standing stones
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Stonehenge
Wiltshire, England
2000 BCE
Built in several stages between about 3000 and 2000 BCE, Stonehenge is a circle of massive megaliths that weigh many tons, fit together perfectly, and are aligned with the stars.
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Almendres Cromlech
Evora, Portugal
Boasting a spectacular hillside location among olive and cork trees, this stone circle is the most important megalithic site in Portugal. Its 96 standing stones were arranged in an oval in 5000-4000 BCE.
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Carnac Stones
Morbihan, France
Located in a village in Brittany, the Carnac Stones are a huge system of more than 3,000 prehistoric standing stones erected between 4500 and 2000 BCE.
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Comet Stone
Orkney Islands
Located just outside the Ring of Brodgar, the Comet Stone is a heavy stone 1.8 m high. Lying at right angles to it are the remains of two other stones.
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Barnhouse Stone Standing Stone
Stenness, Scotland
The monument consists of a standing stone and associated remains relating to its setting up and use which may survive in the area around it.
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Standing Stone 400m WNW of Monykebbuck
New Machar, Scotland
The monument comprises a standing stone located on a N-facing hillslope.
- Standing Stone 300m N of Peathill Keithhall and Kinkell, Scotland
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Symbol Stone and Adjacent Standing Stone Ardlair, SSW Of
Kennethmont, Scotland
The monument comprises two Bronze-Age standing stones situated on the exposed brow of a hill, to the SSW of Ardlair. The individual stones are aligned N-S, with their long sides facing each other.
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Standing Stone 250m SW of Gaval
Old Deer, Scotland
The monument comprises a standing stone located on an E-facing hillslope 250m SW of Gaval and originally scheduled in 1925.
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Huntly Market Square Symbol Stone and Standing Stone
Huntly, Scotland
The monument comprises the remaining members of a group of 6 standing stones, one of which is decorated with a weathered symbol. The monument was scheduled in 1935, but the documentation was defective, and is remedied by the present rescheduling.
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Lulach's Stone Standing Stone and Enclosure, Drumnahive Wood
Kildrummy, Scotland
The monument comprises a Bronze-Age standing stone that is situated at the N end of an area of rough ground that was formerly wooded. The schist stone stands 2.7 m high. At ground level the stone measures 1m wide, but increases in width at the top.
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Standing Stone 150m E of Denside Cottage
Tannadice, Scotland
The monument comprises a standing stone of Later Neolithic or Bronze Age date.
The stone stands on the summit of a low hill overlooking the Noran Water.
