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Akyū Ruins
Jomon

Akyū Ruins

Hara, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Six thousand years ago, the Jomon people gathered here to tend sacred fires beneath the gaze of Mount Tateshina....

Avebury
UNESCOPagan

Avebury

Avebury, England, United Kingdom

Avebury is a stone circle of sacred significance.42890, -1.85487. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological, ceremonial. Tradition: Pagan....

Ballynoe Stone Circle, Downpatrick, Ireland
Prehistoric

Ballynoe Stone Circle, Downpatrick, Ireland

Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Ballynoe Stone Circle, Downpatrick, Ireland is a stone circle of sacred significance.29072, -5.72588. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological.

Boscawen-un Stone Circle

Boscawen-un Stone Circle

St Buryan, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Boscawen-un Stone Circle is a stone circle of sacred significance.08983, -5.61929. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological, ceremonial.

Brisworthy Stone Circle

Brisworthy Stone Circle

Shaugh Prior, Devon, United Kingdom

Brisworthy Stone Circle is a stone circle of sacred significance.47159, -4.02406. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological....

Callanish 4 Stone Circle
Pre-Christian

Callanish 4 Stone Circle

Callanish, Alba / Scotland

Callanish 4 Stone Circle in Callanish, , Alba / Scotland.

Callanish II Stone Circle
Pre-Christian

Callanish II Stone Circle

Callanish, Alba / Scotland

Callanish II Stone Circle in Callanish, , Alba / Scotland.

Callanish Standing Stone Circle
Pre-Christian

Callanish Standing Stone Circle

Callanish, Alba / Scotland

Callanish Standing Stone Circle in Callanish, , Alba / Scotland.

Callanish Stone Circle 8
Pre-Christian

Callanish Stone Circle 8

Callanish, Alba / Scotland

Callanish Stone Circle 8 in Callanish, , Alba / Scotland.

Callanish Stone Circle III
Pre-Christian

Callanish Stone Circle III

Callanish, Alba / Scotland

Callanish Stone Circle III in Callanish, , Alba / Scotland.

Castlerigg stone ring

Castlerigg stone ring

Keswick, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Castlerigg stone ring is a stone circle of sacred significance.60282, -3.09840. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological.

Croft Moraig Stone Circle, Aberfeldy
Celtic/Prehistoric

Croft Moraig Stone Circle, Aberfeldy

Aberfeldy, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom

Croft Moraig Stone Circle, Aberfeldy is a stone circle of sacred significance.60181, -3.96030. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological.

Drombeg Stone Circle, Glandore, Ireland

Drombeg Stone Circle, Glandore, Ireland

County Cork, West Cork, Ireland

Drombeg Stone Circle, Glandore, Ireland is a stone circle of sacred significance.56457, -9.08738. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological, ceremonial.

Drumskinny Stone Circle, Drumskinny, Ireland
Prehistoric

Drumskinny Stone Circle, Drumskinny, Ireland

County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Drumskinny Stone Circle, Drumskinny, Ireland is a stone circle of sacred significance.58431, -7.69009. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological.

Duddo Five Stones, Duddo
Prehistoric

Duddo Five Stones, Duddo

Duddo, England, United Kingdom

Duddo Five Stones, Duddo is a stone circle of sacred significance.68681, -2.11204. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological.

Duloe Stone Circle
Prehistoric

Duloe Stone Circle

Tredinnick, England, United Kingdom

Duloe Stone Circle is a stone circle of sacred significance.39808, -4.48351. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological....

Fernworthy Stone Circle
Prehistoric

Fernworthy Stone Circle

West Devon, England, United Kingdom

Fernworthy Stone Circle is a stone circle of sacred significance.64118, -3.90377. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological.

Gors Fawr stone ring, Mynachlog-ddu, Dyfed, England

Gors Fawr stone ring, Mynachlog-ddu, Dyfed, England

Mynachlog-ddu, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom

Gors Fawr stone ring, Mynachlog-ddu, Dyfed, England is a stone circle of sacred significance.93157, -4.71464. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological, ceremonial.

