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Iron Age carved stone in Ireland
The Castlestrange stone is located in the grounds of Castlestrange House near Athleague in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is a granite boulder decorated
Castlestrange_Stone
Celtic-style granite stone in Ireland
curvilinear La Tène style design similar to that on the Castlestrange Stone in County Roscommon. The Turoe Stone was for centuries a curiosity at a lios, or fairy
Turoe_Stone
standing stones with images, such as the Pictish stones of Scotland, or abstract decoration, such as the much earlier Irish Turoe Stone and Castlestrange Stone
Celtic_inscribed_stone
Prehistoric monument in England
standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones which
Stonehenge
Large upright stone placed by humans
Brittonic languages: maen or men, "stone" and hir or hîr, "long"), standing stone, orthostat, or lith is a large upright stone, placed by humans, typically
Menhir
Ring of standing stones
A stone circle is a ring of megalithic standing stones. Most are found in Northwestern Europe – especially Stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany
Stone_circle
Neolithic standing stones in the Scottish Outer Hebrides
Calanais Stones (also known as Calanais I; Scottish Gaelic: Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais) are a prehistoric stone circle and stone alignment
Callanish_Stones
Name of many stones in Scotland
Carlin Stone or Carline Stane is the name given to a number of prehistoric standing stones and natural stone or landscape features in Scotland. The significance
Carlin_stone
Type of single-chamber megalithic tomb
with earth or smaller stones to form a tumulus (burial mound). Small pad-stones may be wedged between the cap and supporting stones to achieve a level appearance
Dolmen
Neolithic henge monument in Wiltshire, England
Avebury (/ˈeɪvbəri/) is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England.
Avebury
Late Neolithic stone circle in Cornwall, England
Dawn's Men (a likely corruption of the Cornish Dons Men "Stone Dance") is a Late Neolithic stone circle located 2 miles (3 km) to the south of the village
The_Merry_Maidens
Henge in Orkney Islands, Scotland
The Standing Stones of Stenness are a Neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. This may be the oldest
Standing_Stones_of_Stenness
Neolithic dolmen in Wales
of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom. It consists of a circle of upright stones, made into a low chamber by a very large roof slab estimated at 25 tonnes
Lligwy_Burial_Chamber
Temple in Gozo, Malta
Temple." Ġgantija Temple Stone spheres found at Ġgantija. Scholars suggest these were used to transport the enormous stone blocks for the temples. Possible
Ġgantija
Ornate slab of stone from ancient Northern Europe
A picture stone, image stone or figure stone is an ornate slab of stone, usually limestone, which was raised in Germanic Iron Age or Viking Age Scandinavia
Picture_stone
Neolithic farmstead in northwest Scotland
Orkney, Scotland, is a Neolithic farmstead which may be the oldest preserved stone house in northern Europe. Radiocarbon dating shows that it was occupied
Knap_of_Howar
Stones set in the shape of a boat in north European burials
The stone ship, or ship setting, was an early burial custom in Scandinavia, Northern Germany, and the Baltic states. The grave or cremation burial was
Stone_ship
Stone circle in Cumbria, England
Castlerigg stone circle (alternatively Keswick Carles, or Carles) is situated on a prominent hill to the east of Keswick, in the Lake District National
Castlerigg_stone_circle
Stone ship in Ystad, Sweden
Ale's Stones (Swedish: Ales stenar or Ale stenar) is a megalithic monument in Scania in southern Sweden. It is a stone ship, oval in outline, with the
Ale's_Stones
Traditional province in the west of Ireland
back into prehistory. Enigmatic artefacts such as the Turoe stone and the Castlestrange stone, whatever their purpose, denote the ambition and achievement
Connacht
Set of megalithic sites in Brittany, France
consisting of stone alignments (rows), dolmens (stone tombs), tumuli (burial mounds), and single menhirs. More than 3,000 prehistoric standing stones were hewn
Carnac_stones
Stone circle in County Cork, Ireland
Drombeg stone circle (also known as The Druid's Altar) is a small axial stone circle located 2.4 km (1.5 mi) east of Glandore, County Cork, Ireland. Although
Drombeg_stone_circle
Large stone used to build a structure or monument
megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. They are found
Megalith
Stone circle on Moscar Moor in Derbyshire, England
Hordron Edge stone circle, also known as 'The Seven Stones of Hordron', is a Bronze Age stone circle (grid reference SK2152486851) in Derbyshire, England
Hordron_Edge_stone_circle
Type of megalithic monument in counties Cork and Kerry, Ireland
An axial stone circle is a megalithic ring of stones of a particular design found in County Cork and County Kerry in southwest Ireland. Archaeologists
Axial_stone_circle
This is an incomplete photographic list of stone circles. Aubrey Burl's gazetteer lists 1,303 stone circles in Britain, Ireland and Brittany (France).
