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Arlington, Texas

Caelum Mór

Fears of Satanic worshippers swirl around five Celtic-inspired megaliths.
Carn Goedog
Eglwyswrw, Wales

Carn Goedog

This rocky outcrop served as a quarry for some of the bluestones that sit at the center of Stonehenge.
outsider art

Podcast: Carhenge

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team May 25, 2022
Grange Stone Circle Lough Gur
Limerick, Ireland

Grange Stone Circle Lough Gur

The largest stone circle in Ireland.
abandoned

Podcast: Ponyhenge

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team February 21, 2022
Croft Moraig Stone Circle entry stones
Aberfeldy, Scotland

Croft Moraig Stone Circle

This Neolithic stone circle is the most complete of its kind in Scotland.
The sole remaining standing stone.
Eamont Bridge, England

Mayburgh Henge

An impressive Neolithic henge with banks nearly 10 feet high.
The entry portal
Cumbria, England

Sunkenkirk

One of the best-preserved, yet least visited stone circle sites in Cumbria.
Alamo, Nevada

RyanHenge

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

Canoehenge

Nestled in Onondaga State Park, over 100 canoes carefully stacked in a replica of the famous standing stones.
Inside The Great Stone Circle at sunset.
Fountain City, Wisconsin

Kinstone

Hidden in magnificent rolling countryside, see what may be the largest modern stone circle in the world at Wisconsin's very own "Stonehenge”
Ada Stonehenge
Belgrade, Serbia

Ada Stonehenge

This art installation pays homage to the famed stones of European lore.
Sarsen makes up the bulk of Stonehenge's rocky profile.
geology

We Now Know Where Almost All of Stonehenge's Stones Came From

The main source for its largest megaliths is just a stone’s throw from the iconic site.
Isaac Schultz July 31, 2020
Trying to core the ground to take samples last year was like trying to "drill through concrete," Gaffney says. So the team got a bigger drill.
megalithic

Near Stonehenge, an Even Bigger Neolithic Site Is Hidden Underground

A giant circle of pits is the largest Neolithic site found in Britain to date.
Isaac Schultz June 29, 2020
Baudette, Minnesota

Basshenge

A garden full of metal sculptures that celebrate the double bass.
This cheese, granola, and bread creation was made by Alexandra McNamara in Tappan, New York.
megalithic

Stay Home and Build Miniature Monuments, From Stonehenge to Giza

Who needs stones when you have marshmallows or foam?
Jessica Leigh Hester April 21, 2020
Stonehenge Aotearoa.
Ahiaruhe, New Zealand

Stonehenge Aotearoa

This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.
Did lard help these megaliths make it to Stonehenge?
geology

Does the Mystery of Stonehenge Involve Pig Fat?

New research says the megaliths may have been dragged to the site with the help of lard.
Jessica Leigh Hester July 17, 2019