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This is an incomplete photographic list of stone circles.

Britain, Ireland, and the Channel Islands

Aubrey Burl's gazetteer lists 1,303 stone circles in Britain, Ireland and Brittany ( France). Most of these are found in Scotland, with 508 sites recorded. There are 343 on the island of Ireland; 316 in England; 81 in Wales; 49 in Brittany (France); and 6 in the Channel Isles.[1]

Channel Islands

The British Channel Islands

Aubrey Burl records six sites in the Channel Islands, four on Guernsey and two on Jersey. All six are Cist-in-Circle monuments, which are influenced by chambered tomb design. Their relationship with the stone circle tradition of Britain, Ireland and Brittany is unclear.[2]

Guernsey 100x100px Le Creux ès Faïes, cist-in-circle, semicircular stone wall supporting a mound containing a passage grave [ ⚑ ] 49°27′24″N 2°39′21″W / 49.4566°N 2.6557°W / 49.4566; -2.6557
Photo see Megalith Guernsey[3] Steinkiste von L’Islet (de), cist-in-circle, stone cist in a circle of irregularly shaped stones [ ⚑ ] 49°29′19″N 2°32′41″W / 49.48865°N 2.5448°W / 49.48865; -2.5448
100x100px Les Fouillages (fr/de), a passage grave in a triangular enclosure of small irregularly shaped stones [ ⚑ ] 49°29′51″N 2°32′16″W / 49.49747°N 2.53775°W / 49.49747; -2.53775
Jersey 100x100px Ville-ès-Nouaux [ ⚑ ] 49°11′47″N 2°07′50″W / 49.196389°N 2.130556°W / 49.196389; -2.130556

England

Ceremonial Counties of England

South East England

There are no ancient stone circles in Kent[4] or Sussex.

Essex 100x100px The stones lying around the church of Alphamstone might be relics of a stone circle,[5] the only one on the peninsula between the Thames estuary and the Wash.[6] [ ⚑ ] 51°59′09″N 0°44′05″E / 51.9858469°N 0.7347047°E / 51.9858469; 0.7347047
Oxfordshire 100x100px The King's Men, one of three monuments that make up the Rollright Stones, found near the village of Long Compton [ ⚑ ] 51°58′32″N 1°34′14″W / 51.97552°N 1.57068°W / 51.97552; -1.57068

East Midlands

Derbyshire
100x100px Arbor Low, near Youlgreave
100x100px Barbrook One, on Ramsley Moor in the Peak District SK27857558.
100x100px Doll Tor, near Birchover
100x100px Hordron Edge, on the edge of Moscar Moor SK2152486851.
100x100px Nine Ladies, nine stones on Stanton Moor
100x100px Nine Stones Close, between Alport and Winster SK225626.

Yorkshire and the Humber

North Yorkshire 100x100px Fancarl Top stone circle,[7] near River Wharfe,
circle of 5 stones and a central stone		 HE 1008781
SE0642863048
[ ⚑ ] 54°03′48″N 1°54′12″W / 54.063359°N 1.903242°W / 54.063359; -1.903242
no appropriate photo available Healey Stone Circle[8] SE170810
[ ⚑ ] 54°13′28″N 1°44′27″E / 54.22444°N 1.740756°E / 54.22444; 1.740756
no appropriate photo available Cairnfield on Standingstones Rigg,
including a cup and ring,[9] Cloughton Moor, Harwood Dale		 HE 1019799
SE 98047 96859,
SE 98140 96989
[ ⚑ ] 54°21′32″N 0°29′23″W / 54.358911°N 0.489729°W / 54.358911; -0.489729
100x100px High Bridestones[10]on Sleights Moor,
Eskdaleside cum Ugglebarnby		 HE 1004892
NZ8499904635
[ ⚑ ] 54°25′48″N 0°41′29″W / 54.430055°N 0.691259°W / 54.430055; -0.691259
100x100px Yockenthwaite stone circle HE 1008772
SD8995779376
[ ⚑ ] 54°12′36″N 2°09′19″W / 54.209911°N 2.155160°W / 54.209911; -2.155160
West Yorkshire 100x100px Twelve Apostles (of Yorkshire) SE12614506

