Stone circles

Cornwall Painting by Cornish Seascape and Landscape Artist Sarah Vivian of Men-An-Tol Stone Circle, West Penwith, Cornwall. Available to buy as prints and cards

We found the Recumbent Drombeg Stone Circle in a pastoral valley that was very similar to the one where Coppinger's Court is situated. The lovely recumbent stone circle is also known as The Druid's Altar, and from its location on the edge of a rocky terrace, worshippers presided over a view that gently sweeps down to the Atlantic ocean a mere 1.6 kilometres away.

The stone circle at Easter Aquhorthies in Aberdeenshire is around 4,000 years old. Measuring up to 20m in diameter, it is one of the few complete stone circles in Scotland and includes a recumbent, or prostrate stone, flanked by two uprights, the tallest of which is 2.5m high. This is a ’hi-spy’ photograph, using a camera on an extendable pole to enable the full extent of the site to be shown in one image. Photographer: RCAHMS Image reference: SC1196348 See more images of the stone circle…

Callanish, Craigh na Dun

The Ring of Brodgar ( circa 2,500 to circa 2,000 BC) is a Neolithic henge and stone circle or henge, the largest and finest stone circles in the British Isles, Mainland Orkney, Scotland

Landscape design is nothing new. Neolithic people linked complexes of manmade monuments into artificial landscapes, often incorporating natural features like rivers, springs and hills.

The mysterious prehistoric site in England has fascinated the public for centuries.

Uragh Stone Circle is a neolithic stone circle near Gleninchaquin Park. Situated near Lough Inchiquin, it consists of five megaliths. The largest stone is ten feet high and the circle is eight feet in...