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A wonderful site in Mongolia with numerous standing stones and approx. 500 graves from the Scythian age and earlier have been identified by researchers. The site is is guarded by a Mongolian volunteer during the summer period.
The Long Rock takes some finding, concealed as it is by a small wood and a blanket of ferns. It stands 2.4 meters high with a smooth face that leans towards the southeast and tapers slightly at the top. Flint tools have been found nearby.
The Biggest Stone circle in the world. Constructed over several hundred years in the Third Millennium BC,[1] during the Neolithic, or New Stone Age, the monument comprises a large henge (a bank and a ditch) with a large outer stone circle and two separ… Read More >
The Standing Stones of Stenness is a Neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. This may be the oldest henge site in the British Isles. Various traditions associated with the stones survived into the moder… Read More >
The Stone Lud is a standing stone in the parish of Bower in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland. It is located and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of Castletown. The stone has been claimed as the grave stone of Ljot Thorfinnsson, the 10th cen… Read More >
Druid’s Circle (also called Meini Hirion or Y Meini Hirion) is the name of a stone circle south of Penmaenmawr, west of Conwy in the north of Wales, which strongly reminds of Lakeland circles like Swinside. Meini Hirion – Welsh for “long stones” – is a… Read More >
Menhir, Meini Hiron, Standing Stone. Said to be the remainder of a stone circle. They are located in a field west of the A496, and east of the River Artro (Welsh Afon Artro) northwest of the church of Llanbedr and north of the village, at Harlech in Gw… Read More >
Clodagh Standing Stones is a pair of standing stones forming a stone row and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland. The stones possibly date to the Bronze Age period.
Circumference 4 m (13 ft) Height 3 m (10 ft) Founded c. 2000–500 BC Clochafarmore (Cúchulainn’s Stone) is a menhir (standing stone) and National Monument in County Louth, Ireland. This standing stone is traditionally associated with the death of the le… Read More >
The stone circle of Uragh North in County Kerry in Ireland stands on the Beara Peninsula between the lakes Cloonee Lough (Upper) and Loch Inchiquin in Uragh (Irish Úrach). The river Ameen connecting the two lakes flows about 200 meters to the north. Th… Read More >
Maughanasilly Stone Row is a stone row and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland. The stone row is located to the northeast of Lough Atooreen, on the eastern slopes of Knockbreteen, 2.3 km (1.4 mi) north of Kealkill. Another stone circle is… Read More >
The Knocknakilla is a megalithic complex situated between Macroom and Millstreet, in County Cork, Ireland. It is set in blanket peatland on the north-west upper slopes of Musherabeg mountain and is thought to be 3500 years old. The mid-Cork area is ric… Read More >
The stones possibly date to the Bronze Age period. It points towards Dunbeacon stone circle 400 m (¼ mile) to the west and the stones may have been used for astronomical observation. They were removed in 1980 but the stones were replaced in 1983 by the… Read More >
Beenalaght (An Seisear in Irish, meaning The Six) is an alignment of six standing stones located on a flat pasture in Reanthesure, 0.5km west of the village of Bweeng, County Cork, Ireland. It is 13.6km (8.5 miles) south-west of Mallow, on a hill to th… Read More >
The Hill O Many Stanes is a south-facing hillside in Mid Clyth, about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of Wick in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, which has about 200 upright stones, none more than a metre high, set out in rows running approxim… Read More >
Drizzlecombe or Thrushelcombe is an area of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England, containing a number of Bronze Age stone rows, cairns and menhirs. There are three principal stone rows each with an associated barrow and terminal menhir. Most of the… Read More >
Stalldown Barrow, sometimes called Staldon, is a megalithic site in Devon, about 5 km from Harford. It consists of a long stone row. It is fairly close to the stone circle on Stall Moor.