North East England

County Durham 100x100px Lune Head Stone Circle[11] [ ⚑ ] 54°34′44″N 2°14′03″W / 54.57876°N 2.234037°W / 54.57876; -2.234037
Northumberland 100x100px Duddo Five Stones, 6 km (4 mi) south of the Scottish border, formerly known as the Four Stones [ ⚑ ] 55°41′12″N 2°06′43″W / 55.68677°N 2.112023°W / 55.68677; -2.112023
100x100px The Goatstones, a Bronze-age four-poster near the village of Wark on Tyne [ ⚑ ] 55°04′03″N 2°16′09″W / 55.067372°N 2.269297°W / 55.067372; -2.269297
100x100px Threestoneburn Stone Circle, a circle of 16 stones in Threestoneburn Wood, near the village of Ilderton [ ⚑ ] 55°28′42″N 2°02′49″W / 55.4783°N 2.04692°W / 55.4783; -2.04692

North West England

Cumbria
100x100px Birkrigg, two non-concentric circles, 3 km (2 mi) south of Ulverston SD 29247396
100x100px Brat's Hill, the largest of the Burnmoor stone circles, 1.6 km (1 mi) south of Boot
100x100px Castlerigg, a 33-metre-diameter (108 ft) ring consisting of 38 stones
100x100px Gamelands, near Orton, Eden NY640081.
100x100px Kinniside, a reconstructed stone circle of 11 stones NY060140.
100x100px Long Meg and Her Daughters,
about 51 stones set in an oval shape measuring 100 m (330 ft) on its long axis
100x100px Low Longrigg circles, two of the Burnmoor stone circles, 2 km (1 mi) south of Boot
100x100px Oddendale, part of the Shap Stone Avenue monuments (NY59201290).
100x100px Swinside, a nearly perfect circle in Lake District
100x100px White Moss stone circles, two of the Burnmoor stone circles: 1.6 km (1 mi) south of Boot

Lancashire

100x100px Cheetham Close, Bronze Age site on the moors of Egerton, Bolton.

West Midlands

Shropshire

100x100px Mitchell's Fold, ring of 30 stones, 15 still standing

Whetstone Circle , partial circle as stones removed for local building

Hoarstone Circle , utilised for local wedding celebrations

South West England

Cornwall
100x100px Boscawen-Un, stone circle with a leaning pillar in its interior.
100x100px Boskednan, partially restored stone circle near Boskednan, about 6 kilometres (4 miles) northwest of the town of Penzance.
100x100px Craddock Moor, near Minions on Bodmin Moor, 800 m (1⁄2 mi) northwest of The Hurlers.
100x100px Duloe, in the village of Duloe, 8 km (5 mi) from Looe.
Emblance Downs stone circles, a pair of circles in the parish of St. Breward on Bodmin Moor.
100x100px Fernacre, on the slopes of the De Lank River, 2 km (1 1⁄4 mi) northeast of St Breward on Bodmin Moor.
100x100px The Hurlers, a group of three stone circles on Bodmin Moor.
100x100px The Merry Maidens, near St Buryan in West Penwith.
100x100px Nine Stones, Altarnun, 3 km (2 mi) south southeast of Altarnun, 11 km (7 mi) west of Launceston on Bodmin Moor.
100x100px Stannon, near St Breward on Bodmin Moor.
100x100px Tregeseal East, also known as the Tregeseal Dancing Stones, near St Just in West Penwith.
100x100px Trippet stones, Manor Common in Blisland, 9 km (5.6 mi) north northeast of Bodmin on Bodmin Moor.
Devon
100x100px Brisworthy stone circle
100x100px Grey Wethers stone circles
100x100px Ringmoor Down
100x100px Scorhill
100x100px Shovel Down
Tottiford Reservoir
100x100px Yellowmead stone circle
Dorset
100x100px Kingston Russell, an 18-stone Bronze Age circle near Abbotsbury. [ ⚑ ] 50°41′18.7″N 2°35′56.2″W / 50.688528°N 2.598944°W / 50.688528; -2.598944
100x100px Rempstone stone circle, a damaged stone circle near Corfe Castle in Dorset. It is located next to the B3351 road on the Isle of Purbeck SY994820.
100x100px The Nine Stones, a small nine stone circle near Winterbourne Abbas
Somerset
Large stones, some lying and some standing on end in grassy area. Stanton Drew, one of three circles located near the village of Stanton Drew.
100x100px Withypool Stone Circle, on the Exmoor moorland, near the village of Withypool.
Only the stones present on the two ends of the circle are visible.
Wiltshire
100x100px Avebury, large stone circle surround the village of Avebury.
100x100px Stonehenge, World Heritage site.

