Standing Stones

If you fly into Edinburgh Airport, it's possible to spot this prehistoric site without even getting off the plane.

No other place in Scotland has such a high concentration of prehistoric carved stone surfaces.

This Neolithic stone circle is the most complete of its kind in Scotland.

This collection of Neolithic monuments make up one of The U.K.'s richest archeological landscapes.

This Neolithic-era complex boasts standing stones, a cairn, and the only henge in Western Scotland.

Though this large circular site is now named for the legendary king, its history dates back to the Neolithic era.

Legends say this red sandstone monolith and the dozens of smaller boulders that surround it were once a coven of witches—before a Scottish wizard turned them all to stone.

This large neolithic tomb, also known as Greengraves, is hidden off a Northern Irish road.

This Stonehenge-inspired solar calendar stands alongside a landfill, in the middle of the Nevada desert.

At 22 feet tall, these Bronze Age monoliths are some of the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom.

This astronomically-aligned stone circle was the first of its kind to be built in Great Britain after a 3,000-year hiatus.

A massive trilithon nicknamed "Stonehenge of the Pacific."

This 7,000-year-old megalithic wonder covered by a Franco-era reservoir emerges in times of drought.

This tiny stone in a children's park is what remains of an ancient, once-worshipped object.

This captivating Bronze Age timber circle spent centuries concealed by the tides.

The Neolithic megalith was one of the first archaeological ruins protected by the British government.

Cornish legend says these ancient circles were people turned to stone for playing hurling on a Sunday.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.