Muldental group
The rail Trabi rides on the Muldentalbahn began this year without any major announcements, as there were no trade fairs and no corresponding advertising. Nobody knew in advance how long the lockdown would last and where and how printed advertising could be brought to potential passengers. After all, all museums, restaurants, hotels and tourist information offices were closed. Ultimately, the 13th rail Trabi ride season started with less than a week’s notice. Therefore, there were fears that the start of the season on June 5, 2021 would be a flop. But even though not all seats were taken that day, the response exceeded expectations. Support in promoting the rides came from the daily press and from MDR television. Two reports on the start of the season in the station’s early evening program more than made up for the advertising deficit.
June 9, 2021 marked the 20th anniversary of the cessation of passenger traffic on the Rochlitz – Wechselburg section. Back then, it was a few club members who used the train one last time to return after a rubber dinghy tour, but this year it was a company that rented the rail Trabi for a belated Christmas party.
The “long-distance weekend” on June 19th/20th was the high point of the season on the second weekend of travel. Saturday, however, began with an unpleasant surprise. The construction fence that cordoned off the route in Göhren turned out to be very useful. After the rail Trabis arrived and the fence there was opened, the officially used vehicles were confronted with a vehicle that had been illegally re-railed. Several men from Eichsfeld wanted to drive it on the Muldentalbahn towards Rochlitz without a permit. The rail Trabis staff learned from the men that the vehicle used, a battery-operated, collapsible base frame with wooden panels on top and a brake made from an axe handle, had “already been tested on several routes”. They had chosen a level crossing at the former Rochsburg paper factory as the starting point for their illegal tour because there was little risk of observation there while they were assembling their vehicle and re-railing it. According to this, the Eichsfeld residents had prepared their trip on the Muldentalbahn “well”, but when studying the Schienentrabi timetable, they overlooked the fact that although there were no shuttle trips between Rochlitz and Göhren that day, Rochlitz – Penig was on the schedule that weekend…
Since the illegal use of the Muldentalbahn constituted at least the criminal offense of endangering rail operations, the police were called to take the personal details. After the homemade vehicle was lifted off the track, the rail Trabis continued their journey on June 19. The investigation into the unauthorized use of the route through the Eichsfeld region had not yet been completed at the time of going to press.
This year too, all trips still scheduled according to the annual timetable are expected to be booked early, so that more and more special trips are being booked in advance for the remaining weekends. As a result, club members will probably not have any free weekends until the end of September. After damage to the front right wheel arch of the Kl 2010, the Karosserie-Winkler company from Mühlau manufactured a new part. The Kl 2010 was taken to the workshop there. One week later, the vehicle was ready for use again in Rochlitz . The Muldental group would like to thank the Winkler company for this quick repair.
Metheral circle - Stone Circle in England in Devon
Two ancient stone circles and a collapsed dolmen have been discovered by Alan Endacott and team in the Taw Marsh area of northern Dartmoor, adding credibility to Endacott’s theory that a “sacred arc” of monuments was built in the heart of the wild Devon uplands. He has named one of the monuments the Metheral circle after the hill it stands beneath. It consists of 20 stones, mainly fallen, and the circle measures about 40 metres by 33 metres.
The team also discovered signs of an external bank surrounding the circle, of which Endacott said: “It is suggestive of a Neolithic henge monument of a similar form to the Stripple Stones on Bodmin Moor [in Cornwall], the Ring of Brodgar on Orkney or even the earlier phase of Stonehenge.
One of the circles appears to have similar features to Stonehenge, while the second sits slightly outside the sweep of the arc and could have served as a gateway used by pilgrims travelling to the area.
The second newly discovered circle sits just north of what Endacott believes is the sweep of the sacred arc at a prominent position called Irishman’s Wall. Also found there was a collapsed dolmen that Endacott has named “the fallen brother dolmen” as a tribute to those from Dartmoor communities who died in the world wars.
The discovery of the two rings is a result of a lifetime of work by Alan Endacott, a Devon archaeologist and stained glass artist who in 2007 unearthed the presence of the highest stone circle in southern England, Sittaford on Dartmoor
That was the first stone circle to be discovered on the moor for more than a century and reinforced the sacred arc theory. Rather than resting on his laurels, Endacott has kept on searching for more circles and been rewarded with two further finds.
Mealhada City Park Sculptured Megalithic Circle - Modern Stone Circle etc in Portugal in Aveiro
Mealhada City Park Sculptured Megalithic Circle submitted by kalcoatl : Site in Meahada, Portugal (Vote or comment on this photo)
A modern, somewhat Stonehenge-like circle of uprights with lintels, with carvings on the uprights and a stone seat in the middle. Portugal is proud of its megalithic heritage and has a number of modern megaliths around the country.
