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Eslöv, Sweden
Stenberget (Stone Mountain)
According to legend, this structure was inspired by the Tower of Babel and built in a 19th-century industrialist's yard so he could walk his dogs without leaving home.
Lancaster, South Carolina
North Corner Boundary Stone
The last refinements in the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary were marked with this stone.
Veiga, Spain
Casa das Pedriñas
This house covered in small stones was the work of one man over the course of nearly 30 years.
Todmorden, England
Mount Cross
A rare example of a gritstone cross in this region of the United Kingdom.
Broxburn, Scotland
William Wallace Marker
This unassuming stone is possibly the oldest Scottish memorial to the 13th-century knight.
East Arnhem, Australia
Wurrwurrwuy Stone Arrangements
This small but unique site depicts part of an arguably underrepresented part of Australia's early connections to the seafaring communities to its north.
Denbigh, Wales
Maen Huail
Believed to be an execution site used by King Arthur after he was embarrassed.
Campobello di Mazara, Italy
Cave of Cusa
The ancient Greeks abandoned this quarry to escape Hannibal's devastating invasion.
Ferbane, Ireland
Gallen Priory
Once an early Christian burial site, it's believed the location was home to around 200 gravestones.
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow's "Stone of Destiny"
Some believe that the stone once used to coronate Scottish kings resides inside this bar.
Whaligoe, Scotland
Whaligoe Steps
Cut into a sheer cliff face, these stairs are the only way to reach a secluded Scottish harbor.
Glen Innes, Australia
Australian Standing Stones
A tribute to the Celtic nations that helped settle Australia.
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aikey Brae Stone Circle
Considered "the most original, complete, and unimproved" circles in Aberdeenshire.
Eglwyswrw, Wales
Carn Goedog
This rocky outcrop served as a quarry for some of the bluestones that sit at the center of Stonehenge.
St Dogmaels, Wales
The Blessing Stone
Since the Middle Ages, this stone has been used as a place to bless fishing boats moored at the nearby landing stage.
Duddo, England
Duddo Five Stones
There were once more than five stones in this ancient monument.
Scarborough, England
Butter Cross
The sole surviving medieval street cross in Scarborough.
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Memsie Round Cairn
The sole surviving large cairn in an area that was once littered with burial monuments.
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