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Sacred site types

214 types, 1,180 sacred places. Built form, landscape, and ritual function as entry points.

Temple

206

Buddhist Temple

123

Church

65

Shrine

59

Archaeological Site

49

Basilica

45

Stone Circle

38

Monastery

32

Cathedral

29

Sanctuary

24

Dolmen

21

Broch

20

Chambered Cairn

16

Geoglyph

16

Mountain

15

Shinto Shrine

14

Sacred Mountain

13

Chapel

10

Mound

10

Ancient City

9

Mausoleum

9

Natural

9

Cairn

8

City

8

Giants' Tomb

8

Mosque

8

Standing Stone

8

Unknown

8

Abbey

7

Rock Art Site

7

Cave

6

Megalithic site

6

Natural Sacred Site

6

Hindu Temple

5

Lake

5

Necropolis

5

Pyramid

5

Pyramid/Tomb

5

Religious

5

Burial Mound

4

Marian Shrine

4

Megalithic monument

4

Nuragic Complex

4

Pilgrimage Site

4

Rock Art

4

Giants' Grave

3

Hill

3

Megalithic

3

Petroglyph Site

3

Sacred Island

3

Sacred Tree

3

Standing Stones

3

Statue

3

Tumulus

3

Vortex Site

3

Black Madonna Statue

2

Burial Cairn

2

Convent

2

Grotto

2

Heiau

2

Henge

2

Hill Fort

2

Holy Well

2

Menhir

2

Mounds

2

National Park

2

Pilgrimage Route

2

Relic

2

Sacred Cave

2

Sacred Hill

2

Sacred Natural Site

2

Sacred Stone

2

Sacred Well

2

Spring

2

Stalled Cairn

2

Stone Monument

2

Stone Row

2

Stupa

2

Tekke

2

Temple Complex

2

Abbey/Ruins

1

Aboriginal sacred site

1

Acropolis

1

Ancient Sacred Precinct

1

Ancient Tree/Church

1

Ancient Village

1

Apparition Site

1

Archaeoastronomical Site

1

Archaeological

1

Archaeological Museum

1

Archaeology site

1

Astronomical observation device

1

Basilica and Monastery

1

Basilica Shrine

1

Birth Site

1

Broch and Village

1

Broch/Fort

1

burial and ceremonial site

1

Burial Ground

1

Burial Site

1

Calvary

1

Canyon

1

Castle

1

Catacombs

1

Cathedral Basilica

1

Cave Art Site

1

Cave Chapel

1

Cave Temple

1

Ceremonial Complex

1

Ceremonial Earthworks

1

Ceremonial Hill

1

Chambered Tomb

1

Chapel/Holy Well

1

Christian Church

1

Christian Shrine

1

Church & Temple

1

Church and Archaeological Site

1

Church and Mosque

1

Church Ruins

1

City and Municipality

1

Conservation Reserve

1

Cross Display

1

Dzong

1

Forest

1

Forest and Basilica

1

Fortified Church

1

fortified city

1

Fortified Village

1

Fortress

1

Gånggrift

1

Geoglyph Site

1

Geoglyphs

1

Heritage Center

1

Hermitage

1

High Cross

1

Hill figure

1

Hill/Mountain

1

Historic Town

1

Historical

1

Historical Park

1

Holy Cave

1

Holy Island

1

Holy Site

1

Holy Wells

1

Hot Springs

1

Hypogeum

1

Inca Citadel

1

Indian Mounds

1

Iron Age Site

1

Island

1

Long Barrow

1

Long Cairn

1

Marian apparition site

1

Marian Statue

1

Megalith

1

Megalithic circle

1

Megalithic Observatory

1

Megalithic ruins

1

Megalithic tomb

1

Mesoamerican archaeological site

1

Monastery and Church

1

Monastery and Round Tower

1

Monastery Complex

1

Monastic Settlement

1

Monolith

1

Monument

1

Mountain and Temple

1

Multi-period Settlement

1

Mythological and Archaeological

1

National Monument

1

Natural Formation

1

Neolithic archaeological site

1

Neolithic Farmstead

1

Neolithic passage tomb

1

Nuragic Temple

1

Open-air museum

1

oracle

1

Pagan holy island

1

Passage Grave

1

Passage Tomb

1

Pre-Columbian City

1

Prehistoric Village

1

Pueblo/Village

1

Rock Altar

1

Rock Formation

1

Rock Paintings

1

Rock-Cut Tomb

1

Sacred Altar

1

Sacred Beach

1

Sacred Chamber

1

Sacred Gorge

1

Sacred Grove

1

Sacred Lake

1

Sacred Mound

1

Sacred Object

1

Sacred Rock

1

Sacred Sculpture

1

Sacred Spring

1

Sacred Tomb

1

Saint Statue

1

Sanctuary/Monastery

1

Sea Cave

1

Spiritual Community

1

Statue/Monument

1

Statues

1

Stone Rows

1

Temple and Tree

1

Temple/Church

1

Temple/Monument

1

Temple/Mortuary

1

Thermae

1

Thracian rock sanctuary

1

Tomb

1

Well

1