This is an incomplete photographic list ofstone circles.
Aubrey Burl's gazetteer lists 1,303 stone circles in Britain, Ireland and Brittany ( France). Most of these are found in Scotland, with 508 sites recorded. There are 343 on the island of Ireland; 316 in England; 81 in Wales; 49 in Brittany (France); and 6 in the Channel Isles.[1]
Aubrey Burl records six sites in theChannel Islands, four onGuernsey and two onJersey. All six are Cist-in-Circle monuments, which are influenced by chambered tomb design. Their relationship with the stone circle tradition of Britain, Ireland and Brittany is unclear.[2]
| Guernsey |  | Le Creux ès Faïes, cist-in-circle, semicircular stone wall supporting a mound containing apassage grave | 49°27′24″N2°39′21″W / 49.4566°N 2.6557°W /49.4566; -2.6557 |
| Photo see Megalith Guernsey[3] | Steinkiste von L’Islet (de), cist-in-circle, stone cist in a circle of irregularly shaped stones | 49°29′19″N2°32′41″W / 49.48865°N 2.5448°W /49.48865; -2.5448 | |
 | Les Fouillages (fr/de), apassage grave in a triangular enclosure of small irregularly shaped stones | 49°29′51″N2°32′16″W / 49.49747°N 2.53775°W /49.49747; -2.53775 | |
| Jersey |  | Ville-ès-Nouaux | 49°11′47″N2°07′50″W / 49.196389°N 2.130556°W /49.196389; -2.130556 |
There are no ancient stone circles in Kent[4] or Sussex.
| Essex | .jpg) | The stones lying around the church ofAlphamstone might be relics of a stone circle,[5] the only one on the peninsula between the Thames estuary and the Wash.[6] | 51°59′09″N0°44′05″E / 51.9858469°N 0.7347047°E /51.9858469; 0.7347047 |
| Oxfordshire | .jpg) | The King's Men, one of three monuments that make up theRollright Stones, found near the village of Long Compton | 51°58′32″N1°34′14″W / 51.97552°N 1.57068°W /51.97552; -1.57068 |
 | Arbor Low, nearYoulgreave | |
 | Barbrook One, on Ramsley Moor in thePeak District | SK27857558. |
 | Doll Tor, nearBirchover | |
 | Hordron Edge, on the edge of Moscar Moor | SK2152486851. |
 | Nine Ladies, nine stones onStanton Moor | |
 | Nine Stones Close, betweenAlport andWinster | SK225626. |
| North Yorkshire |  | Fancarl Top stone circle,[7] nearRiver Wharfe, circle of 5 stones and a central stone | HE 1008781 SE0642863048 54°03′48″N1°54′12″W / 54.063359°N 1.903242°W /54.063359; -1.903242 |
| no appropriate photo available | Healey Stone Circle[8] | SE170810 54°13′28″N1°44′27″E / 54.22444°N 1.740756°E /54.22444; 1.740756 | |
| no appropriate photo available | Cairnfield on Standingstones Rigg, including a cup and ring,[9]Cloughton Moor,Harwood Dale | HE 1019799 SE 98047 96859, SE 98140 96989 54°21′32″N0°29′23″W / 54.358911°N 0.489729°W /54.358911; -0.489729 | |
 | High Bridestones[10]onSleights Moor, Eskdaleside cum Ugglebarnby | HE 1004892 NZ8499904635 54°25′48″N0°41′29″W / 54.430055°N 0.691259°W /54.430055; -0.691259 | |
Sep2004.jpg) | Yockenthwaite stone circle | HE 1008772 SD8995779376 54°12′36″N2°09′19″W / 54.209911°N 2.155160°W /54.209911; -2.155160 | |
| West Yorkshire |  | Twelve Apostles (of Yorkshire) | SE12614506 |
| County Durham |  | Lune Head Stone Circle[11] | 54°34′44″N2°14′03″W / 54.57876°N 2.234037°W /54.57876; -2.234037 |
| Northumberland |  | Duddo Five Stones, 6 km (4 mi) south of the Scottish border, formerly known as theFour Stones | 55°41′12″N2°06′43″W / 55.68677°N 2.112023°W /55.68677; -2.112023 |
 | The Goatstones, a Bronze-age four-poster near the village ofWark on Tyne | 55°04′03″N2°16′09″W / 55.067372°N 2.269297°W /55.067372; -2.269297 | |
 | Threestoneburn Stone Circle, a circle of 16 stones in Threestoneburn Wood, near the village ofIlderton | 55°28′42″N2°02′49″W / 55.4783°N 2.04692°W /55.4783; -2.04692 |