The largest known dolmen in North America, with a 90-ton capstone, located at North Salem, NY. It was incorrectly attributed to “the action of the Ice Age”, which probably should mean, the Boulder is not from that area and got there by Ice movements, h… Read More >
On Ganghwa Island, there are 127 Table and Go-Board dolmens, divided into five collections at five different locations at the northern foot of Mount Goryeo, at altitudes ranging from 100 meters to 200 meters above sea level. 66 of them are in good shap… Read More >
In a hilly area south of the Jiseokgang, a tributary of the Yeonsangang, 597 dolmens were found in the Bogeomjae valley, which connects the villages of Hyosan-ri in the northwest and Teashin-ri in the southeast. Even former quarries, from which the dol… Read More >
Gochang has the densest accumulation of dolmens in the world. Over 2000 dolmens have been found in 85 different locations in groups in the county. Of these, 442, located along a 1.7 km stretch on the southern slope of a hilly area north of the village… Read More >
Silicon pudding 130x200x30 cm a triangularly shaped menhir called “La Pierre Pointue”, its name of “Pierre Saint Urbain” (a Saint Pape whose Rillé has relics) is probably an attempt to sanctify the stone that was to be the occasion of a pagan rite. Thi… Read More >
It is a megalithic alignment of three main menhirs roughly aligned with the east-west direction. The two large menhirs in a siliceous pudding, oriental and central vaguely resemble the silhouette of a dog sitting. Between them, a block dug up and displ… Read More >
The site is called “La Pierre qui Tourne”, which would imply one stone – but there are two. The stone on the left, broken at mid-height then repaired, is called “Pierre qui Tourne”. The stone on the right is called “Polissoir” (polishing stone). Both a… Read More >
The stone is halfway between Hettstedt and Gerbstedt, directly on the road 158, about 1100 m east of the intersection with the highway 72 to Welfesholz and Sandersleben (Anhalt). Originally he was in the middle of the field. While moving the stone, a s… Read More >
The stone is located east of Hettstedt in the middle of the field, 500 meters from the nearest dirt road. It is a slightly elevated, sloping southeastern terrain. The stone rests in a pile of earth, in which two smaller stones are stuck. In the vicinit… Read More >
This grave is the last reasonably preserved megalithic grave on the island of Usedom. After having blown up two large stone tombs at Lütow as early as 1907, investigations were carried out on the Stone Age site in 1936. The excavations yielded numerous… Read More >
The north-south oriented Hünenbett is about 16 m long and 5 m wide. Of the former 30 curbs are still 17 available. There are wedge holes on the curbs, used to split them. From the chamber, only a support and a capstone are obtained. On the capstone are… Read More >
In 1967, this menhir system was discovered with at least 14 stones (which is probably the remains of a stone circle), to the left and right of the Ruthsenbach. Originally, the creek flowed through the meadow but was then relocated in today’s time. Of t… Read More >
This dolmen is a non-faithful reconstruction of a dolmen found in this area in the 19th century. It was erected here between 1924 and 1930. You drive the Nimrodtstraße to the southwestern end. There you turn off the car and go over the end of the road… Read More >
The menhir made of about 1.90 meters high sandstone was located originally about 150 meters field inwards. He is 150 meters behind the exit towards Siegersleben on the right side. Directly at the end of the village is on the left side of the road, a fi… Read More >
Called Hoyerstein or Löchrige Stein in German, to note is the similar wording of the English “Holey”, German “Hoyer”, both meaning “löchrig”, hence, “holey”. Around the Menhir rank some legends, which where counted, among others, by the Brothers Grimm,… Read More >
Also “Lapis Longus”, protected by a glass case is a stele of gneiss at the Lungo Piazza d’Armi in Chivasso in the metropolitan city of Turin in Piedmont in Italy. The stele is about four meters high and one and a half tons heavy. Large round lead-fille… Read More >
The monolith, carved in gneiss, is a kind of column measuring 4.20 m in height for an estimated weight of 2500 kg; its circumference is between 1 m at the top and 2 m at the base1. It could be a funeral monument dating from the Bronze Age or the Iron A… Read More >
From Javorník to Zuklín, first we pass the stone block at the crossroads and after 300 m we turn to the forest path, after which we reach the menhir after about 200 m. The menhir has an information board. The local government has set up small informati… Read More >
