Stone circles · South West England
Neolithic Britain: stones, circles and burial mounds
Stonehenge, Avebury, Skara Brae and the henges of Orkney — 5,000 years of monument.
Britain's Neolithic period (roughly 4000–2500 BCE) left more standing monuments than any other prehistoric era. The Wessex landscape around Stonehenge and Avebury, the Brodgar–Stenness–Maeshowe complex in Orkney, and the Calanais stones on Lewis are the showpieces — but lesser-known stones at Castlerigg, Rollright and Long Meg matter too.
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Flagship📷 10UNESCO World Heritage · South East England
Stonehenge
Stonehenge — Neolithic henge monument in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.
📷 5Towns & cities · South West England
Avebury
Avebury — village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, UK.
📷 5Hill forts · Scottish Islands
Skara Brae
Skara Brae — Neolithic archaeological site in Scotland.
★ Iconic📷 3Hill forts · Scottish Islands
Ring of Brodgar
Ring of Brodgar — Neolithic henge and stone circle on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland.
📷 4Hill forts · Scottish Islands
Stones of Stenness
Stones of Stenness — henge in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK.
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📷 5Hill forts · North West England
Castlerigg stone circle
Castlerigg stone circle — stone circle near Keswick in Cumbria, North West England.
Flagship📷 5Stone circles · South East England
The Rollright Stones
Three Neolithic monuments turned to stone by a witch, according to local legend.
📷 4Archaeological sites · North West England
Long Meg and Her Daughters
Long Meg and Her Daughters in England North East, United Kingdom.
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