List_of_stone_circles
Neolithic burial chamber near St David's Head, west Wales
dolmen Brú na Bóinne Carraig á Mhaistin stone Carrigagulla Carrowmore Castlenalacht Stone Row Castlestrange Stone Creevykeel Court Tomb Drombeg Gaulstown
Coetan_Arthur
Monument for Peter I at the Senate Square in Saint Petersburg
Petersburg. The statue's pedestal is the Thunder Stone, the largest stone ever moved by humans. The stone originally weighed about 1500 tonnes, but was carved
Bronze_Horseman
Anglo-Irish veterinary surgeon (1868–1937)
recommendation from William Williams, and lived at Castlestrange House (location of the Castlestrange stone, in the Suck Valley) near Athleague. The Oxford
Aleen_Cust
Standing stone in east Yorkshire, England
Rudston Monolith, at over 25 feet (7.6 m), is the tallest monolith (standing stone) in the United Kingdom, originating in the U.K. It is situated in the churchyard
Rudston_Monolith
Archaeological site in Cumbria, England
The Birkrigg stone circle (also known as the Druid's Temple or Druids' Circle) is a Bronze Age stone circle on Birkrigg Common, two miles south of Ulverston
Birkrigg_stone_circle
Ireland until c. 400 AD
Broighter Gold, the Bann disc, the Petrie Crown, the Turoe Stone and Castlestrange Stone. This was well after Celtic art elsewhere had been subsumed
Prehistoric_Ireland
Ancient temples of Malta (3600 BC–2500 BC)
name to the locality where they were found (from Tirix, meaning a large stone), as were the remains excavated at Skorba. The temples were the result of
Megalithic_Temples_of_Malta
Stone circle in County Limerick, Ireland
Grange stone circle (Irish: Lios na Gráinsí, meaning 'Fort of the Grange') is a stone circle in County Limerick, Ireland. It is located 300m west of Lough
Grange_stone_circle
Stone circle in Évora, Portugal
archaeological site consists of several megalithic structures: cromlechs and menhir stones, that belong to the so-called "megalithic universe of Évora", with clear
Almendres_Cromlech
Megalithic burial mound in Andalusia, Spain
grave for the ruling families) and the path leading into the center, the stone structure was covered with soil and built up into the hill that can be seen
Dolmen_of_Menga
Neolithic subterranean structure in Malta
temple building culture that also produced the Megalithic Temples and Xagħra Stone Circle. This hypogeum (Hellenic Υπό+ Γαία meaning Under+ Earth) is named
Ħal_Saflieni_Hypogeum
Dolmen in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland
region's most desolate and highest points, it comprises three standing portal stones supporting a heavy horizontal capstone and dates to the early Neolithic
Poulnabrone_dolmen
Stone circle in Northumberland, England
The stones were known as the Four Stones until 1903, when the fifth stone was re-erected to improve the skyline. There were originally seven stones, the
Duddo_Five_Stones
Stone circle in Derbyshire, England
SK27857558) is a stone circle on Ramsley Moor in the Peak District. "Barbrook No. 1" is an embanked stone circle. It has one large standing stone (1 metre high)
Barbrook_One
Stone circle on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England
The Nine Stones (Cornish: Dons Naw Men) (or Altarnun stone circle) is a stone circle 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south southeast of Altarnun, 11 kilometres (6
Nine_Stones,_Altarnun
Neolithic archaeological site in Scotland
Skara Brae (/ˈskærə ˈbreɪ/) is a stone-built Neolithic settlement located along the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney. The site was
Skara_Brae
Archaeological site in County Meath, Ireland
least ninety monuments including passage tombs, burial mounds, standing stones and enclosures. The site is dominated by the passage tombs of Newgrange
Brú_na_Bóinne
Archaeological complex in Malta
frequently encountering large blocks of stone just beneath the surface while plowing his field. Suspecting that the stones he was encountering may have some
Tarxien_Temples
