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Esie, Nigeria
Esie Figurines
More than 1,000 stone figures were discovered in a small Nigerian town, where they had been sitting for centuries.
Tallinn, Estonia
The Famous Rock of Tondi
A large boulder was declared a local landmark by a popular vlogger.
Aberfeldy, Scotland
Croft Moraig Stone Circle
This Neolithic stone circle is the most complete of its kind in Scotland.
Canonbie, Scotland
Gilnockie Tower
This 16th-century tower house has a little hidden secret and a connection to an Apollo astronaut.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Macleod's Stone
This standing stone has a unique backdrop thanks to some of the United Kingdom's best-rated beaches.
Cumbria, England
Sunkenkirk
One of the best-preserved, yet least visited stone circle sites in Cumbria.
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Why Were These Mysterious Stone Orbs Stashed All Over Neolithic Britain?
Two new ones just turned up in a tomb on a remote Scottish island.Â
Dundonald, Northern Ireland
Kempe Stones
This large neolithic tomb, also known as Greengraves, is hidden off a Northern Irish road.
rocks
Podcast: Rödstensgubben
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
Rottingdean, England
Rottingdean Wishing Stone
According to local folklore, this odd face on a wall of Rudyard Kipling's former home can bring visitors a bit of luck.
Richmond, Australia
Richmond Bridge
It's beautiful, it's haunted and its claim to fame is that it's the oldest existing stone arch bridge in Australia.
Witney, England
The Devil's Quoits
A renovated henge and stone circle just south of Stanton Harcourt village.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Mysterious Carved Rocks of Los Alamos
These strange carved boulders in a forested canyon resemble tiny stone villages.
Arlington, Virginia
Lockerbie Memorial Cairn
A gift from Scotland to the United States in memory of the 270 lives lost when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie due to a terrorist bombing.
Täby Kyrkby, Sweden
Fällbro Runestone (Uppland Runic Inscription Fv1946;258)
This Viking Age memorial contains the oldest known image of a Täby resident.
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Podcast: The Baalbek Trilithon
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Beatty, Nevada
Carrara
This small town was built around a marble quarry and named after one of the most famous sources of marble in the world.
Boroughbridge, England
Devil's Arrows
At 22 feet tall, these Bronze Age monoliths are some of the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom.
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