Hurlers Stone Circles
Prehistoric

Hurlers Stone Circles

Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Hurlers Stone Circles is a stone circles of sacred significance.51661, -4.45806. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological, ceremonial.

Kenmare Stone Circle, Kenmare, Ireland

Kenmare Stone Circle, Kenmare, Ireland

Kenmare, Kenmare Municipal District, Ireland

Kenmare Stone Circle, Kenmare, Ireland is a stone circle of sacred significance.87847, -9.58813. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological.

Kinnell stone circle, Killin
Celtic/Prehistoric

Kinnell stone circle, Killin

Killin, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom

Kinnell stone circle, Killin is a stone circle of sacred significance.46561, -4.31094. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological.

Komakino Stone Circle
Jomon

Komakino Stone Circle

Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Four thousand years ago, Jomon communities leveled a hilltop and arranged nearly three thousand stones in a configuration so distinctive that archaeologists named it the...

Long Meg and Her Daughters stone ring
Prehistoric

Long Meg and Her Daughters stone ring

Little Salkeld, England, United Kingdom

Long Meg and Her Daughters stone ring is a site of sacred significance.72772, -2.66694.

Machrie Moor Stone Circles
Prehistoric

Machrie Moor Stone Circles

Machrie, North Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Machrie Moor Stone Circles in Machrie, North Ayrshire, United Kingdom.

Merry Maidens Stone Circle
Prehistoric

Merry Maidens Stone Circle

Lamorna, England, United Kingdom

Merry Maidens Stone Circle is a site of sacred significance.06513, -5.58873.

Moss Farm Road Stone Circle
Prehistoric

Moss Farm Road Stone Circle

Machrie, North Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Moss Farm Road Stone Circle in Machrie, North Ayrshire, United Kingdom.

Nine Stones Close Stone Circle, Youlgreave
Prehistoric

Nine Stones Close Stone Circle, Youlgreave

Derbyshire Dales, England, United Kingdom

Nine Stones Close Stone Circle, Youlgreave is a site of sacred significance.16046, -1.66443.

Ōmori Katsuyama Stone Circle
Jomon

Ōmori Katsuyama Stone Circle

Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Three thousand years ago, the Jomon people positioned this stone circle with extraordinary precision: on the shortest day of the year, the setting sun descends directly...

Ōyu Stone Circles
Jomon

Ōyu Stone Circles

Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan

On a plateau above the Oyu River in northern Japan, two stone circles have watched the summer solstice sun set along the same axis for 4,000 years....

Pobull Fhinn
Pre-Christian

Pobull Fhinn

Lochmaddy, Alba / Scotland

Pobull Fhinn in Lochmaddy, , Alba / Scotland.

Rollright Stones
Multi-faith

Rollright Stones

West Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Rollright Stones is a site of sacred significance.97551, -1.57081. The Rollright Stones are a complex of three Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monuments near the...

Standing Stones of Stenness
Prehistoric

Standing Stones of Stenness

Stenness, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom

Standing Stones of Stenness in Stenness, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom.

Swinside Stone Circle
Prehistoric

Swinside Stone Circle

Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

Swinside Stone Circle is a site of sacred significance.28249, -3.27393.

Tabata Stone Circle
Jomon

Tabata Stone Circle

Machida, Tokyo, Japan

Five minutes from a Tokyo train station, a ring of stones marks where Jomon peoples gathered three thousand years ago....

Temple Wood Stone Circle
Prehistoric

Temple Wood Stone Circle

Kilmartin, Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom

Temple Wood Stone Circle in Kilmartin, Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom.

Washinoki Stone Circle
Jomon

Washinoki Stone Circle

Mori, Hokkaidō, Japan

Beneath a highway tunnel in southwestern Hokkaido lies Japan's largest stone circle, a 4,000-year-old Jomon burial site that was nearly destroyed by modern construction....

Yockenthwaite stone circle
Prehistoric

Yockenthwaite stone circle

Buckden, England, United Kingdom

Yockenthwaite stone circle is a site of sacred significance.20990, -2.15508.

Yubunezawa Stone Circle
Jomon

Yubunezawa Stone Circle

Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Four thousand years ago, Jomon peoples of northern Japan established this ground exclusively for the dead and for ceremony....