubrey Burl, the tireless Andy Burnham has put together a graphical interface linking to a comprehensive listing of prehistoric stone circles and rows.

Andy B has also put together a comprehensive list of links to other web sites about ancient sites and ancient cultures etc. The best set of links to pages similar to this that can be seen on the web.

Paola Arosio & Diego Meozzi host a superb collection of 288 (yes! count them!) megalithic sites from the UK, Ireland, France and Italy. Comprehensive and well photographed. Their exhaustive links to archaeological web sites can be found here.

A large site listing most of the very best stone circles in the British Isles. Also contains some useful resources for megalithomaniacs, such as descriptions of different types of stone circle and background info about the circles builders.

Talented artist, photographer and web author Martin Byrne presents some beautiful images of ancient sites (mostly burial chambers) in County Sligo, Ireland. While your there take a look at his woodcuts inspired by the Celtic tradition, ancient sites and megalithic art.

Mythology

Encyclopaedia Mythica

This site is a vast archive containing over 4,700 articles on the mythology, folklore and legends of a number of cultures world wide.

Paganism

Arachne's Web

A plethora of links to sites with a pagan interest.

A pagan and environmental news and information resource which is updated daily.

Sam the prehistoric site crusader has put together a few rants mainly about the inconsiderates who abuse our beloved sites by leaving graffiti, ritual rubbish etc. Also has some interesting info about her raven connections. Her plea to practising pagans and description of site damage should be read by everyone interested in ancient sites.

The Pagan Federation

National organisation representing pagan interests and disseminating information about paganism.

Lots of information for and about paganism in the south west of England.

Specifically concerned with paganism in Mercia (The English Midlands), but has much of general pagan interest.

Sheela-na-Gigs

John Harding's Sheela-na-Gigs Page

Amongst many other things, including some informative pages about megaliths in south Wales, John has some useful illustrations and info about Sheela-na-Gigs.

Some more info and pictures about Sheela-na-Gigs.

Funnily enough, another page devoted to these carvings.

Mailing Lists

Sacred Landscape Mailing List

A very active mailing list concerned with the wide notion of the sacred landscape, including sacred architecture, symbolic numbers, archaeoastronomy, and such like.

This very friendly mailing list mainly covers issues relating to British megaliths as most of its members are based in this country. However, it is not limited to the UK and attracts enthusiastic debate about many related topics, from how best to preserve sites from developers to archaeoastronomy.

The name gives it away. This is a friendly forum to discuss anything to do with wells and spas with a growing band of hardened wellies.

Webrings

Archaeology on the Net Webring

Comprises over 160 sites representing a wide range of archaeological interests.

Another of Andy Burnham's net exploits. Now has nearly 200 member sites, each presenting material related to megaliths and such like.