Any free-standing Christian cross made of stone – often richly decorated
made of stone, often richly decorated. There was a unique early medieval tradition in Ireland and Great Britain of raising large sculpted stone crosses
High_cross
Mountain in Azerbaijan
dolmen Brú na Bóinne Carraig á Mhaistin stone Carrigagulla Carrowmore Castlenalacht Stone Row Castlestrange Stone Creevykeel Court Tomb Drombeg Gaulstown
Besh_Barmag_Mountain
Standing stones in North Yorkshire, England
remaining stones is the second tallest in the UK. The standing stone alignment known as the Devil's Arrows consists of some of the tallest standing stones in
Devil's_Arrows
Megalithic temple complex in Malta
main structural systems used in the temples are corbelling with smaller stones, and post and lintel construction using large slabs of limestone. The cloverleaf
Mnajdra
Prehistoric archaeological site in Armenia
or Sisian, was a village called Carunge. Its name means "stone treasure" or "foundation stones" in Armenian. The name Carahunge is interpreted as deriving
Carahunge
Historic site in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Balquhain is a ruined recumbent stone circle 3 miles (4.8 km) from Inverurie in Scotland, with views to Mither Tap. Over seventy of these circles are
Balquhain
Large broken menhir in Locmariaquer, France
Marchands and "The Broken Menhir of Er Grah", the largest known single block of stone to have been transported and erected by Neolithic people. The broken menhir
Locmariaquer_megaliths
Cultural and historically significant stones
Many large stones of Scotland are noted for their cultural and historical significance, such as the distinctive Pictish stones. The Stone of Scone (/ˈskuːn/;
Stones_of_Scotland
Type of Neolithic earthwork
always, featured stone or timber circles, and circle henge is sometimes used to describe these structures. The three largest stone circles in Britain
Henge
Stone circle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Strichen stone circle is a Megalithic recumbent stone circle located near Strichen, Aberdeenshire in the north east of Scotland. It has been destroyed
Strichen_stone_circle
Stone rows in Erdeven, France
dolmen Brú na Bóinne Carraig á Mhaistin stone Carrigagulla Carrowmore Castlenalacht Stone Row Castlestrange Stone Creevykeel Court Tomb Drombeg Gaulstown
Kerzérho
French island and megalithic monument
4200–4000 BC, making it one of the world's oldest surviving buildings. Stones inside the passage and chamber are covered in megalithic art. It is likened
Gavrinis
Dolmen in County Carlow, Ireland
an earthen mound and a gate stone blocked the entrance.[citation needed] At Brownshill both portal stones and the gate-stone are still in situ; the capstone
Brownshill_dolmen
Sanctuary in Bulgaria
the sanctuary was still in use up to 1200BC - 550BC. Additionally, the stone wall constructed around the hill is presumed to have taken place between
Tatul_Sanctuary
Cultural landmark in Ribeira, Spain
dolmen Brú na Bóinne Carraig á Mhaistin stone Carrigagulla Carrowmore Castlenalacht Stone Row Castlestrange Stone Creevykeel Court Tomb Drombeg Gaulstown
Dolmen_de_Axeitos
320 Castlestrange stone Sculptured Stone Athleague 53°35′13″N 8°16′19″W / 53.5869536°N 8.2718327°W / 53.5869536; -8.2718327 (Castlestrange stone) 557
List of national monuments in County Roscommon
List_of_national_monuments_in_County_Roscommon
Neolithic chambered tomb
Archaeological Journal review of the Hedges book (Tomb of the eagles a window on Stone Age tribal Britain) provided a less than stellar rating: "reasonably well
Tomb_of_the_Eagles
Stone circle on Dartmoor in Devon, England
Brisworthy stone circle (grid reference SX564654) is a stone circle on Dartmoor, Devon. It is located three miles east of the A386, northeast of the village
Brisworthy_stone_circle
Group of stone circles in Cumbria, England
The Burnmoor Stone Circles are a group of five different approximately 4,000-year-old stone circles in Cumbria. They are around 1 mile north of the village
