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Megalithic monument
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Adam and Eve Stones, Avebury
Beckhampton, England, United Kingdom
Adam and Eve Stones, Avebury is a megalithic monument of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 51.42282, -1.87328. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological.
Ale's Stones (Ales Stenar)
Ystads kommun, Skåne län, Sweden
Ales Stenar is a megalithic monument of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 55.38247, 14.05474. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Located in Ystads kommun, Skåne län, Sweden.
Callanish
Callanish, Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom
Callanish is a megalithic monument of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 58.19752, -6.74518. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Calanais (English: Callanish) is a village (township) on the west side of the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides (Western Isles), Scotland. Calanais is within the parish of Uig. A linear settlement with a jetty, it is on a headland jutting into Loch Roag, a sea loch 13 miles (21 kilometres) west of Stornoway. Calanais is situated alongside the A858, between Breasclete and Garynahine. The Calanais Stones Calanais I , a cross-shaped setting of standing stones erected around 3000 BC, are one of the most spectacular megalithic monuments in Scotland. A modern visitor centre provides information about the main circle and other lesser monuments nearby, numbered as Calanais II to X. Located in Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom.
La Roche aux Fées
Essé, Brittany, France
La Roche aux Fées is a megalithic monument of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 47.93631, -1.40458. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Tradition: Prehistoric. Mythological context: Fairy folklore. Located in Essé, Bretagne, France.