Other
Locations
Please
note that Great Britain has over 1000 stone circles
not
counting cairns, dolmens and standing stones.
The
locations shown here are the ones which are considered to be the most
interesting.
Stonehenge Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire Diameter: 33m (108ft) Stones: 50+ Largest: 8m (24ft) MapRef: SU 123422 Directions: Head for the A303 west of
Amesbury, |
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Avebury Location: Avebury, Wiltshire Diameter: 427m (1401ft) Stones: 27 major Largest: 60 tons MapRef: SU 102699 Directions: From Stonehenge follow signs for
Avebury |
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Long Meg and her Daughters Location: Penrith, Cumbria Diameter: 109.4 x 93m (359 x 305ft). Stones: 61 Largest: 3.6m (12ft) MapRef: NY 571372 Nearest town: Penrith Nearest village: Little Salked |
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Castlerigg Location: Keswick, Cumbria Diameter: 30m (100ft) Stones: 38 Largest: 2.5m (8ft 3in) MapRef: NY 291236 Nearest town: Keswick |
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Swinside Fell Location: Swinside Fell, Cumbria Diameter: 28.6m (93ft 8ins) Stones: 55 Largest: 2.3m (7ft 6ins) MapRef: SD 172882 Nearest town: Millom Nearest village: Broughton in Furness |
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The Nine Ladies Location: Stanton Moor, Matlock, Derbyshire Diameter: 12m (36ft) Stones: 9 + 1 Largest: 1m (3ft) + 5m (15ft) MapRef: SK 247634 Nearest town: Matlock Nearest village: Birchover |
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The Merry Maidens Location: Penzance, Cornwall Diameter: 23.8m (77ft 10in) Stones: 19 Largest: 1.4m (5ft) MapRef: SW 433245 Nearest town: Penzance Nearest village: Trewoofe |
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The Rollright Stones Location: Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire Diameter: 31.4m (103ft) Stones: 77+ Largest: 1.4m (5ft) MapRef: SP 296308 Nearest town: Chipping Norton Nearest village: Long Compton |
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The Hurlers Location: Craddock Moor, Minions, Cornwall Diameter: 41.8 x 40.5m (137 x 132ft) Stones: 38 Largest: (no info) MapRef: SX 248718 Nearest town: Liskeard Nearest village: Minions |
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Calanais Location: Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides Diameter: 13.1 x 11.3m (43 x 37 ft) Stones: 14 (major) Largest: 4.75m (15ft 6in) MapRef: NB 213331 Nearest town: Stornoway Nearest village: Callanish |
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Cullerlie
Location: Gordon, Grampian Diameter: 10m (33 ft) Stones: 8 Largest: 4.75m (15ft 6in) MapRef: NJ 784042 Nearest town: Aberdeen Nearest village: Roadside of Garlogie |
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Bryn Cader Faner Location: Meirionnydd, Gwynedd Diameter: 8.5m (28ft) Stones: 15 Largest: 1m (3ft) MapRef: SH 647354 Nearest town: Porthmadog Nearest village: Talsarnau |
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Carn Llechart Location: West Glamorgan Diameter: 12m (40ft) Stones: 25 Largest: (no info) MapRef: SN 697063 Nearest town: Swansea Nearest village: Rhyd-y-Fro |
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Beltany Location: County Donegal Diameter: 44.2m (145ft) Stones: 64 Largest: 1.8m (6 ft) MapRef: C 255005 Nearest town: Strabane Nearest village: Raphoe |
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Drombeg Location: County Cork Diameter: 9.5m (31ft) Stones: 13 Largest: 2.2m (7ft 2in) MapRef: Map 4 (South) 124035 - W247352 Nearest town: Skibbereen Dir4 = Nearest village: Glandore |
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Dooncarton Location: County Mayo Diameter: (no info) Stones: 7 Largest: 1.2m (4ft) high MapRef: (none) Nearest town: Ballina Nearest village: Dooncarton |
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