The landscape of Bohemian Merano offers a wide range of various monuments and natural attractions, lovers of megalithic buildings, however, most are likely attracted by a unique complex of granite menhirs – probably from the late or late Stone Age. Pos… Read More >
We know that the area around Korczew was inhabited very early – the oldest traces of human settlements in nearby Tokary are over 11,000 years old, and the whole region abounds in archaeological sources. The oldest monument of Korczew is the Menhir ston… Read More >
Originally, this majestic stone was found about 2 km from the current location (airline) in the Dolín village, where he had been gazing for many millennia in the Central Bohemian Mountains and of course on the mysterious Říp mountain. Chronicle recordi… Read More >
This prehistoric Menhir, with height of 3.3 m (11 ft) the tallest in the Czech Republic. It is an upright, lonely standing stone, called Zkamenělý pastýř(“Shepherd turned-into-stone”) or Kamenný muž (“Stone Man”), in a field several hundred metres nort… Read More >
No one was not even aware of this menhir was actually a menhir, since in the 17th century a double-iron iron cross was inserted into it, which was depicted in the drawing of 1932. The cross was violently defeated during the Second World War. In 1896 a… Read More >
The megalith is located on the edge of the RD 313 southwest of the town of Saint-Etienne-du-Vauvray between the plateau and the Eure a few hundred meters. The menhir of Lower Cremonville is a block of Senonian limestone 3.30 m high, with an average wid… Read More >
The menhir is a block of almost rectangular sandstone. It is 2.40 m high, 1.40 m wide and 0.70 m thick on average. Its presence hinders the exploitation of a sandpit, it was shot around 1911-1912 and then straightened after backfilling of it at the end… Read More >
Sandstone measuring 160×170 centimeters, it stands in the north of Bourg, in a vineyard located at the top of the spur overlooking the village. This Menhir is located not far from the village of Crotelles on the hill overlooking it. This stone is also… Read More >
The menhir de la Roche (Of the Rock) is located southeast of the town of Gorron, on private land, at the edge of a tributary stream of the Colmont, the place called Pre Neuf sous Vallons. The meadow in which it is found is frequently occupied by cattle… Read More >
The menhir is classified as Historic Monuments by order of 12 July 19891. It is a monolithic quartzite block with a height of 2.70 m, 2 m wide and 1.15 m2 thick. According to Abbé Baudry, three other small standing menhirs were visible in the area near… Read More >
The menhir is located 60 m southeast of Normandeau windmill which gave it its name and about 300 m from the raised stone Charbonneau. It consists of a granite block called “Tiffauges”, rock that outcrops in the surrounding fields and sometimes granite… Read More >
With its 6,20 m off the ground, the Grande Pierre Levée de la Bretellière (Great Lifting Stone of Bretelliere) is the highest menhir in the department of Maine-et-Loire2. Fusiform, its base perimeter measures 7.70 m. It is made of granite called “Aubie… Read More >
Instead of one again two menhirs, sandstone. The Rooster is a rectangular prismatic slab 2 m high slightly bent towards the south. The stone is pierced obliquely in its upper part by a hole 7 cm to 10 cm wide and 1 m deep, probably of natural origin. T… Read More >
The Pierres de Mère et la Fille (Stone of Mother and Daughter) are located northeast of Saint-Jean -de-la-Motte and La Flèche in the department of Sarthe in France. From the former row of stones, three menhirs have survived the destruction of the 19th… Read More >
Dolmen collapsed by breaking the main slab and another slab of cover, all falling into the room. The bedside has also rocked and we can distinguish a portico entrance. There are fragments of Roman bricks, a sign of the late use of the site.
The Menhir de la Pierre Attelée (Hitched Stone) is located in a public park north of the Chemin du Reveau road in Saint-Brevin-les-Pins in the Loire-Atlantique department of France. The approximately cuboid Menhir Pierre Attelée has a height of 2.7 m,… Read More >
Located about one kilometre south of the city Solre-le-Chateau, in a field to the left of the road that leads to the hamlet of L’Épine, they are menhirs of Landenian sandstone. They were three originally, but one of them was broken in the nineteenth ce… Read More >
In Chavin de Huantar’s ruinen bin ich in jedes loch reingekrochen das ich reinkam. Bei den Wasserkanälen bin ich nicht an dessen enden gekommen. Einerr währe sehr interessant weil er licht hat. Die kabel sind zwar gekappt, gehen aber weiter als ich geg… Read More >