Archaeological sites · South West England
Neolithic Britain: the great stone circles
Stonehenge gets the headlines. Avebury, Callanish and Castlerigg deserve them.
Britain has more Neolithic stone circles per square mile than anywhere on earth — perhaps a thousand recorded sites, of which fifty or so are major. Stonehenge is famous; the others are quieter, often more accessible, and just as old.
Places in this guide
UNESCO World Heritage · South East England
Stonehenge
Stonehenge — Neolithic henge monument in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.
Archaeological sites · South East England
Avebury
Avebury — Neolithic henge monument in Wiltshire, England, UK.
Archaeological sites · Scottish Lowlands
Castlerigg stone circle
Castlerigg stone circle — stone circle near Keswick in Cumbria, North West England.
Archaeological sites · Scottish Islands
Ring of Brodgar
Ring of Brodgar — Neolithic henge and stone circle on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland.
Archaeological sites · South West England
Stanton Drew stone circles
Stanton Drew stone circles — Neolithic henge monument; stone circles.
3 additional places are mentioned in this guide but not yet in our main database.