Hellstone - Long Barrow in England in Dorset
The Hellstone on Portesham Hill, Dorset is an impressive dolmen (originally a long barrow) restored in 1866 after the capstone had fallen some six years earlier. It’s not that easy to find the footpath coming from the direction of Hardy’s monument. The footpath is contained by a wall to the left and barbed wire to the right and is quite overgrown, long grass, brambles, nettles etc.
When you reach the summit you have to clamber over a gap in the wall to the left.
Further down the page: First light at the Hellstone, 22nd June 2018. Also a photo essay of the Hellstone by Antonine
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Hellstone Dorset Dowse Pattern 2008 submitted by AngieLake : I wondered if I’d already added this one to the collection, but it seems not. For Horatio’s attention, as he’s been taking aerial photos of the site recently. There seemed to be the typical forecourt movements 1 to 5, and I wondered if the long, symmetrical moves 7 to 9 and 11 to 13 might have been along its ‘horns’. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Royal Albert Memorial Museum - Museum in England in Devon
Exeter and Devon’s main museum – The Royal Albert Memorial Museum – set in an imposing old Victorian building in Queen Street, just off the main high street in Exeter’s vibrant city centre, is a great place to while away a day and learn more about the history of the county.
It has extensive Prehistoric, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman, geology, zoology, natural history, Egyptian, etc, etc, areas, and hosts varied exhibitions. Because Exeter was a Roman city ‘Isca’, there are interesting artefacts, excavation photos, and often re-enactment ‘Roman soldiers’ to enjoy.
Fully refurbished after a multimillion pound redevelopment, the new displays showcase the collections and collectors that have helped RAMM to become one of Britain’s finest regional museums. They tell the story of Exeter and Devon from the prehistoric to the present but, more than a local museum, its internationally important world cultures and natural history collections also tell a story of global exploration and collecting in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The splendid Victorian building on Queen Street has been repaired, refurbished and extended preparing it for the 21st century. Original architectural features have been revealed allowing visitors to experience the splendour of the original Victorian spaces and the extension includes a suite of modern, flexible exhibition galleries allowing RAMM to bring to the South West loans and exhibitions from national partners.
A new garden entrance links the Victorian museum to its historic surroundings and the neighbouring gardens. This new entrance offers a leisurely approach to the museum and easy access to the arts centre, library and castle. A new bridge from the entrance leads visitors to the Roman wall and panoramic views of the gardens and the city.
Pinson Mounds - Ozier Mound - Artificial Mound in United States in The South
Ozier Mound sits on the north-west side of Pinson Mound Complex. It has a base diameter of 260 feet and rises to 33 feet as the second tallest mound in the complex next to the centre mound (Saul’s mound). The top photo shows northern side – the northeast ramp is on the left but is hard to discern due to erosion.
Robert Mainfort pointed out the astronomical alignment of Ozier mound when he discovered that the ramp on the north-east side was a few degrees from a perfect alignment with summer solstice sunrise.
Note: Video descriptions of the various surviving Pinson mounds added by Stonetracker, see the various pages in the nearby sites list
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A metal fence is surrounding the panel and has a gate to the west with a metal information poster.
The rock art panel consists of 3 figures. The panel measure 5,2X5,2 metres and is cleared of any moss and growth. The figures were painted red but some of the red paint have eroded away.
The body is trapeziod shaped and the head long and narrow and the legs are beautifully carved. The figure is 1,75 metres long and 65 cm in height.
27cm east of the head of the elk is a triangle shaped figure with two cup marks in front of each of the long sides of the triangle. It is uncertain what this figure symbolizes. 1,2 metres west of the head of the elk is a bird figure with the head to the North.The figure is 40 cm long and 10 cm wide.
The rock art have been dated to later stone age. It is typical rock art from hunter gatherer culture.
Margery Bradley - Standing Stone (Menhir) in England in Yorkshire (North)
A Bronze Age stone contemporary with Flat Howe 240m away. It has been used later as a boundary marker, thus the initals “TD” for Thomas Duncombe. She has a sister, the Jenny Bradley Cross on Rudland Rigg. Another sister, a boundary stone near Scawton is now lost.
From johndhunter: According to Stanhope White in his 1987 book Standing Stones and Earthworks on the North Yorkshire Moors, in the earlier perambulations of boundaries she was called “Breadless”. A place where beggars were wont to gather in search of alms.
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