Wales

Counties and Preserved Counties of Wales
100x100px Moel Tŷ Uchaf near Llandrillo, Denbighshire. [ ⚑ ] 52°55′N 3°24′W / 52.92°N 3.40°W / 52.92; -3.40
100x100px Bryn Cader Faner, Gwynedd [ ⚑ ] 52°53′54″N 4°00′41″W / 52.8982°N 4.0114°W / 52.8982; -4.0114
100x100px Bryn Gwyn stones, Anglesey [ ⚑ ] 52°53′54″N 4°00′41″W / 52.8982°N 4.0114°W / 52.8982; -4.0114

Scotland

Council areas of Scotland

Southern Scotland

Argyll and Bute
100x100px Cultoon stone circle, Islay NR19565697.
100x100px Ettrick Bay stone circle, Bute NS0443466794.
100x100px Lochbuie stone circle, Mull NM6178025117.
100x100px Temple Wood stone circles NR82639782.
Dumfries and Galloway

Aubrey Burl lists 43 stone circles in Dumfries and Galloway: 15 in Dumfriesshire; 19 in Kirkcudbrightshire; and 9 in Wigtonshire.[12] The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records 49 stone circles in the region. Of these 49, 24 are listed as 'possible'; one is an 18th-century construction; and a number have been destroyed.[13]

Image Details Grid Reference
100x100px The Girdle Stanes near Eskdalemuir NY2535196153
100x100px Glenquicken near Creetown NX50965821
100x100px Lochmaben Stone just south of Gretna
100x100px The Loupin Stanes near Eskdalemuir NY25709663
Seven Brethren near Lockerbie NY21718269
100x100px Standing Stones of Glenterrow between Stranraer and New Luce NX14536251
100x100px Twelve Apostles Stone Circle, situated between Holywood and Newbridge, near Dumfries.
100x100px Torhouskie
100x100px Whitcastles stone circle 10.5 km (6 1⁄2 mi) northeast of Lockerbie NY 2240 8806
North Ayrshire

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records 20 stone circles in North Ayrshire, all on Arran.[14] Five of these are listed as 'possible'.[14] Aubrey Burrel's gazetteer records 19 stone circles on Arran.[12]

Situated Image Details Grid Reference
Isle of
Arran 		100x100px Auchagallon Stone Circle NR89283464
100x100px Aucheleffan NR 9784 2505
100x100px Machrie Moor 1 NR9119832393
100x100px Machrie Moor 2 NR9113032420
100x100px Machrie Moor 3 NR9100632457
100x100px Machrie Moor 4 NR9100132355
100x100px Machrie Moor 5 NR9087832353
100x100px Machrie Moor 11 NR9121232416
Scottish Borders

– The List of stone circles in the Scottish Borders comprises in addition 8 stone circles not yet photographed for WM Commons. –

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records 16 stone circles in the Scottish Borders. Of these, three are marked as 'possible'.[15] Aubrey Burl's gazetteer lists the same number: 2 in Berwickshire; 2 in Peebleshire; 10 in Roxburghshire; and 2 in Selkirkshire.[12]
Borrowston Rig, near Lauder [ ⚑ ] 55°45′44″N 2°42′24″W / 55.762179°N 2.70658°W / 55.762179; -2.70658
Burg Hill stones, near Teviothead [ ⚑ ] 55°20′50″N 2°50′13″E / 55.347361°N 2.837066°E / 55.347361; 2.837066
100x100px Cloyhouse Burn stone circle,
classification not sure,
between Stobo and Lyne		 [ ⚑ ] 55°38′06″N 3°17′23″W / 55.63501°N 3.2898°W / 55.63501; -3.2898
100x100px Five Stanes NT75261686
100x100px Harestanes NT12404432
100x100px Ninestane Rig [ ⚑ ] 55°16′03″N 2°45′39″W / 55.26746°N 2.76091°W / 55.26746; -2.76091
100x100px Yadlee stone circle, near Spott [ ⚑ ] 55°53′52″N 2°33′17″E / 55.897796°N 2.554795°E / 55.897796; 2.554795

