List of megaliths
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This is a list of megaliths.
Armenia
Bulgaria
Related to quartz-bearing rocks (granite; gneiss): in the Sakar and Strandja Mountains; Sredna Gora Mountain(Buzovgrad).
- Ovcharovo, Haskovo Province in Sakar
- Pobit Kamak, Pazardzhik Province in the Rhodopes[1]
- Belintash, Rhodopi Region, Plovdiv District
- Begliktash, Burgas District
- Garlo Nuraghe, Pernik District
- Tatul, Kardzhali District
Czech Republic
- Dolní Chabry
- Drahomyšl
- Družec
- Horoměřice
- Jemníky
- Kersko
- Klobuky, Central Bohemia, some 25 km NW of Prague - GPS: N50°18'4.49", E13°59'4.23". Known as Kamenný pastýř (Stone shepherd), it is the tallest of Czech menhirs, over 3 m (10 ft) tall.
- Klůček
- Ledce
- Louny (Selibice)
- Libenice
- Orasice
- Slaný
- Slavětín
- Tuchlovice
- Vinařice
- Žatec (Březno)
France
- Carnac stones, Brittany
- La Noce de Pierres, Brittany
- Filitosa, Corsica
- Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens, Gironde[2]
- Cham des Bondons, Lozère
- Peyre Quillade stones, Ariège[3]
Germany
- Gollenstein, Blieskastel (6.6 m high)[4]
- Spellenstein, St. Ingbert (5 m high)
- Mittelbrunn, Rhineland-Palz
Ireland
Israel
Italy
- Menhirs Valley - ozieri, Sardinia[6]
- Goni, Sardinia
- Lugnacco North West Italy.[7]
Malta
- Kercem - Gozo Dawwara standing stone.[8]
- Kirkop[9]
- Qala - Gozo[10]
- Wied Ghomar - Rabat
- Xemxija
Poland
Category:Megaliths_in_Poland, Category:Megaliths_in_Węsiory
Portugal
pt:Categoria:Menires e cromeleques de Portugal
- Menir de Aspradantes
- Menir de Mac Abraão
- Menir de São Paio de Antas
- Menir dos Almendres
- Menires de Lavajo
Romania
- Histria Neolithic 2.5 m high
Serbia
The graves of the "Latins" and the "Jidovs" near the village Balwan (Bovan), north of Aleksinac in Serbia.[11]
Spain
Sweden
- Björketorp Runestone, a menhir inscribed with runes
- Gettlinge, Öland
- Hulterstad, Öland, south of the village of Alby
Denmark
Switzerland
United Kingdom
England
- Rudston Monolith, Rudston, Yorkshire
- The Devil's Arrows, Boroughbridge, Yorkshire
- Drizzlecombe, Dartmoor
- Beardown Man, Dartmoor[12]
- Laughter Tor, near Two Bridges, Dartmoor[13]
- Goonhilly Downs, Cornwall
- Five Kings, Upper Coquerdale, Northumberland[14]
- The Rollright Stones King Stone, Long Compton, Oxfordshire/Warwickshire border
Scotland
- Callanish, Isle of Lewis
- Clach an Trushal, Ballantrushal, Lewis.
- Cuff Hill, near Beith, North Ayrshire.
- Draffen, Stewarton, East Ayrshire.
- Drybridge, North Ayrshire.
The menhir at Drybridge. - Gigha, Argyll and Bute.
- Granny Kempock Stone, Gourock, Inverclyde
- Lochmaben Stone, Dumfries.
- Machrie Moor Stone Circles, Isle of Arran.
- Millport on Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde.
Wales
- Bryn Dyfrydog Stone, Anglesey
- Clorach Stone, Anglesey
- Cremlyn Stones, Anglesey
- Harold's Stones, Trelleck, Monmouthshire[14]
- Hirdre-Faig, Anglesey
- Llanddona, Anglesey
- Llandegfan, Anglesey
- Llandonna Stone, Anglesey
- Lledwigan Stone, Anglesey
- Maen Chwyf, Rhosybol, Anglesey
- Maen Llech Gwern Farwydd, Anglesey
- Maenaddwyn Stone, Anglesey
- Ynys Fawr Stone, Anglesey
See also
India Trissur :Ariyannur is a megalithic site with huge umbrella-like stones (Topikkal)
Other lists
- List of megalithic sites
- List of statues by height
- List of statues
- List of colossal sculpture in situ
- List of archaeoastronomical sites sorted by country
- List of Egyptian pyramids
- List of Mesoamerican pyramids
References
- ^ http://oshte.info/004/000105/01/1801/02.htm
- ^ Chateau Saint-Jean - Menhir Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Le menhir de Peyre quillade Archived 11 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gollenstein in Blieskastel Archived 20 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 19 May 2008
- ^ Marchant, Jo (25 November 2009). "Deep Secrets: Atlit-Yam, Israel". New Scientist (2736). Reed Business Information Ltd.: 40, 41. ISSN 0262-4079. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
- ^ The Prenuragical Village: La valle dei menhir Archived 11 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 19 May 2008
- ^ The Menhir of Lugnacco
- ^ Archeological sites: Dawwara standing stone Retrieved on 19 May 2008
- ^ Archaeology of Malta - Menhirs of the Maltese Islands Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 19 May 2008
- ^ The Giantess of Qala Archived 8 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 19 May 2008
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Legendary Dartmoor: Beardown Man Retrieved on 19 May 2008
- ^ Legendary Dartmoor: Prehistoric Laughter Tor Retrieved on 19 May 2008
- ^ a b Menhir: Hutchinson's Encyclopaedia Archived 18 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
