They had Stone Age technology ... site called the Heart of Neolithic Orkney. On a heather-clad knoll half a mile away rises a giant Tolkienesque circle of stones known as the Ring of Brodgar.

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 ...

The medals feature a representation of Orkney's standing stones The medals for the first International Island Games to be ... "The hollow circle stands for Orkney and the presence of the iconic ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The ancient ritual meaning of Stonehenge is still a mystery, but researchers are one step closer to understanding how the famous stone ... well as the Orkney Islands.

The Orkney Islands are rich in prehistoric sites ... It has been argued that the nearby Stones of Stenness is the earliest stone circle in Britain, a few hundred years older than Stonehenge.

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.

The place is Orkney. Seventy islands (20 inhabited ... mile [1.6 kilometers] are the Stones of Stenness, itself a major stone circle. And along the road between these two you'll see more standing ...

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and Orkney Islands Council (OIC ... Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle and Henge, Maeshowe Chambered Cairn, and the Stones of Stenness Circle and Henge) are ...

On the Orkney Islands, off the coast of Scotland, there are no trees. Neolithic people on the islands built their houses from stone. Image caption, Today, this Neolithic home is open to the air ...

If Scotland has an Atlantis, this is it. The Ring of Brodgar is a Neolithic stone circle on the Orkney island. I recommend a visit to St John’s Head, Britain’s highest vertical cliff ...