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 Stonehenge Stone Circle Stonehenge
is a prehistoric monument
in the county of Wiltshire in England, about 8 miles ( 13km ) north of Salisbury. Stonehenge is one of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world and is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones. Archaeologists believe the standing stones were erected around 2200 BC and the surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. Stonehenge is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
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Stonehenge Stone Circle |
Stonehenge Stone Circle |
Stonehenge Stone Circle |
Stonehenge Stone Circle |
Stonehenge Stone Circle |
Stonehenge Stone Circle |
Ring of Brodgar on the Isles of Orkney in Scotland The
Ring of Brodgar ( Brogar, Ring o' Brodgar )
is a Neolithic henge and stone circle built on the Mainland the largest of the Orkney Islands. It is part of the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney" a UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
Ring
of Brodgar on the Isles of Orkney in Scotland |
Stones of Stennes on the Isles of Orkney in Scotland The
Standing Stones of Stenness
are a Neolithic monument on the Mainland of Orkney. They are part of the "Heart of Neolithic Orkney". |
Standing
Stones
of Callanish on the Isles of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides off the West Coast of Scotland These
were erected around 2000 BC
in a cross-shaped setting and are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. |
Standing
Stones
of Callanish on the Isles of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides
off the West Coast of Scotland |
Standing Stones at Kilmartin Glen in Scotland Kilmartin Glen has one of the most important concentrations of Neolithic and Bronze Age remains in Scotland. The glen is located between Oban and Lochgilphead
and surrounds the
village of Kilmartin. There
are more than 350 ancient monuments
within a six mile radius of the village 150 of them prehistoric. |
Nether Largie Stone at Kilmartin Glen in Scotland |
Stone Circle at Machrie Moor on
the Isle
of Arran off the West Coast of Scotland Arran
has many stone circles and standing stones
dating from the Neolithic period and early Bronze Age. |
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Newgrange in Ireland Newgrange is
a prehistoric monument
in County Meath on the east of Ireland. It is an example of a megalithic passage tomb mound. Newgrange was built between c3100 - 2900BCE during the Neolithic period to house the dead. It is aligned with the rising sun on the winter solstice when the tomb is flooded with light. |