North east Scotland

Aberdeen City
100x100px Tyrebagger stone circle NJ 85950 13217.
Aberdeenshire
See also: List of recumbent stone circles
100x100px Cullerlie stone circle near Echt
100x100px Easter Aquhorthies recumbent stone circle, near Inverurie
100x100px Kirkton of Bourtie recumbent stone circle NJ 80091 24883.
100x100px Hill of Fiddes recumbent stone circle NJ 9350 2432.
100x100px Inschfield recumbent stone circle NJ 6233 2934.
100x100px Loanhead of Daviot recumbent stone circle
100x100px Loudon Wood recumbent stone circle NJ 96105 49740.
100x100px Midmar Kirk recumbent stone circle NJ 69940 06493.
100x100px Old Keig stone circle NJ 5965 1939.
100x100px New Craig recumbent stone circle NJ 7455 2966.
100x100px The Nine Stanes NO 7233 9122.
100x100px Potterton recumbent stone circle NJ95291636.
100x100px South Ley Lodge recumbent stone circle NJ76671325.
100x100px St Brandan's Stanes NJ60756105.
100x100px Strichen stone circle NJ9367454479.
100x100px Stonehead recumbent stone circle NJ60102869.
100x100px Sunhoney NJ7159205701.
100x100px Tillyfourie recumbent stone circle NJ64311350.
100x100px Tomnaverie recumbent stone circle, Aberdeenshire
Angus
100x100px Balkemback stone circle, Tealing NO38183844.
100x100px Colmeallie stone circle NO56567811.
Fife
100x100px Balbirnie Stone Circle near Glenrothes [ ⚑ ] 56°12′50″N 3°09′11″W / 56.21384°N 3.15293°W / 56.21384; -3.15293
Perth and Kinros
100x100px Croft Moraig – 6 km (4 mi) southwest of Aberfeldy, Scotland NN79754726
Stirling
100x100px Killin – at the western end of Loch Tay NN576327.

North West Scotland

Orkney
There are two stone circles on Orkney, both on the Mainland.[16]
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records a possible third at Stoneyhill, also on the Mainland.[17]
100x100px Ring of Brodgar – A 60 stone ring (27 still standing) [ ⚑ ] 59°00′05″N 3°13′47″W / 59.0015°N 3.2297°W / 59.0015; -3.2297
100x100px Standing Stones of Stenness [ ⚑ ] 58°59′38″N 3°12′29″W / 58.9939°N 3.2081°W / 58.9939; -3.2081
Shetland
Aubrey Burl's gazetteer lists seven sites in Shetland, but notes that all are dubious.[18]
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records three stone circles.[19]
It does not include Hjaltadans, which is instead categorised as a 'stone setting'.[20]
100x100px Hjaltadans near Fetlar [ ⚑ ] 60°36′37″N 0°51′56″W / 60.6102°N 0.86555°W / 60.6102; -0.86555
Western Isles
Lewis 100x100px Callanish I
100x100px Callanish II Lewis, a smaller stone circle
100x100px Callanish III Lewis, a smaller stone circle
100x100px Callanish IV Lewis, a smaller stone circle
100x100px Callanish VIII Lewis, a smaller stone semicircle
North Uist 100x100px Pobull Fhinn NF8427465010.

Northern Ireland

Counties and districts of Northern Ireland
County Photo Notes
Down 100x100px Ballynoe stone circle
Fermanagh 100x100px Drumskinny stone circle
Tyrone 100x100px Beaghmore – Located outside Cookstown. Seven circles, along with cairns and stone rows. One circle, known as the Dragon's Teeth, is filled with more than 800 small stones.

Republic of Ireland

Counties of Ireland


There are 187 stone circles in the Republic of Ireland. The vast majority of these are in County Cork, which has 103 circles. There are 20 circles in County Kerry and 11 in County Mayo.[12] There is also a large fully intact stone circle in Grange in County Limerick, near Lough Gur[21]Grange[22]

County Cork

100x100px Ardgroom SW –known locally as "Canfea",
southwest of the village of Ardgroom on the Beara Peninsula.
Breeny More Stone Circle
100x100px Carrigagulla, about 18 stones,
to the north of the village of Ballinagree.
Carrigaphooca stone circle, 3 stones,
next to Carrigaphooca Castle.
100x100px Derreenataggart stone circle
100x100px Drombeg stone circle, west of Rosscarbery.
100x100px Kealkill stone circle, overlooking Bantry Bay.
100x100px Knocknakilla, between Macroom and Millstreet.
100x100px Glantane east, between Macroom and Millstreet.
100x100px Templebryan Stone Circle, between Bandon and Millstreet.