 | Birkrigg, two non-concentric circles, 3 km (2 mi) south ofUlverston | SD 29247396 |
 | Brat's Hill, the largest of theBurnmoor stone circles, 1.6 km (1 mi) south ofBoot | |
 | Castlerigg, a 33-metre-diameter (108 ft) ring consisting of 38 stones | |
 | Gamelands, nearOrton, Eden | NY640081. |
 | Kinniside, a reconstructed stone circle of 11 stones | NY060140. |
May2005.jpg) | Long Meg and Her Daughters, about 51 stones set in an oval shape measuring 100 m (330 ft) on its long axis | |
 | Low Longrigg circles, two of theBurnmoor stone circles, 2 km (1 mi) south ofBoot | |
 | Oddendale, part of theShap Stone Avenue monuments | (NY59201290). |
.jpg) | Swinside, a nearly perfect circle inLake District | |
 | White Moss stone circles, two of theBurnmoor stone circles: 1.6 km (1 mi) south ofBoot |
 | Cheetham Close, Bronze Age site on the moors of Egerton, Bolton. |
 | Mitchell's Fold, ring of 30 stones, 15 still standing |
Whetstone Circle , partial circle as stones removed for local building
Hoarstone Circle , utilised for local wedding celebrations
 | Boscawen-Un, stone circle with a leaning pillar in its interior. |
 | Boskednan, partially restoredstone circle nearBoskednan, about 6 kilometres (4 miles) northwest of the town ofPenzance. |
 | Craddock Moor, nearMinions onBodmin Moor, 800 m (1⁄2 mi) northwest ofThe Hurlers. |
 | Duloe, in the village ofDuloe, 8 km (5 mi) fromLooe. |
 | Emblance Downs stone circles, a pair of circles in the parish ofSt. Breward onBodmin Moor. |
 | Fernacre, on the slopes of theDe Lank River,2 km (1+1⁄4 mi) northeast ofSt Breward onBodmin Moor. |
 | The Hurlers, a group of three stone circles on Bodmin Moor. |
 | The Merry Maidens, nearSt Buryan in WestPenwith. |
 | Nine Stones, Altarnun, 3 km (2 mi) south southeast ofAltarnun, 11 km (7 mi) west ofLaunceston onBodmin Moor. |
 | Stannon, nearSt Breward onBodmin Moor. |
 | Tregeseal East, also known as the Tregeseal Dancing Stones, nearSt Just in WestPenwith. |
 | Trippet stones, Manor Common inBlisland, 9 km (5.6 mi) north northeast ofBodmin onBodmin Moor. |
 | Brisworthy stone circle |
.JPG) | Grey Wethers stone circles |
 | Ringmoor Down |
 | Scorhill |
 | Shovel Down |
| Tottiford Reservoir | |
 | Yellowmead stone circle |
 | Kingston Russell, an 18-stoneBronze Age circle near Abbotsbury. | 50°41′18.7″N2°35′56.2″W / 50.688528°N 2.598944°W /50.688528; -2.598944 |
 | Rempstone stone circle, a damaged stone circle nearCorfe Castle inDorset. It is located next to the B3351 road on theIsle of Purbeck | SY994820. |
 | The Nine Stones, a small nine stone circle near Winterbourne Abbas |
 | Stanton Drew, one of three circles located near the village of Stanton Drew. |
 | Withypool Stone Circle, on the Exmoor moorland, near the village of Withypool. Only the stones present on the two ends of the circle are visible. |
 | Avebury, large stone circle surround the village of Avebury. |
 | Stonehenge, World Heritage site. |
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 | Cultoon stone circle,Islay | NR19565697. |
 | Ettrick Bay stone circle,Bute | NS0443466794. |
 | Lochbuie stone circle,Mull | NM6178025117. |
 | Temple Wood stone circles | NR82639782. |
Aubrey Burl lists 43 stone circles inDumfries and Galloway: 15 inDumfriesshire; 19 inKirkcudbrightshire; and 9 inWigtonshire.[12]The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records 49 stone circles in the region. Of these 49, 24 are listed as 'possible'; one is an 18th-century construction; and a number have been destroyed.[13]
| Image | Details | Grid Reference |
