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Mysterious stone circles still baffling experts (copy)

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Avebury, Wiltshire, England
Durrington shafts, Wiltshire, England
Castlerigg Stone Circle, Cumbria, England
Swinside Stone Circle, Cumbria, England
Twelve Apostles, Yorkshire, England
Clava Cairns, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Stones of Stenness Circle and Henge, Orkney, Scotland
Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
Filitosa, Corsica, France
Moel Tŷ Uchaf, Denbighshire, Wales
Nine Ladies Stone Circle, Derbyshire, England
Drombeg Stone Circle, County Cork, Ireland
Machrie Moor, Isle of Arran, Scotland
Duddo Five Stones, Northumberland, England
Dolmen of Guadalperal, Extremadura, Spain
Bryn Cader Faner, Snowdonia, Wales
Long Meg and her Daughters, Cumbria, England
Carnac Stones, Brittany, France
Deer stones, Mongolia
Stone Circles at Odry, Poland
Cromlech of Oianleku, Basque Country, Spain
Stanton Drew, Somerset, England
Boscawen-un, Cornwall, England
Scorhill Stone Circle, Devon, England
Wassu Stone Circle, Gambia
Sine Ngayene, Senegal
Rujm el-Hiri, Golan Heights
Maryhill Stonehenge Memorial, Washington, USA
Calanais Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England
Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England
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Riddle of the rings

Mysterious circles of megaliths (large monumental stones) have intrigued us for millennia. These enigmatic and often elaborate stoneworks are scattered around the British Isles, parts of Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Some were built for ceremonial reasons, others as ancient markers or astronomical instruments, and some for burials or social gatherings. As a new discovery is unearthed concerning Stonehenge in the UK, we take a look at the mysteries behind these stone structures.

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Rachel Truman

10 March 2021

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