Donegal

100x100px Beltany stone circle

Kerry

100x100px Kenmare stone circle
100x100px Lissyvigeen stone circle
100x100px Shronebirrane stone circle
Uragh Stone Circle
100x100px Cashelkeelty Stone Circles

France

Regions and depart­ments of France

Brittany

Morbihan 100x100px Cromlech d'Er Lannic (fr), on a small Island near the south coast [ ⚑ ] 47°34′04″N 2°53′57″W / 47.56778°N 2.89924°W / 47.56778; -2.89924
100x100px Cromlech de Crucuno (fr), rectangular instead of circular [ ⚑ ] 47°37′27″N 3°07′21″W / 47.6241°N 3.1226°W / 47.6241; -3.1226
100x100px Kergonan Cromlech (fr) [ ⚑ ] 47°35′27″N 2°51′05″W / 47.5908°N 2.85147°W / 47.5908; -2.85147
Ille-et-Vilaine 100x100px Le Tribunal (fr) near Saint-Just, half circle [ ⚑ ] 47°45′55″N 1°59′23″W / 47.76518°N 1.9898°W / 47.76518; -1.9898
100x100px Les Demoiselles de Langon (fr/de) ("the Young Ladies"),
straight alignments and a circular one		 [ ⚑ ] 47°43′15″N 1°51′16″W / 47.7208°N 1.8544°W / 47.7208; -1.8544

Normandy

Manche 100x100px Cromlech de l'Œillet (fr/de), near Granville,
nowadays in the mudflat of the coast		 [ ⚑ ] 48°52′44″N 1°49′16″W / 48.8788°N 1.82124°W / 48.8788; -1.82124

Hauts-de-France

Pas-de-Calais 100x100px Tumulus des Sept-Bonnettes (fr/de) ("the Seven Caps") [ ⚑ ] 50°16′38″N 2°58′29″E / 50.2771°N 2.9748°E / 50.2771; 2.9748

Occitania

Haute Garonne No Commons photo available Mail de Soupène,[23] group of 14 stone circles [ ⚑ ] 42°48′55″N 0°32′19″E / 42.8153°N 0.5386°E / 42.8153; 0.5386
No Commons photo available Port de Pierrefitte,[23] one the border to Hautes-Pyrénées, reconstructed stone circle with a central pillar [ ⚑ ] 42°52′06″N 0°28′10″E / 42.8682319°N 0.4693822°E / 42.8682319; 0.4693822
No Commons photo available Sarrat de Cousseillot,[23] group of 4 stone circles [ ⚑ ] 42°48′59″N 0°32′14″E / 42.8164°N 0.5371°E / 42.8164; 0.5371

Spain

All cromlechs are localized in the north of this region, in the Pyrenees near the French border.

100x100px Arriurdiñetako lepoa cromlecha, two circles of lying stones on a hilltop near Arano, [ ⚑ ] 43°10′37″N 1°54′09″W / 43.176925°N 1.902381°W / 43.176925; -1.902381
100x100px
Two or more stone circles on Argintzu hilltop, southwest of Baztan		 [ ⚑ ] 43°03′35″N 1°29′05″W / 43.0598°N 1.4847°W / 43.0598; -1.4847
100x100px Cromlech Gorramendiko Egia, stone in circle on a hilly mountain ridge 8 km north east of Baztan and 4 km from the French border [ ⚑ ] 43°12′21″N 1°26′19″W / 43.2058°N 1.4387°W / 43.2058; -1.4387
100x100px Errekaleku cromlechs, circles of lying stones near the mountain range and border to Guipuzkoa west of Goizueta [ ⚑ ] 43°10′18″N 1°54′34″W / 43.17168°N 1.90944°W / 43.17168; -1.90944
100x100px Cromlech du col d'Ibardin, circle of lying stones near the French border between Urrugne (F) and Bera (E) [ ⚑ ] 43°18′46″N 1°41′50″W / 43.3129°N 1.69718°W / 43.3129; -1.69718
100x100px Lakendiko Gaña near Arano, circle of lying stones on a hilly mountain range near the French border [ ⚑ ] 43°10′21″N 1°54′25″W / 43.1726°N 1.9070°W / 43.1726; -1.9070
100x100px Ontzorrozko Gaña, circle of lying stones on a hilly mountain range [ ⚑ ] 43°10′42″N 1°54′03″W / 43.1784°N 1.9008°W / 43.1784; -1.9008
100x100px Cromlech de Organbide, circle of upright stones, mostly small and two middle size, near the small road from Orbaizeta to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port crossing the French border [ ⚑ ] 43°02′59″N 1°12′48″W / 43.04968°N 1.21335°W / 43.04968; -1.21335
100x100px Urgaratako Gaña, stone circle on a central hilly summit west of Goizueta [ ⚑ ] 43°10′41″N 1°53′31″W / 43.1780°N 1.8919°W / 43.1780; -1.8919