|---|---|---|
 | The Girdle Stanes nearEskdalemuir | NY2535196153 |
 | Glenquicken nearCreetown | NX50965821 |
 | Lochmaben Stone just south ofGretna | |
 | The Loupin Stanes nearEskdalemuir | NY25709663 |
 | Seven Brethren nearLockerbie | NY21718269 |
 | Standing Stones of Glenterrow betweenStranraer andNew Luce | NX14536251 |
 | Twelve Apostles Stone Circle, situated between Holywood and Newbridge, nearDumfries. | |
 | Torhouskie | |
 | Whitcastles stone circle10.5 km (6+1⁄2 mi) northeast ofLockerbie | NY 2240 8806 |
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records 20 stone circles inNorth Ayrshire, all onArran.[14] Five of these are listed as 'possible'.[14] Aubrey Burrel's gazetteer records 19 stone circles on Arran.[12]
–TheList of stone circles in the Scottish Borders comprises in addition 8 stone circles not yet photographed for WM Commons. –
| The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records 16 stone circles in theScottish Borders. Of these, three are marked as 'possible'.[15]Aubrey Burl's gazetteer lists the same number: 2 inBerwickshire; 2 inPeebleshire; 10 inRoxburghshire; and 2 inSelkirkshire.[12] | ||
_GeoUK_1818451.png) | Borrowston Rig, nearLauder | 55°45′44″N2°42′24″W / 55.762179°N 2.70658°W /55.762179; -2.70658 |
 | Burg Hill stones, nearTeviothead | 55°20′50″N2°50′13″E / 55.347361°N 2.837066°E /55.347361; 2.837066 |
 | Cloyhouse Burn stone circle, classification not sure, betweenStobo andLyne | 55°38′06″N3°17′23″W / 55.63501°N 3.2898°W /55.63501; -3.2898 |
 | Five Stanes | NT75261686 |
 | Harestanes | NT12404432 |
 | Ninestane Rig | 55°16′03″N2°45′39″W / 55.26746°N 2.76091°W /55.26746; -2.76091 |
 | Yadlee stone circle, nearSpott | 55°53′52″N2°33′17″E / 55.897796°N 2.554795°E /55.897796; 2.554795 |
 | Tyrebagger stone circle | NJ 85950 13217. |
See also:List of recumbent stone circles | ||
 | Cullerlie stone circle near Echt | |
 | Easter Aquhorthies recumbent stone circle, near Inverurie | |
 | Kirkton of Bourtie recumbent stone circle | NJ 80091 24883. |
 | Hill of Fiddes recumbent stone circle | NJ 9350 2432. |
 | Inschfield recumbent stone circle | NJ 6233 2934. |
 | Loanhead of Daviot recumbent stone circle | |
 | Loudon Wood recumbent stone circle | NJ 96105 49740. |
 | Midmar Kirk recumbent stone circle | NJ 69940 06493. |
 | Old Keig stone circle | NJ 5965 1939. |
 | New Craig recumbent stone circle | NJ 7455 2966. |
 | The Nine Stanes | NO 7233 9122. |
 | Potterton recumbent stone circle | NJ95291636. |
 | South Ley Lodge recumbent stone circle | NJ76671325. |
 | St Brandan's Stanes | NJ60756105. |
 | Strichen stone circle | NJ9367454479. |
 | Stonehead recumbent stone circle | NJ60102869. |
 | Sunhoney | NJ7159205701. |
 | Tillyfourie recumbent stone circle | NJ64311350. |
 | Tomnaverie recumbent stone circle, Aberdeenshire | |
 | Balkemback stone circle,Tealing | NO38183844. |
 | Colmeallie stone circle | NO56567811. |
 | Balbirnie Stone Circle nearGlenrothes | 56°12′50″N3°09′11″W / 56.21384°N 3.15293°W /56.21384; -3.15293 |
 | Croft Moraig – 6 km (4 mi) southwest ofAberfeldy, Scotland | NN79754726 |
 | Killin – at the western end ofLoch Tay | NN576327. |
| There are two stone circles onOrkney, both on theMainland.[16] The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records a possible third at Stoneyhill, also on the Mainland.[17] | ||
 | Ring of Brodgar – A 60 stone ring (27 still standing) | 59°00′05″N3°13′47″W / 59.0015°N 3.2297°W /59.0015; -3.2297 |
 | Standing Stones of Stenness | 58°59′38″N3°12′29″W / 58.9939°N 3.2081°W /58.9939; -3.2081 |