Burnmoor_stone_circles
tombs and wedge tombs (or dolmens)) and ceremonial sites (such as stone circles and stone rows). Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates
List of megalithic monuments in Ireland
List_of_megalithic_monuments_in_Ireland
Standing stones in North Yorkshire, England
Blakey Topping standing stones is a small group of standing stones near the Hole of Horcum in the North York Moors. It sits at the foot of Blakey Topping
Blakey Topping standing stones
Blakey_Topping_standing_stones
Megalithic monument in Spain
visible when the water level allows it. The dolmen consists of 150 granite stones, called orthostats, placed in a vertical arrangement to form an ovoid chamber
Dolmen_of_Guadalperal
Ridge in Swansea, Wales
known as "Arthur's Stone" (Welsh: Maen Ceti). Its name comes from a legend that the ancient British King Arthur threw a large stone from Llanelli which
Cefn_Bryn
Set of stones in Anglesey, Wales
Bryn Gwyn Stones (Welsh: Cerrig Bryn Gwyn) or Bryn Gwyn Standing Stones are neolithic stones in Brynsiencyn on Anglesey. The Bryn Gwyn stones stand about
Bryn_Gwyn_stones
Neolithic henge monument
An inscribed stone tablet on the wall surrounding the site, which details Viscount Dungannon's interest, was carved by Belfast stone-carver Charles
Giant's_Ring
Neolithic dolmen in Pembrokeshire, Wales
tonnes and rests on the tips of three other stones, some 2.5 m (8.2 ft) off the ground. There are six upright stones, three of which support the capstone. Of
Pentre_Ifan
Henge and stone circle in Cornwall, England
The Stripple stones (or Stripple stones circle) is a henge and stone circle located on the south slope of Hawk's Tor, Blisland, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
Stripple_stones
Country in Northwestern Europe
period, such as Brú na Bóinne, Poulnabrone dolmen, Castlestrange stone, Turoe stone, and Drombeg stone circle. As Ireland was never a part of the Roman
Republic_of_Ireland
Axial five-stone stone circle in County Cork, Ireland
Kealkill stone circle is a Bronze Age axial five-stone circle located just outside the village of Kealkill, County Cork in southwest Ireland. When it
Kealkill_stone_circle
Standing stones on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England
The Pipers are a pair of standing stones near The Hurlers stone circles, located on Bodmin Moor near the village of Minions, Cornwall, UK. They share
The_Pipers
Road in Ireland
Glenamaddy – (R364) Glenamaddy Turlough Creggs County Roscommon (R366) Castlestrange stone Athleague – (N63) Rahara Curraghboy (R363) Bellanamullia – Meehambee
R362_road_(Ireland)
Neolithic subterranean structure in Trigueros, Andalucía, Spain
Several of the standing-stones have engravings, it is viewed as one of the largest dolmens in Spain. The passage has 31 standing-stones in the northern part
Dolmen_de_Soto
Neolithic stone circle in Orkney, Scotland
Ring of Brodgar (or Brogar, or Ring o' Brodgar) is a Neolithic henge and stone circle about 6 miles north-east of Stromness on Mainland, the largest island
Ring_of_Brodgar
Stone row in Cork, Ireland
Castlenalacht Stone Row is an alignment (or stone row) of four tall and free-standing stones located on a hilltop in the townland of Castlenalacht, Innishannon
Castlenalacht_Stone_Row
Neolithic burial chamber in Anglesey, UK
During the excavations five stones with carvings—spirals, zig-zags, lozenges and chevrons—were discovered. A sixth stone with carvings was discovered
Barclodiad_y_Gawres
alphabetical list of menhirs, also known as standing stones, by subcontinents and nations. Ancient standing stones are found throughout the Horn of Africa. Several
List_of_menhirs
Two standing stones in Cumbria, England
(grid reference SD135810) are two standing stones at the foot of Black Combe in Cumbria, England. The smaller stone has three cup and ring marks whilst the
Giant's_Grave,_Cumbria
Archaeological site in Devon, England
