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This cheese, granola, and bread creation was made by Alexandra McNamara in Tappan, New York.
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Stay Home and Build Miniature Monuments, From Stonehenge to Giza

Who needs stones when you have marshmallows or foam?
Jessica Leigh Hester April 21, 2020
Dolmen of Guadalperal.
Peraleda de la Mata, Spain

Dolmen of Guadalperal

This 7,000-year-old megalithic wonder covered by a Franco-era reservoir emerges in times of drought.
The excavations revealed a large stone cairn—a prehistoric tomb for one important person.
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Found: Central France's First Megalith

It's an elaborate tomb, with stones gathered from hither and yon.
Isaac Schultz November 26, 2019
Dolmen Data II.
Valencia de Alcántara, Spain

Valencia de Alcántara Dolmens

One of Europe's largest groups of dolmens remains largely off the typical tourist track.
Xagħra, Malta

Ġgantija Temples

These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.
Kempock Standing Stone
Gourock, Scotland

Granny Kempock Standing Stone

An urban megalith steeped in local lore.
The entrance to the Motte de la Jacquille.
Fontenille, France

Motte de la Jacquille

This 5,000-year-old tomb once had its own hinged door.
Mom and two-month-old baby.
La Meignanne, France

Asinerie du Dolmen

At this unique farm, you can interact with adorable donkeys and view an ancient dolmen.
Kit's Coty with backdrop of storm clouds gathering.
Blue Bell Hill, England

Kit's Coty House

The Neolithic megalith was one of the first archaeological ruins protected by the British government.
The tomb.
Ballyedmonduff, Ireland

Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb

This Bronze Age tomb is the centerpiece of a clearing within a beautiful Irish forest.
Crawick Multiverse.
Crawick, Scotland

Crawick Multiverse

Modern megaliths form this work of cosmic, Celtic landscape art.
Clach an Truseil.
Baile an Truiseil, Scotland

Clach an Truseil

The 5,000-year-old megalith is believed to be Scotland's tallest standing stone.
A replica Stone Ship in Gnisvärd not far from the originals.
Gnisvärd, Sweden

Gnisvärd Stone Ships

Ancient stone graves shaped like ships provided a Viking-like burial to carry the dead to the afterlife.
Lundin Links Standing Stones.
Lundin Links, Scotland

Lundin Links Standing Stones

A trio of giant megalithic stones in the middle of a golf course.
The Proleek Dolmen.
Louth, Ireland

Proleek Dolmen

A mysterious Neolithic tomb is perched along the edge of a modern golf course.
The circular structure of houses.
Alaior, Spain

Torre d'en Galmes

This remarkable prehistoric town is full of watchtowers and houses that have withstood thousands of years.
Penzance, England

The Merry Maidens

Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.
Carlow, Ireland

Brownshill Dolmen

This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.