| Aubrey Burl's gazetteer lists seven sites inShetland, but notes that all are dubious.[18] The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records three stone circles.[19] It does not includeHjaltadans, which is instead categorised as a 'stone setting'.[20] | ||
 | Hjaltadans nearFetlar | 60°36′37″N0°51′56″W / 60.6102°N 0.86555°W /60.6102; -0.86555 |
| Lewis |  | Callanish I | |
 | Callanish IILewis, a smaller stone circle | ||
 | Callanish IIILewis, a smaller stone circle | ||
 | Callanish IVLewis, a smaller stone circle | ||
 | Callanish VIIILewis, a smaller stone semicircle | ||
| North Uist |  | Pobull Fhinn | NF8427465010. |
| County | Photo | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Down | %2c_September_2009.JPG) | Ballynoe stone circle |
| Fermanagh |  | Drumskinny stone circle |
| Tyrone |  | Beaghmore – Located outside Cookstown. Seven circles, along with cairns and stone rows. One circle, known as the Dragon's Teeth, is filled with more than 800 small stones. |
There are 187 stone circles in theRepublic of Ireland. The vast majority of these are inCounty Cork, which has 103 circles. There are 20 circles inCounty Kerry and 11 inCounty Mayo.[12] There is also a large fully intact stone circle in Grange in County Limerick, near Lough Gur[21]Grange[22]
.jpg) | Ardgroom SW –known locally as "Canfea", southwest of the village of Ardgroom on theBeara Peninsula. |
| Breeny More Stone Circle | |
 | Carrigagulla, about 18 stones, to the north of the village of Ballinagree. |
| Carrigaphooca stone circle, 3 stones, next toCarrigaphooca Castle. | |
 | Derreenataggart stone circle |
 | Drombeg stone circle, west of Rosscarbery. |
.jpg) | Kealkill stone circle, overlookingBantry Bay. |
 | Knocknakilla, betweenMacroom andMillstreet. |
 | Glantane east, between Macroom and Millstreet. |
 | Templebryan Stone Circle, betweenBandon and Millstreet. |
 | Beltany stone circle |
 | Kenmare stone circle |
.jpg) | Lissyvigeen stone circle |
 | Shronebirrane stone circle |
 | Uragh Stone Circle |
 | Cashelkeelty Stone Circles |
| Morbihan |  | Cromlech d'Er Lannic (fr), on a small Island near the south coast | 47°34′04″N2°53′57″W / 47.56778°N 2.89924°W /47.56778; -2.89924 |
 | Cromlech de Crucuno (fr), rectangular instead of circular | 47°37′27″N3°07′21″W / 47.6241°N 3.1226°W /47.6241; -3.1226 | |
 | Kergonan Cromlech [fr;de] | 47°35′27″N2°51′05″W / 47.5908°N 2.85147°W /47.5908; -2.85147 | |
| Ille-et-Vilaine | .jpg) | Le Tribunal (fr) nearSaint-Just, half circle | 47°45′55″N1°59′23″W / 47.76518°N 1.9898°W /47.76518; -1.9898 |
 | Les Demoiselles de Langon (fr/de) ("the Young Ladies"), straight alignments and a circular one | 47°43′15″N1°51′16″W / 47.7208°N 1.8544°W /47.7208; -1.8544 |
| Manche |  | Cromlech de l'Œillet (fr/de), nearGranville, nowadays in the mudflat of the coast | 48°52′44″N1°49′16″W / 48.8788°N 1.82124°W /48.8788; -1.82124 |
| Pas-de-Calais |  | Tumulus des Sept-Bonnettes (fr/de) ("the Seven Caps") | 50°16′38″N2°58′29″E / 50.2771°N 2.9748°E /50.2771; 2.9748 |
| Haute Garonne | No Commons photo available | Mail de Soupène,[23] group of 14 stone circles | 42°48′55″N0°32′19″E / 42.8153°N 0.5386°E /42.8153; 0.5386 |
| No Commons photo available | Port de Pierrefitte,[23] one the border toHautes-Pyrénées, reconstructed stone circle with a central pillar | 42°52′06″N0°28′10″E / 42.8682319°N 0.4693822°E /42.8682319; 0.4693822 | |
| No Commons photo available | Sarrat de Cousseillot,[23] group of 4 stone circles | 42°48′59″N0°32′14″E / 42.8164°N 0.5371°E /42.8164; 0.5371 |
All cromlechs are localized in the north of this region, in the Pyrenees near the French border.
