Tradition guide
Neolithic
Neolithic sites connect places through shared lineage, practice, story, and pilgrimage across the global atlas.
4 sacred places share this lineage. Use the country and site-type filters to narrow in.
Atlas summary
Neolithic sacred sites overview
Neolithic sacred sites connect places through shared lineage, ritual use, memory, and pilgrimage practice across the Pilgrim Map atlas.
Use this page to compare country clusters, common place types, UNESCO-tagged landmarks, and the map distribution before exploring individual site pages.
| Coverage | 4 Neolithic sacred places in the current atlas. |
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| UNESCO heritage | 1 UNESCO-tagged Neolithic site appear in this browse view. |
Showing 1-4 of 4 sites in this tradition guide
Carrowmore
County Sligo, Sligo Municipal Borough District, Ireland
On the Coolera Peninsula near Sligo, thirty surviving megalithic monuments mark what was once a cemetery of sixty structures, among the oldest in Ireland....
Göbekli Tepe
Haliliye, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
Rising from the plains of southeastern Turkey, Göbekli Tepe predates Stonehenge by 6,000 years and the pyramids by 7,000....
Grand Menhir Brisé d'Er Grah
Locmariaquer, Bretagne, France
Before the pyramids rose in Egypt, Neolithic peoples on the coast of Brittany erected a standing stone over twenty meters tall, weighing more than three hundred tonnes....
Megaliths of Carnac
Carnac, Brittany, France
The Megaliths of Carnac form the largest concentration of standing stones on Earth, over 3,000 menhirs arranged in rows stretching across the Brittany landscape....
Key questions
Neolithic sacred-site questions
- What are Neolithic sacred sites?
- Neolithic sacred sites are places connected by shared lineage, practice, memory, ritual use, or pilgrimage tradition.
- Where can I find Neolithic sacred sites?
- The strongest country clusters in this guide include France, Ireland, Turkey.
- What kinds of places are included?
- Common place types include megalithic site, neolithic archaeological site, menhir, megalithic site.
- Can I map Neolithic sacred sites?
- Yes. Compare country clusters and site types first, then open individual pages for coordinates, historical context, and visitor guidance.