This very modest stone circle in North Wales dates to the Bronze Age. It is just 8 meters across with a slab of quartz in the center of the circle. The Welsh name Eglwys Gwyddelod translates to "Irishman's Church".
Near Pennal, Gwynedd, Wales. Go up Happy Valley and take the byway on the right.
November 7, 2012
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Memorial to the brave indigenous defenders of the Canary Islands.
Rathmullan, Ireland
Commemorating the end of independent Gaelic Ireland.
Barutana, Montenegro
A deserted site of Yugoslav remembrance.
Niš, Serbia
A bronze sculpture honoring a famous Serbian writer and a character from his novel.
Zemo Nichbisi, Georgia
Towering metal swords commemorate a 12th-century victory.
Kleinmachnow, Germany
A truly obscure, hidden Cold War monument.
Montebello, California
The largest memorial to the Armenian Genocide in the United States.
Somerville, Massachusetts
Earliest version of the American flag can be seen atop the hill where it first flew.
