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Balquhain recumbent stone circle. A bit knocked about and likely repositioned (?), but thereโ€™s something about if I really like.

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Balquhain recumbent stone circle, near Aberdeen.

Balquhain recumbent stone circle, near Aberdeen.

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The flanker on the left (from inside the circle) may have been moved, the circle has been knocked about a fair bit. Itโ€™s also heavy with quartz, must shine in a full moon!

Photos by me.

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[Note from DanQ.me]

Happy Stone Circle Sunday! The youngest and I went out to Avebury Henge, the worldโ€™s largest neolithic standing stone circle and henge. ร—
Read more: https://danq.me/2025/06/15/26759/

#note #archeology #children #history #parenting #stoneCircleSunday #walking

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On verdant grass and under clear skies, a boy in a white-and-blue 'Sonic the Hedgehog' t-shirt strolls in front of a line of about half a dozen enormous standing stones.

On verdant grass and under clear skies, a boy in a white-and-blue 'Sonic the Hedgehog' t-shirt strolls in front of a line of about half a dozen enormous standing stones.

Happy Stone Circle Sunday! The youngest and I went out to Avebury Henge, the world's largest neolithic standing stone circle and henge.

#note #stoneCircleSunday #history #walking #archeology #children #parenting

Via: ๐Ÿ”— https://danq.me/2025/06/15/26759/

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A stone circle in a field on a hillside

A stone circle in a field on a hillside

The Merry Maidens near St Buryan earlier this week #StoneCircleSunday #Cornwall

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A Bronze Age stone circle on Dartmoor as the sun rises

A Bronze Age stone circle on Dartmoor as the sun rises

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One of my favourites - Brisworthy Circle #Dartmoor

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Ballynoe 'stone circle' , Co. Down. The stones surround an oval mound. Excavations discovered a 'slab feature' with 3 compartments with a Neolithic or Bronze Age cist to the eastern end containing an MNI of 7 cremated individuals.

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[Note: Easter Sunday Stone Circle]

The Devilโ€™s Quoits (Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, UK) looks particularly striking in the bright sunlight of this Spring morning. ร—
Read more: https://danq.me/2025/04/20/easter-sunday-stone-circle/

#note #archeology #geography #history #prehistory #spring [โ€ฆ]

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A circle of standing stones in a henge, in a clearing flanked by trees, under wispy clouds in a bright blue sky.

A circle of standing stones in a henge, in a clearing flanked by trees, under wispy clouds in a bright blue sky.

The Devil's Quoits (Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, UK) looks particularly striking in the bright sunlight of this Spring morning.

#note #stoneCircleSunday #history #geography #archeology #prehistory #spring

Via: ๐Ÿ”— https://danq.me/2025/04/20/easter-sunday-stone-circle/

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Komakino Stone Circle (Aomori Prefecture): A place of solemn gatherings, where stones arranged in concentric circles whisper tales of Jomon connection to place. #stonecirclesunday #jomon

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Duddo Standing Stones, Northumberland with the Cheviot Hills in the distance

Duddo Standing Stones, Northumberland with the Cheviot Hills in the distance

Close up of stone in the Duddo Stones circle

Close up of stone in the Duddo Stones circle

Sunny days and Standing Stones - early Bronze Age Duddo stone circle. Taken on a first post-lockdown outing in 2020 - Cheviots in the background. Northumberland beauty. #stonecirclessunday #stonecirclesunday #northumberland

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Scotland Outdoors - A Winter Solstice Special - BBC Sounds Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart mark the turning of the year on the Winter Solstice

A collection of interesting interviews for #StoneCircleSunday including Grampian storyteller Jackie Ross at East Aquhorthies & Prof Hayden Lorimer discussing various #WinterSolstice rituals

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Full moon setting at dawn above a monolith of a Neolithic stone circle.

(c)Sean F. Johnston

Full moon setting at dawn above a monolith of a Neolithic stone circle. (c)Sean F. Johnston

Midwinter #dawn and #moonset at the Twelve Apostles stone circle, #Scotland.

#l'aube #Dumfries&Galloway #StoneCircleSunday

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Castlerigg stone circle, Lake District

Beautiful, atmospheric site.

Neolithic c3000 BCE overlooking Thirlmere Valley within the peaks of Helvellyn

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Sunset at Torhouse stone circle, the sun setting behind the clouds, and the stones are in shadow.

Sunset at Torhouse stone circle, the sun setting behind the clouds, and the stones are in shadow.

Having a great birthday - but wish I was here.
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A black and white photo showing Castlerigg stone circle in the foreground, with a snow covered mountain behind.

A black and white photo showing Castlerigg stone circle in the foreground, with a snow covered mountain behind.

Found this lovely wintry photo of Castlerigg in a copy of Motor Cycle from October 1964. #stonecirclesunday #archaeology

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#stonecirclesunday Cothiemuir Wood stone circle at Keig, Aberdeenshire.

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