One or more entrances lead to the centre of the henge. They date to the later part of the Neolithic. Most henges do not contain standing stones, although many contained circular arrangements of pits ...

Now, those managing the Calanais Standing Stones are looking for staff to play a “pivotal role” in the next chapter at the Neolithic wonder on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides.

A standing stone was erected next to it and they dug out a ditch 14m/45ft across, with a bank rising next to it to mark it as a sacred space. These Neolithic farmers probably lived at the nearby ...

“The stone platform predates the standing stone itself ... These circular monuments, dating to the late Neolithic and early Bronze Ages, hold ceremonial and religious meaning for ancient ...

The Neolithic tomb appears as a tall ... its south entrance was a paved open-air area marked by a deco­ rated standing stone about three feet tall. Structure 8, 72 feet long by 31 feet across ...

Stand at “the Ness” today and several iconic Stone Age structures are within easy view, forming the core of a World Heritage site called the Heart of Neolithic Orkney. On a heather-clad knoll ...

New research reveals that Flagstones in Dorset dates back to 3,200 BC, offering new insight into the origins of monumental ...

Stonehenge is Britain's most famous Neolithic monument. These mysterious giant stones can be seen from miles away, standing ...

9 In eastern and southern Scotland and extending into southern England the visible remains of the Neolithic consist mainly of earthen barrows (Kinnes 1992a). On the ground today these monuments ...

Some think the Neolithic and Bronze Age people who created ... They have served as a rich source for fiction Standing stones are a perennial favourite in literature, films and TV.

Despite the lack of a roof, the research team has found, the original circle of 157 standing stones (only 63 complete ... that we barely notice them. In Neolithic Britain, however, people rarely ...