 | Arriurdiñetako lepoa cromlecha, two circles of lying stones on a hilltop nearArano, | 43°10′37″N1°54′09″W / 43.176925°N 1.902381°W /43.176925; -1.902381 |
 |  | 43°03′35″N1°29′05″W / 43.0598°N 1.4847°W /43.0598; -1.4847 |
 | Cromlech Gorramendiko Egia, stone in circle on a hilly mountain ridge 8 km north east ofBaztan and 4 km from the French border | 43°12′21″N1°26′19″W / 43.2058°N 1.4387°W /43.2058; -1.4387 |
 | Errekaleku cromlechs, circles of lying stones near the mountain range and border toGuipuzkoa west ofGoizueta | 43°10′18″N1°54′34″W / 43.17168°N 1.90944°W /43.17168; -1.90944 |
 | Cromlech du col d'Ibardin, circle of lying stones near the French border betweenUrrugne (F) andBera (E) | 43°18′46″N1°41′50″W / 43.3129°N 1.69718°W /43.3129; -1.69718 |
 | Lakendiko Gaña nearArano, circle of lying stones on a hilly mountain range near the French border | 43°10′21″N1°54′25″W / 43.1726°N 1.9070°W /43.1726; -1.9070 |
 | Ontzorrozko Gaña, circle of lying stones on a hilly mountain range | 43°10′42″N1°54′03″W / 43.1784°N 1.9008°W /43.1784; -1.9008 |
.jpg) | Cromlech de Organbide, circle of upright stones, mostly small and two middle size, near the small road fromOrbaizeta toSaint-Jean-Pied-de-Port crossing the French border | 43°02′59″N1°12′48″W / 43.04968°N 1.21335°W /43.04968; -1.21335 |
.jpg) | Urgaratako Gaña, stone circle on a central hilly summit west ofGoizueta | 43°10′41″N1°53′31″W / 43.1780°N 1.8919°W /43.1780; -1.8919 |
| Álava-Araba |  | Mendiluze Cromlech circle of seven (partly high) upright stones and a lot of low stones, in the mountains south east ofAgurain/Salvatierra | 42°50′23″N2°17′12″W / 42.83976°N 2.28666°W /42.83976; -2.28666 |
| Guipuzkoa |  | Crómlech de Eteneta (es/fr/de), an exactly shaped menhir in the outline of a circle of simlpe stones, southeast ofAndoain, | 43°12′01″N1°57′51″W / 43.20025°N 1.96405°W /43.20025; -1.96405 |
 | Mendizorrotz cromlech,small stone circle on the homonymous mountain nearDonostia-San Sebastián | 43°17′49″N2°04′28″W / 43.297028°N 2.074374°W /43.297028; -2.074374 | |
 | Oihanleku cromlech, near the mountaine range south east ofErrenteria | 43°15′15″N1°49′36″W / 43.2541°N 1.8266°W /43.2541; -1.8266 |
 | Crómlech de Las Lanchuelas, close circle of big stones around a slightly higher central stone, situated east of the homonyme village nearValencia de Alcántara,Province of Cáceres, and very near to the Portuguese border | 39°21′32″N7°13′24″W / 39.35893°N 7.22344°W /39.35893; -7.22344 |
-_monumentalidades_prehist%25C3%25B3ricas_del_Bajo_Guadiana_-_Menhir._Cara_frontal_oeste_con_grabados.jpg) | La Torre-La Janera megalithic site, near lower riverGuadiana,Province of Huelva, west ofAndalusia, among several other Neolithic monuments comprising two stone circles[24] | 37°19′59″N7°24′21″W / 37.3331°N 7.4058°W /37.3331; -7.4058 |
All stone circles of Portugal are situated inÉvora District
.jpg) |  | 38°33′27″N8°03′40″W / 38.5575°N 8.0612°W /38.5575; -8.0612 |
 | Cromeleque do Monte das Fontaínhas Velhas,[25] very small, six upright stones around a higher central pillar | 38°55′53″N8°07′15″W / 38.9315°N 8.1209°W /38.9315; -8.1209 |
 | Cromeleque dos Cuncos[26] | 38°38′42″N8°17′28″W / 38.645063°N 8.291176°W /38.645063; -8.291176 |
 | Portela de Mogos (pt/es/fr/de), enclosure about 40 Stones nearÉvora | 38°37′35″N8°01′32″W / 38.6264°N 8.0256°W /38.6264; -8.0256 |
 | Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech | 38°37′21″N8°00′30″W / 38.6225°N 8.0084°W /38.6225; -8.0084 |
.jpg) | Cromeleque do Xerez[27] nearMonsaraz, rectangular enclosure around a very high central pillar | 38°27′13″N7°22′16″W / 38.4535°N 7.3710°W /38.4535; -7.3710 |
