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Some of the 3000 standing stones at Carnac, Brittany, France. It is believed that these stones were placed in position around 5000 years ago.

Avebury Henge, Wiltshire, England, UK. This free-to-enter ancient stone circle site dates from Neolithic times and its purpose is debatable. It is constructed from a large outer circle of stones with two smaller inner circles, all surrounded by earthworks and a ditch. Abandoned by the Iron Age it nevertheless remains a significant Henge in the landscape of ancient Wiltshire, England

Carnac neolithic standing stones Brittany France

The menhir of Champ-Dolent is located in Dol-de-Bretagne in the French department of Ille-et-Vilaine. With its 9.30 meters high, it is one of the tallest standing menhirs in Brittany.

Carnac Stones, Menhirs alignment Menec, Brittany, France. The Carnac Megalithic Lines (French: Alignements mégalithiques de Carnac) are a grouping of Neolithic menhirs and dolmens over four kilometers in southern Brittany.

Tourist silhouetted against an orange sunset touches one of the rock formations at Callanish stones III, Calanais Standing Stones, Outer Hebrides, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK.

The commune of Carnac in northwestern France is home to many ancient megaliths, dating back as far as 4,500 BCE.

The name comes from an Old Nordic legend about Hagbard and Signe. A Viking from Trondheim, Hagbard, embarking on a Viking raid for war. Off the coast of Halland in Sweden, he encounters the local king Sigvards armed forces. After fight they make peace since victory eludes them both. Hagbard then meets the king Sigvards daughter, Signe. Love emerges between them, but because of the long-standing enmity between their families, marriage is not possible. Hagbard tries to secretly courtship Signe, but gets arrested upon disclosure of the scam. He is sentenced to death at the court in Asige. Signe had promised to follow Hagbard in death and Hagbard lured Signe to proove her faith. As his last wish, he therefore asked that his dress to be shown up first in the gallows. Upon this sight Signe thinks that Hagbard has been hunged, she burns herself inside her castle with her bridesmaids. When Hagbard sees the smoke from the castle, he calmly walks to his death.

A black and white version of the large standing stones aligned in a field near Carnac, France under a bright summer sky, surrounded by grass and wild plants. The 7,000 year old stone alignments create a sense of ancient mystery and historical significance. The singularity of the Carnac megaliths is their extrordinary alignments and their sheer numbers, this is the largest gathering of standing stones of this type in the world. The two main sites (Ménec and Kermario) alone account for nearly 3,000 menhirs, and the alignments extend over almost four miles.

A menhir, a prehistoric standing stone on the island Île-aux-Moines, France.

Carnac, Morbihan, Brittany (France): alignment of menhir and dolmen

The Ring of Brodgar on the Orkney islands of Scotland just before dawn.

Carnac monoliths alignment under morning sunlight in Brittany, france

Kerzérho is a set of neolithic alignments in the commune of Erdeven, in the region of Morbihan Brittany, France. It lies approximately 8 km northwest of Carnac.

Stones in the Lagatjar alignments at Camaret-sur-Mer on the Crozon Peninsula in Finistere, Brittany, France.

Ancient burial monument in Blomsholm, Sweden.

Megalithic monuments menhirs in Carnac at sunset - Brittany, France

Photo of the Xerez Cromelque in the Alentejo district, South of Portugal.

Carnac neolithic standing stones

Kerguiabo menhirs in the middle of a field in the town of Plourin in Finistère, Brittany.

Close up view of the ancient megalithic standing stones in Carnac, Brittany, France, showcasing historical and cultural significance.

The ancient stone circle at Callanish on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland just before dawn. The stones are of Lewisian gneiss and stand from two to almost five metres high, forming a near circle about eleven metres in diameter. Little is known of the neolithic builders who erected the stones between 2600BC and 2900BC, but a solitary visit to the site before the sun rises will stir feelings of mystery and wonder amongst even the most secular of minds. AdobeRGB colorspace.

Ancient Stone Field Alignements De Menhir Carnac With Neolithic Megaliths And Old Cottage In Brittany, France

Digitally enhanced sunset view of the stone circle at Stonehenge, a UNESCO World Heritage site near Amesbury in Wiltshire, England

Photo taken in Camaret-Sur-Mer, France

Circular arrangements of megalithic stones in Alentejo Portugal

Carnac, Morbihan, Brittany (France): alignment of menhir and dolmen

Prehistoric Merry Maidens Stone Circle, Penwith, West Cornwall, UK

Ancient menhir granite stones at night. Carnac, France

near Trégastel, Côtes-d'Armor, french Brittany

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