Basque Country

Álava-Araba 100x100px Mendiluze Cromlech circle of seven (partly high) upright stones and a lot of low stones,
in the mountains south east of Agurain/Salvatierra		 [ ⚑ ] 42°50′23″N 2°17′12″W / 42.83976°N 2.28666°W / 42.83976; -2.28666
Guipuzkoa 100x100px Crómlech de Eteneta (es/fr/de), an exactly shaped menhir in the outline of a circle of simlpe stones, southeast of Andoain, [ ⚑ ] 43°12′01″N 1°57′51″W / 43.20025°N 1.96405°W / 43.20025; -1.96405
100x100px Mendizorrotz cromlech,small stone circle on the homonymous mountain near Donostia-San Sebastián [ ⚑ ] 43°17′49″N 2°04′28″W / 43.297028°N 2.074374°W / 43.297028; -2.074374
100x100px Oihanleku cromlech, near the mountaine range south east of Errenteria [ ⚑ ] 43°15′15″N 1°49′36″W / 43.2541°N 1.8266°W / 43.2541; -1.8266

Extremadura

100x100px Crómlech de Las Lanchuelas, close circle of big stones around a slightly higher central stone, situated east of the homonyme village near Valencia de Alcántara, Province of Cáceres, and very near to the Portuguese border [ ⚑ ] 39°21′32″N 7°13′24″W / 39.35893°N 7.22344°W / 39.35893; -7.22344

Andalusia

100x100px La Torre-La Janera megalithic site, near lower river Guadiana, Province of Huelva, west of Andalusia, among several other Neolithic monuments comprising two stone circles[24] [ ⚑ ] 37°19′59″N 7°24′21″W / 37.3331°N 7.4058°W / 37.3331; -7.4058

Portugal

All stone circles of Portugal are situated in Évora District

100x100px
Almendres Cromlech, near Évora		 [ ⚑ ] 38°33′27″N 8°03′40″W / 38.5575°N 8.0612°W / 38.5575; -8.0612
100x100px Cromeleque do Monte das Fontaínhas Velhas,[25] very small, six upright stones around a higher central pillar [ ⚑ ] 38°55′53″N 8°07′15″W / 38.9315°N 8.1209°W / 38.9315; -8.1209
100x100px Cromeleque dos Cuncos[26] [ ⚑ ] 38°38′42″N 8°17′28″W / 38.645063°N 8.291176°W / 38.645063; -8.291176
100x100px Portela de Mogos (pt/es/fr/de), enclosure about 40 Stones near Évora [ ⚑ ] 38°37′35″N 8°01′32″W / 38.6264°N 8.0256°W / 38.6264; -8.0256
100x100px Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech [ ⚑ ] 38°37′21″N 8°00′30″W / 38.6225°N 8.0084°W / 38.6225; -8.0084
100x100px Cromeleque do Xerez[27] near Monsaraz,
rectangular enclosure around a very high central pillar		 [ ⚑ ] 38°27′13″N 7°22′16″W / 38.4535°N 7.3710°W / 38.4535; -7.3710

Germany

States of Germany
Bundesland (State) Photo Notes Co-ordinates
Schleswig-Holstein 100x100px Damp Steinkreis (de) near Damp, near the Baltic Sea Coast [ ⚑ ] 54°35′15″N 9°59′56″E / 54.58739°N 9.99888°E / 54.58739; 9.99888
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 100x100px Steintanz ("dancing stones") (de) near Netzeband,
Katzow, Landkreis Vorpommern-Greifswald		 [ ⚑ ] 54°04′24″N 13°43′10″E / 54.07331°N 13.7195°E / 54.07331; 13.7195
Hesse 100x100px Group of Menhirs (de), considered the rest of a circle, near Darmstadt,
roughly between 6th and 3rd millennium BC		 [ ⚑ ] 49°52′21″N 8°43′41″E / 49.8726°N 8.72805°E / 49.8726; 8.72805

