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Megalithic structure

132 sacred places classified as megalithic structure in Pilgrim Map. This form sits within archaeological place.

Temple Wood Stone Circle
Celtic and Prehistoric

Temple Wood Stone Circle

Kilmartin, Scotland, United Kingdom

In the heart of Kilmartin Glen, where western Scotland gathers its ancient monuments into one of Europe's densest prehistoric landscapes, Temple Wood Stone Circle stands...

The Devils Arrows
Celtic and Prehistoric

The Devils Arrows

Boroughbridge, England, United Kingdom

Rising from the fields west of Boroughbridge, the Devil's Arrows are among Britain's tallest and most mysterious standing stones....

The Setter Stone
Celtic and Prehistoric

The Setter Stone

Eday, Scotland, United Kingdom

On the island of Eday, one of Orkney's less-visited northern isles, a single standing stone rises approximately four and a half metres from the moorland....

Tomb of Eagles
Celtic and Prehistoric

Tomb of Eagles

South Ronaldsay, Scotland, United Kingdom

On the southeastern tip of South Ronaldsay, where Orkney meets the open sea, a Neolithic chambered cairn stands near the cliff edge....

Torrylin Cairn
Celtic and Prehistoric

Torrylin Cairn

Kilmory, Scotland, United Kingdom

On the south coast of Arran, beside the quiet waters of Kilmory Water, a low arrangement of stones marks where Neolithic communities brought their dead....

Trellyffaint Burial Chamber
Celtic and Prehistoric

Trellyffaint Burial Chamber

Nevern, Wales, United Kingdom

Raised some six thousand years ago on a Pembrokeshire ridge, Trellyffaint Burial Chamber stands as one of Wales's oldest megalithic monuments....

Trethevy Quoit
Celtic and Prehistoric

Trethevy Quoit

St Cleer, England, United Kingdom

Rising from the fields of east Cornwall, Trethevy Quoit has stood for over five thousand years as one of Britain's finest portal dolmens....

Unstan Chambered Cairn
Celtic and Prehistoric

Unstan Chambered Cairn

Stenness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Unstan Chambered Cairn stands on a promontory reaching into the Loch of Stenness, where Neolithic communities placed their dead between land and water for over a thousand...

Vinquoy Chambered Cairn
Celtic and Prehistoric

Vinquoy Chambered Cairn

Eday, Scotland, United Kingdom

On the summit of Vinquoy Hill, the highest point on the island of Eday in Orkney, a Neolithic chambered cairn commands views across Calf Sound and the northern isles....

Yockenthwaite stone circle
Celtic and Prehistoric

Yockenthwaite stone circle

Buckden, England, United Kingdom

Hidden in the remote valley of Langstrothdale, the Yockenthwaite Stone Circle marks a four-thousand-year-old burial site where Bronze Age peoples laid their dead to rest....

Karahunj stone ring

Karahunj stone ring

Սյունիքի մարզ, Հայաստան

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Chijin Yama stone ring, Otaru, Hokkaido

Chijin Yama stone ring, Otaru, Hokkaido

小樽市, 後志総合振興局, 日本

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