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This is an incomplete photographic list of stone circles.
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.[1]
Brazil
See also Parque Arqueológico do Solstício.[2]
Astronomical Observatory of Calçoene
Britain, Ireland the Channel Islands and Brittany (France)
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.[3]
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.[4]
Guernsey
Jersey
England
Cornwall
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Boscawen-Un – Stone circle with a leaning pillar in its interior.
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Boskednan – a partially restored stone circle near Boskednan, around 6 kilometres (4 miles) northwest of the town of Penzance.
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Craddock Moor – near Minions on Bodmin Moor, 800 m (1⁄2 mi) northwest of The Hurlers.
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Duloe – in the village of Duloe, 8 km (5 mi) from Looe.
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Emblance Downs stone circles – a pair of circles located in the parish of St. Breward on Bodmin Moor.
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Fernacre – located on the slopes of the De Lank River, 2 km (1 1⁄4 mi) northeast of St Breward on Bodmin Moor.
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The Hurlers are a group of three stone circles on Bodmin Moor.
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The Merry Maidens – near St Buryan in West Penwith.
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Nine Stones, Altarnun – 3 km (2 mi) south southeast of Altarnun, 11 km (7 mi) west of Launceston on Bodmin Moor.
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Stannon – near St Breward on Bodmin Moor.
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Tregeseal East – also known as the Tregeseal Dancing Stones, near St Just in West Penwith.
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Trippet stones – Manor Common in Blisland, 9 km (5.6 mi) north northeast of Bodmin on Bodmin Moor.
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Cumbria
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Brat's Hill – The largest of the Burnmoor stone circles: 1.6 km (1 mi) south of Boot.
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Castlerigg – A 33-metre-diameter (108 ft) ring consisting of 38 stones.
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Long Meg and Her Daughters – Around 51 stones set in an oval shape measuring 100 m (330 ft) on its long axis.
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Low Longrigg circles – Two of the Burnmoor stone circles: 2 km (1 mi) south of Boot.
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Swinside – A near perfect circle located in Lake District.
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White Moss stone circles – Two of the Burnmoor stone circles: 1.6 km (1 mi) south of Boot.
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Derbyshire
Devon
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Grey Wethers stone circles
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Dorset
Lancashire
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Cheetham Close – Image of one of the remaining stones at this Druidic, Bronze Age site on the picturesque moors of Egerton, Bolton.
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Northumberland
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Duddo Five Stones – 6 km (4 mi) south of the Scottish border, formerly known as the Four Stones.
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The Goatstones – a Bronze-age four-poster near the village of Wark on Tyne.
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Threestoneburn Stone Circle – a circle of 16 stones in Threestoneburn Wood, near the village of Ilderton.
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Oxfordshire
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The King's Men – one of three monuments that make up the Rollright Stones, found near the village of Long Compton.
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Shropshire
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Mitchell's Fold – A 30 stone ring (15 still standing).
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Somerset
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Stanton Drew – One of three circles located near the village of Stanton Drew.
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Withypool Stone Circle – Located on the Exmoor moorland, near the village of Withypool. Only the stones present on the two ends of the circle are visible.
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West Yorkshire
Wiltshire
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Avebury – A large stone circle surround the village of Avebury.
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Stonehenge – A World Heritage site.
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Northern Ireland
Down
Fermanagh
Tyrone
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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.
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Republic 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.[5] There is also a large fully intact stone circle in Grange in County Limerick, near Lough Gur[6]Grange[7]
Cork
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Ardgroom SW – Known locally as "Canfea", located southwest of the village of Ardgroom on the Beara peninsula.
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Breeny More Stone Circle
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Carrigagulla – About 18 stones located to the north of the village of Ballinagree.
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Carrigaphooca stone circle – 3 stones located next to Carrigaphooca Castle.
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Derreenataggart stone circle
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Drombeg stone circle – Located west of Rosscarbery.
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Kealkill stone circle – Located overlooking Bantry Bay.
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Knocknakilla – Located between Macroom and Millstreet.
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Glantane east – Located between Macroom and Millstreet.