Poland

Voivodeships of Poland
Voivodeship Photo (Photo) Notes Co-ordinates
Pomeranian
Voivodeship 		100x100px Stone circle near Odry[28] [ ⚑ ] 53°53′57″N 17°59′37″E / 53.8992°N 17.9936°E / 53.8992; 17.9936
100x100px
Węsiory,
very different circular groups of stones		 [ ⚑ ] 54°13′02″N 17°50′23″E / 54.2172°N 17.8397°E / 54.2172; 17.8397

Bulgaria

200x100px Dolni Glavanak Cromlech, 8th-7th century BC

Sweden

200x100px Ale's Stones, near Ystad, Skåne,
some ring, but in the shape of a ship, Nordic Iron Age

Morocco

 Mzoura Cromlech, 5th to 4th century BC

Japan

The Ōyu Stone Circles (大湯環状列石 Ōyu Kanjyō Resseki) is a late Jōmon period (approx. 2,000 – 1,500 BC) archaeological site in the city of Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The site consists of two large stone circles located on an artificially flattened plateau on the left bank of the Oyu River, a tributary of the Yoneshiro River in northeastern Akita Prefecture. The site was discovered in 1931, with detailed archaeological excavations taking place in 1946, and in 1951–1952.

The larger circle, named the “Manza” circle has a diameter of 46 meters, and is the largest stone circle found in Japan. A number of reconstructions of Jomon period dwellings have been built around the site. The slightly smaller circle, named the “Nonakado” circle, is 42 meters in diameter and is located around 90 meters away, separated from the “Manza” circle by Akita Prefectural Route 66. Each circle is made from rounded river stones brought from another river approximately 7 kilometers away. Each circle in concentric, with and inner and an outer ring separated by an open strip approximately 8 meters wide.[29] Each circle contains smaller clusters of stone, including standing stones surrounded by elongated stones in a radiating orientation, forming a sundial which points toward the sunset on the summer solstice and allows for calculation of the winter solstice, the vernal equinox and the sun's movements.[30]

Each circle is surrounded by the remains of buildings, storage pits and garbage dumps, and clay figurines, clayware and stoneware (including everyday pottery), stone swords and objects have been discovered. Although the form of the stone circles made have been based on the shape of circular settlements, there is no indication of permanent settlement on the site.

The site has been submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions.

Golan (Syria/Israel)

200px Rujm el-Hiri, 4000–3000 BCE, northeast of the Sea of Galilee [ ⚑ ] 32°54′31″N 35°48′04″E / 32.908651°N 35.801037°E / 32.908651; 35.801037

Australia

See also Aboriginal stone arrangement Stone circles in Australia are sometimes revered as sacred sites by Australian Aboriginal people's. While often small, there are some large stones comparable to their European counterparts, particularly in Victoria. While some are small and not well attended, others are well-known, for instance the stone arrangements in Victoria at Carisbrook and Lake Bolac.[31]

Brazil

200px Stone arrangements probably built by an indigenous people, core of the Parque Arqueológico do Solstício[32] in the state of Amapá, north of the mouth of Amazonas River [ ⚑ ] 2°28′36″N 51°00′38″W / 2.476667°N 51.010556°W / 2.476667; -51.010556

See also

  • Stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany
  • List of Stone Age art
  • Göbekli Tepe
  • Medicine wheel of Indigenous peoples of the Americas

