About 5,000 years ago, two stone circles were built in what is now southwest ... the Ring of Brodger on Orkney, Avebury or even the earlier phase of Stonehenge, which would be an amazing discovery ...

In the Orkney Islands, archaeologists close the chapter on a legendary excavation, capping two decades of remarkable ...

the neolithic stone circle which can be seen as Orkney's version of Stonehenge. Since 2004, excavations at the three hectare site have so far uncovered 40 structures, a cluster of buildings which ...

T here are countless megalithic sites around the world, but while Stonehenge may be the most famous, know this: it is not the ...

The Ring of Brodgar is another mind-blowing stone circle. It is part of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Scotland's Orkney islands.

Spooky. Stone circles are not only visually striking – you can also hear them. At the Ring of Brodgar on the Orkney Islands, if you clap your hands or beat a drum close to the centre of the ...

A second ceremonial stone circle, the famous Stones of Stenness ... illuminating its inner chamber on the shortest day of the year. Orkney’s largest tomb, Maes Howe, is aligned to capture ...

Orkney has its famous Neolithic sites with standing stones, like the Ring of Brodgar and Stones of Stenness. While the Altar Stone seems similar ... either the bluestone Circle or the bluestone ...

The discovery of two neolithic stone circles has strengthened the argument ... the Ring of Brodgar on Orkney and an early phase of Stonehenge. He suggested sites on Dartmoor's "sacred arc" would ...

Similarities between stone circles in Scotland and Stonehenge ... in their architecture to those found far north in the Orkney Islands, but rarely anywhere in between,” Parker Pearson said.

Stone Circles nevertheless gives the latitude for each site ... to put artistic vision before responsible construction. At the Ring of Brodgar on Orkney, both Burl and Thom drew conclusions from which ...