Ringmoor stone row and cairn circle (grid reference SX563658) is a prehistoric stone row and cairn circle on Ringmoor Down in Devon. It is located three
Ringmoor stone row and cairn circle
Ringmoor_stone_row_and_cairn_circle
Hill in Scotland
day would have been comparable to better known sites like the Standing Stones of Stenness. The summit lies 312 meters above sea level, and is about 2 miles
Cairnpapple_Hill
Runestone
century. Compared to the Stentoften inscription, the one on the Björketorp stone has a fuller, more formal and less archaic style. Scholars are not in agreement
Björketorp_Runestone
Village in County Cork, Ireland
"Ardgroom" stone circle. About 1 mile north east lie the remains of another stone circle.[citation needed] The circle consists of 11 stones, 9 of which
Ardgroom
Recumbent stone circle in Aberdeenshire
The Tomnaverie stone circle is a recumbent stone circle set on the top of a small hill in lowland northeast Scotland. Construction started around 2500
Tomnaverie_stone_circle
Archaeological site in Corsica, France
cases as building material by the Torréens. The Torréens built circular stone structures on the site, known as torri (or torre), which may have been used
Filitosa
Megalithic temple complex in Malta
Ħaġar Qim (Maltese pronunciation: [ˈħɐd͡ʒɐr ˈʔiːm]; lit. 'Worshipping Stones') is a megalithic temple complex found on the Mediterranean island of Malta
Ħaġar_Qim
Stone circle on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England
The Trippet stones or Trippet stones circle is a stone circle located on Manor Common in Blisland, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north northeast of Bodmin on Bodmin
Trippet_stones
Stone circle in Wales
Uchaf is a stone circle (but most likely a ring cairn) near the village of Llandrillo, Denbighshire, north Wales. It is a collection of 41 stones with a cist
Moel_Tŷ_Uchaf
Neolithic henge in Derbyshire, England
Limestone plateau known as the White Peak area. The monument consists of a stone circle surrounded by earthworks and a ditch. The monument includes about
Arbor_Low
Carved Megalithic chambered tomb in Scotland
settlements of Quoys and Rackwick on Hoy, an island in Orkney, Scotland. The stone is a glacial erratic located in desolate peatland. The site is managed by
Dwarfie_Stane
Stone circle in Cumbria, England
Swinside, which is also known as Sunkenkirk and Swineshead, is a stone circle lying beside Swinside Fell, part of Black Combe in southern Cumbria, North
Swinside
Townland and archaeological site in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Aughlish (also Auglish) is a townland and the site of at least six stone circles and two stone rows, in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 3.6 km from Feeny
Aughlish
Archaeological site in Plouezoc'h, France
Privately owned until the 1950s, the cairn was used as a quarry for paving stones. This activity, which threatened to destroy the monument, was only halted
Barnenez
Temple, Village in Mġarr, Malta
dolmen Brú na Bóinne Carraig á Mhaistin stone Carrigagulla Carrowmore Castlenalacht Stone Row Castlestrange Stone Creevykeel Court Tomb Drombeg Gaulstown
Skorba_Temples
Dolmen in County Dublin, Ireland
dolmen Brú na Bóinne Carraig á Mhaistin stone Carrigagulla Carrowmore Castlenalacht Stone Row Castlestrange Stone Creevykeel Court Tomb Drombeg Gaulstown
Brennanstown_Portal_Tomb
Group of three stone circles in Cornwall, England
The Hurlers (Cornish: An Hurlysi) is a group of three stone circles in the civil parish of St Cleer, Cornwall, England, UK. The site is half-a-mile (0
The_Hurlers
Two menhirs in County Carlow, Ireland
standing stones are two menhirs near Tullow, County Carlow. The stones are located 50 metres (160 ft) apart, separated by a road. The larger of the stones is
Ardristan_standing_stones
UK historical site
Transactions, Vol XXVI, Part III, pp414-417 Mark Patton (1993). Statements in Stone: Monuments and Society in Neolithic Europe. Routledge (UK). ISBN 0415067294
La_Hougue_Bie
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