References

  1. ↑ Aubrey, Burl (2000). The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. New Haven; London: Yale University Press. pp. 395. ISBN 978-0300083477. https://books.google.com/books?id=cL5KcoqiOnoC&q=The%20Stone%20Circles%20of%20Britain%2C%20Ireland%20and%20Brittany&pg=PA395. 
  2. ↑ Burl, Aubrey (2000). The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. New Haven; London: Yale University Press. pp. 403. ISBN 978-0300083477. https://archive.org/details/stonecirclesofbr0000burl. "The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany." 
  3. ↑ Megalith Guernsey: L'Islet
  4. ↑ Kent County Council: Neotlithic Kent
  5. ↑ The Megalithic Portal: Alpham stone - Stone Circle in Essex?
  6. ↑ The Megalithic Portal: Stone circle in East Anglian village?
  7. ↑ The Megalithic Portal: Appletreewick - Stone Circle in England in Yorkshire (North)
  8. ↑ The Megalithic Portal: Healey Stone Circles (Masham) - Stone Circle in England in Yorkshire (North)
  9. ↑ The Megalithic Portal: Harwood Dale - Stone Circle in England in Yorkshire (North)
  10. ↑ The Megalithic Portal: High Bridestones (Yorks) - Stone Circle in England in Yorkshire (North)
  11. ↑ The Megalithic Portal: Lune Head - Stone Circle in England in County Durham
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Burl, Aubrey (2000). The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. New Haven; London: Yale University Press. pp. 394. ISBN 978-0300083477. https://archive.org/details/stonecirclesofbr0000burl. "The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany." 
  13. ↑ "Canmore Advanced Search: Stone Circle: Dumfries and Galloway". http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/results/?site_type_term=Stone+circle&council_code=170&submit=search&show=all. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Canmore Advanced Search: Stone Circle: North Ayrshire". http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/results/?sitename=&site_type_term=Stone+circle&site_discipline=&numlink=&mapno=&site=&council_code=310&parish=&region_code=&district_code=&county_code=&ngr=&locat_xy_radius_m=&collection_name=&biblio_surname=&biblio_inits=&biblio_title=&biblio_date=&biblio_journal=&submit=search. 
  15. ↑ "Canmore Advanced Search: Stone Circle: Scottish Borders". http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/results/?sitename=&site_type_term=Stone+circle&site_discipline=&numlink=&mapno=&site=&council_code=140&parish=&region_code=&district_code=&county_code=&ngr=&locat_xy_radius_m=&collection_name=&biblio_surname=&biblio_inits=&biblio_title=&biblio_date=&biblio_journal=&submit=search. 
  16. ↑ Burl, Aubrey (2000). The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 210. 
  17. ↑ "Canmore: Stoneyhill". http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/306456/details/stoneyhill/. 
  18. ↑ Burl, Aubrey (2005). A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. New Haven; London: Yale University Press. pp. 214. 
  19. ↑ "Canmore Advanced Search: Stone Circle: Shetland Islands". http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/results/?sitename=&site_type_term=Stone+circle&site_discipline=&numlink=&mapno=&site=&council_code=360&parish=&region_code=&district_code=&county_code=&ngr=&locat_xy_radius_m=&collection_name=&biblio_surname=&biblio_inits=&biblio_title=&biblio_date=&biblio_journal=&submit=search. 
  20. ↑ "Canmore: Fetlar, Gravins, Fidler's Crus". http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/1466/details/fetlar+gravins+fiddler+s+crus/. 
  21. ↑ Prendergast, Frank (2015-07-10). "The Great Stone Circle (B) at Grange, Co. Limerick". Journal of Skyscape Archaeology 1 (1): 65–92. doi:10.1558/jsa.v1i1.26955. ISSN 2055-3498. http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/jsa.v1i1.26955. 
  22. ↑ George., Roche, Helen. Eogan (2004). From megaliths to metal : essays in honour of George Eogan. Oxbow Books. ISBN 1-84217-151-8. OCLC 56955668. http://worldcat.org/oclc/56955668. 
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 see http-colon-slash-slach-cromlechpirenaico.blogspot.com/2012/12/cromlechs-de-haute-garonne.html = Cromlechs de Haute Garonne (disapproved by WP, but not commercial at all)
  24. ↑ El sitio megalítico de La Torre-La Janera (Huelva): monumentalidades prehistóricas del Bajo Guadiana
  25. ↑ Pesquisa de Património Imóvel n°73027, Cromeleque do Monte das Fontaínhas Velhas
  26. ↑ official list entry imovel 6102318
  27. ↑ Patrimonio Cultural – Arqueologia, n° 53932, Cromeleque do Xarez/Xerez
  28. ↑ https://www.klubpodroznikow.com/relacje/polska/polska-ciekawe-miejsca/451-kregi-kamienne-w-odrach
  29. ↑ Naumann, Nelly (2000). Japanese Prehistory: The Material and Spiritual Culture of the Jōmon Period. Asien-und Afrika-Studien der Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin (Book 6). Harrassowitz Verlag. pp. 36–37. ISBN 3447043296. 
  30. ↑ Habu, Junko (2000). Ancient Jomon of Japan. Cambridge University Press. p. 184. ISBN 0521776708. 
  31. ↑ Long, A. & Schell, P., 1999, Lake Bolac stone arrangement (AAV 7422-394); management plan. An unpublished report to Aboriginal Affairs Victoria.
  32. ↑ Agence France Presse (AFP). doi:10.1163/9789004337862_lgbo_com_010242. 

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