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Templebryan Stone Circle – Located between Bandon and Millstreet.
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Donegal
Kerry
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Kenmare stone circle
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Lissyvigeen stone circle
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Shronebirrane stone circle
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Uragh Stone Circle
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Cashelkeelty Stone Circles
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Scotland
Aberdeen City
Aberdeenshire
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Cullerlie stone circle near Echt, Aberdeenshire.
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Easter Aquhorthies recumbent stone circle, near Inverurie, Aberdeenshire.
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Loanhead of Daviot recumbent stone circle, Aberdeenshire.
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Tomnaverie recumbent stone circle, Aberdeenshire.
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Angus
Argyll and Bute
Dumfries and Galloway
Aubrey Burl lists 43 stone circles in Dumfries and Galloway: 15 in Dumfriesshire; 19 in Kirkcudbrightshire; and 9 in Wigtonshire.[5] 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.[8]
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Twelve Apostles Stone Circle, situated between Holywood and Newbridge, near Dumfries.
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Fife
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Balbirnie Stone Circle near Glenrothes
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North Ayrshire
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records 20 stone circles in North Ayrshire, all on Arran.[9] Five of these are listed as 'possible'.[9] Aubrey Burrel's gazetteer records 19 stone circles on Arran.[5]
Orkney
There are two stone circles on Orkney, both on the Mainland.[10] The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records a possible third at Stoneyhill, also on the Mainland.[11]
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Standing Stones of Stenness, Orkney
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Perth and Kinross
Scottish Borders
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'.[12] Aubrey Burl's gazetteer lists the same number: 2 in Berwickshire; 2 in Peebleshire; 10 in Roxburghshire; and 2 in Selkirkshire.[5]
Shetland
Aubrey Burl's gazetteer lists seven sites in Shetland, but notes that all are dubious.[13] The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records three stone circles.[14] It does not include Hjaltadans, which is instead categorised as a 'stone setting'.[15]
Stirling
Western Isles
Lewis
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Callanish II Lewis, a smaller stone circle.
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Callanish III Lewis, a smaller stone circle.
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Callanish IV Lewis, a smaller stone circle.
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Callanish VIII Lewis, a smaller stone semicircle.
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North Uist
Wales
Bulgaria
Dolni Glavanak Cromlech (8th-7th century BCE)
France
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromlech de Kergenan
Morocco
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.[16] 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.[17]
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.
Poland
Syria
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Rujm el-Hiri (4~3000 BCE) – Located northeast of the Sea of Galilee.
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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
- ↑ Long, A. & Schell, P., 1999, Lake Bolac stone arrangement (AAV 7422-394); management plan. An unpublished report to Aboriginal Affairs Victoria.
- ↑ Agence France Presse (AFP). doi:10.1163/9789004337862_lgbo_com_010242.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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."
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 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."
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "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=®ion_code=&district_code=&county_code=&ngr=&locat_xy_radius_m=&collection_name=&biblio_surname=&biblio_inits=&biblio_title=&biblio_date=&biblio_journal=&submit=search.
- ↑ Burl, Aubrey (2000). The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 210.
- ↑ "Canmore: Stoneyhill". http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/306456/details/stoneyhill/.
- ↑ "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=®ion_code=&district_code=&county_code=&ngr=&locat_xy_radius_m=&collection_name=&biblio_surname=&biblio_inits=&biblio_title=&biblio_date=&biblio_journal=&submit=search.
- ↑ Burl, Aubrey (2005). A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. New Haven; London: Yale University Press. pp. 214.
- ↑ "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=®ion_code=&district_code=&county_code=&ngr=&locat_xy_radius_m=&collection_name=&biblio_surname=&biblio_inits=&biblio_title=&biblio_date=&biblio_journal=&submit=search.
- ↑ "Canmore: Fetlar, Gravins, Fidler's Crus". http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/1466/details/fetlar+gravins+fiddler+s+crus/.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Habu, Junko (2000). Ancient Jomon of Japan. Cambridge University Press. p. 184. ISBN 0521776708.
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