| Bundesland (State) | Photo | Notes | Co-ordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schleswig-Holstein |  | Damp Steinkreis (de) nearDamp, near theBaltic Sea Coast | 54°35′15″N9°59′56″E / 54.58739°N 9.99888°E /54.58739; 9.99888 |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |  | Steintanz ("dancing stones") (de) near Netzeband, Katzow,Landkreis Vorpommern-Greifswald | 54°04′24″N13°43′10″E / 54.07331°N 13.7195°E /54.07331; 13.7195 |
| Hesse | .jpg) | Group of Menhirs (de), considered the rest of a circle, nearDarmstadt, roughly between 6th and 3rd millennium BC | 49°52′21″N8°43′41″E / 49.8726°N 8.72805°E /49.8726; 8.72805 |
| Voivodeship | Photo | (Photo) | Notes | Co-ordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomeranian Voivodeship |  | Stone circle nearOdry[28] | 53°53′57″N17°59′37″E / 53.8992°N 17.9936°E /53.8992; 17.9936 | |
_kurhan.jpg) |  | Węsiory, very different circular groups of stones | 54°13′02″N17°50′23″E / 54.2172°N 17.8397°E /54.2172; 17.8397 | |
 | Dolni Glavanak Cromlech, 8th-7th century BC |
 | Ale's Stones, nearYstad,Skåne, some ring, but in the shape of a ship,Nordic Iron Age |
.JPG) | Mzoura Cromlech, 5th to 4th century BC |
The Ōyu Stone Circles (大湯環状列石 Ōyu Kanjyō Resseki) is a lateJōmon period (approx. 2,000 – 1,500 BC) archaeological site in the city ofKazuno,Akita Prefecture, in theTōhoku region of northern Japan. The site consists of two large stone circles located on an artificially flattened plateau on the left bank of the Oyu River, a tributary of theYoneshiro River in northeastern Akita Prefecture. The site was discovered in 1931, with detailed archaeological excavations taking place in 1946, and in 1951–1952.
The larger circle, named the “Manza” circle has a diameter of 46 meters, and is the largest stone circle found in Japan. A number of reconstructions of Jomon period dwellings have been built around the site. The slightly smaller circle, named the “Nonakado” circle, is 42 meters in diameter and is located around 90 meters away, separated from the “Manza” circle by Akita Prefectural Route 66. Each circle is made from rounded river stones brought from another river approximately 7 kilometers away. Each circle in concentric, with and inner and an outer ring separated by an open strip approximately 8 meters wide.[29] Each circle contains smaller clusters of stone, including standing stones surrounded by elongated stones in a radiating orientation, forming a sundial which points toward the sunset on the summer solstice and allows for calculation of the winter solstice, the vernal equinox and the sun's movements.[30]
Each circle is surrounded by the remains of buildings, storage pits and garbage dumps, and clay figurines, clayware and stoneware (including everyday pottery), stone swords and objects have been discovered. Although the form of the stone circles made have been based on the shape of circular settlements, there is no indication of permanent settlement on the site.
The site has been submitted for inscription on theUNESCO World Heritage List as one of theJōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions.
 | Rujm el-Hiri, 4000–3000 BCE, northeast of theSea of Galilee | 32°54′31″N35°48′04″E / 32.908651°N 35.801037°E /32.908651; 35.801037 |
See alsoAboriginal stone arrangementStone circles in Australia are sometimes revered as sacred sites by Australian Aboriginal people's. While often small, there are some large stones comparable to their European counterparts, particularly in Victoria. While some are small and not well attended, others are well-known, for instance the stone arrangements in Victoria atCarisbrook andLake Bolac.[31]
 | Stone arrangements probably built by an indigenous people, core of theParque Arqueológico do Solstício[32] in the state ofAmapá, north of the mouth ofAmazonas River | 2°28′36″N51°00′38″W / 2.476667°N 51.010556°W /2.476667; -51.010556 |
The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany.
The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany.
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