List of stone circles

This is an incomplete photographic list of stone circles.

Britain, Ireland, and the Channel Islands

Aubrey Burl's gazetteer lists 1,303 stone circles in Britain, Ireland and Brittany ( France). Most of these are found in Scotland, with 508 sites recorded. There are 343 on the island of Ireland; 316 in England; 81 in Wales; 49 in Brittany (France); and 6 in the Channel Isles.^[1]

Channel Islands

The British Channel Islands

Aubrey Burl records six sites in the Channel Islands, four on Guernsey and two on Jersey. All six are Cist-in-Circle monuments, which are influenced by chambered tomb design. Their relationship with the stone circle tradition of Britain, Ireland and Brittany is unclear.^[2]

Guernsey		Le Creux ès Faïes, cist-in-circle, semicircular stone wall supporting a mound containing a passage grave	49.4566°N 2.6557°W / 49.4566; -2.6557
	Photo see Megalith Guernsey[3]	Steinkiste von L’Islet (de), cist-in-circle, stone cist in a circle of irregularly shaped stones	49.48865°N 2.5448°W / 49.48865; -2.5448
		Les Fouillages (fr/de), a passage grave in a triangular enclosure of small irregularly shaped stones	49.49747°N 2.53775°W / 49.49747; -2.53775
Jersey		Ville-ès-Nouaux	49.196389°N 2.130556°W / 49.196389; -2.130556

England

Ceremonial Counties of England

South East England

There are no ancient stone circles in Kent^[4] and Sussex.

Sussex		The stones lying around the church of might be relics of a stone circle,[5] the only one on the peninsula between the Thames estuary and the Wash.[6]	51.9858469°N 0.7347047°E / 51.9858469; 0.7347047
Oxfordshire		The King's Men, one of three monuments that make up the Rollright Stones, found near the village of Long Compton	51.97552°N 1.57068°W / 51.97552; -1.57068

East Midlands

Derbyshire

	Arbor Low, near Youlgreave
	Barbrook One, on Ramsley Moor in the Peak District	SK27857558.
	Doll Tor, near Birchover
	Hordron Edge, on the edge of Moscar Moor	SK2152486851.
	Nine Ladies, nine stones on Stanton Moor
	Nine Stones Close, between Alport and Winster	SK225626.

Yorkshire and the Humber

North Yorkshire		Fancarl Top stone circle,[7] near River Wharfe, circle of 5 stones and a central stone	HE 1008781 SE0642863048 54.063359°N 1.903242°W / 54.063359; -1.903242
	no appropriate photo available	Healey Stone Circle[8]	SE170810 54.22444°N 1.740756°E / 54.22444; 1.740756
	no appropriate photo available	Cairnfield on Standingstones Rigg, including a cup and ring,[9] Cloughton Moor, Harwood Dale	HE 1019799 SE 98047 96859, SE 98140 96989 54.358911°N 0.489729°W / 54.358911; -0.489729
		High Bridestones[10]on Sleights Moor, Eskdaleside cum Ugglebarnby	HE 1004892 NZ8499904635 54.430055°N 0.691259°W / 54.430055; -0.691259
		Yockenthwaite stone circle	HE 1008772 SD8995779376 54.209911°N 2.155160°W / 54.209911; -2.155160
West Yorkshire		Twelve Apostles (of Yorkshire)	SE12614506

North East England

County Durham		Lune Head Stone Circle[11]	54.57876°N 2.234037°W / 54.57876; -2.234037
Northumberland		Duddo Five Stones, 6 km (4 mi) south of the Scottish border, formerly known as the Four Stones	55.68677°N 2.112023°W / 55.68677; -2.112023
		The Goatstones, a Bronze-age four-poster near the village of Wark on Tyne	55.067372°N 2.269297°W / 55.067372; -2.269297
		Threestoneburn Stone Circle, a circle of 16 stones in Threestoneburn Wood, near the village of Ilderton	55.4783°N 2.04692°W / 55.4783; -2.04692

North West England

Cumbria

	Birkrigg, two non-concentric circles, 3 km (2 mi) south of Ulverston	SD 29247396
	Brat's Hill, the largest of the Burnmoor stone circles, 1.6 km (1 mi) south of Boot
	Castlerigg, a 33-metre-diameter (108 ft) ring consisting of 38 stones
	Gamelands, near Orton, Eden	NY640081.
	Kinniside, a reconstructed stone circle of 11 stones	NY060140.
	Long Meg and Her Daughters, about 51 stones set in an oval shape measuring 100 m (330 ft) on its long axis
	Low Longrigg circles, two of the Burnmoor stone circles, 2 km (1 mi) south of Boot
	Oddendale, part of the Shap Stone Avenue monuments	(NY59201290).
	Swinside, a nearly perfect circle in Lake District
	White Moss stone circles, two of the Burnmoor stone circles: 1.6 km (1 mi) south of Boot

Lancashire

Cheetham Close, Bronze Age site on the picturesque moors of Egerton, Bolton.

West Midlands

Shropshire

Mitchell's Fold, ring of 30 stones, 15 still standing

South West England

Cornwall

	Boscawen-Un, stone circle with a leaning pillar in its interior.
	Boskednan, partially restored stone circle near Boskednan, about 6 kilometres (4 miles) northwest of the town of Penzance.
	Craddock Moor, near Minions on Bodmin Moor, 800 m (1⁄2 mi) northwest of The Hurlers.
	Duloe, in the village of Duloe, 8 km (5 mi) from Looe.
	Emblance Downs stone circles, a pair of circles in the parish of St. Breward on Bodmin Moor.
	Fernacre, on the slopes of the De Lank River, 2 km (1+1⁄4 mi) northeast of St Breward on Bodmin Moor.
	The Hurlers, a group of three stone circles on Bodmin Moor.
	The Merry Maidens, near St Buryan in West Penwith.
	Nine Stones, Altarnun, 3 km (2 mi) south southeast of Altarnun, 11 km (7 mi) west of Launceston on Bodmin Moor.
	Stannon, near St Breward on Bodmin Moor.
	Tregeseal East, also known as the Tregeseal Dancing Stones, near St Just in West Penwith.
	Trippet stones, Manor Common in Blisland, 9 km (5.6 mi) north northeast of Bodmin on Bodmin Moor.

Devon

	Brisworthy stone circle
	Grey Wethers stone circles
	Ringmoor Down
	Scorhill
	Shovel Down
	Tottiford Reservoir
	Yellowmead stone circle

Dorset

	Kingston Russell, an 18-stone Bronze Age circle near Abbotsbury.	50°41′18.7″N 2°35′56.2″W
	Rempstone stone circle, a damaged stone circle near Corfe Castle in Dorset. It is located next to the B3351 road on the Isle of Purbeck	SY994820.
	The Nine Stones, a small nine stone circle near Winterbourne Abbas

Somerset

	Stanton Drew, one of three circles located near the village of Stanton Drew.
	Withypool Stone Circle, on the Exmoor moorland, near the village of Withypool. Only the stones present on the two ends of the circle are visible.

Wiltshire

	Avebury, large stone circle surround the village of Avebury.
	Stonehenge, World Heritage site.

Wales

Counties and Preserved Counties of Wales

	Moel Tŷ Uchaf near Llandrillo, Denbighshire.	52.92°N 3.40°W / 52.92; -3.40
	Bryn Cader Faner, Gwynedd	52.8982°N 4.0114°W / 52.8982; -4.0114
	Bryn Gwyn stones, Anglesey	52.8982°N 4.0114°W / 52.8982; -4.0114

Scotland

Council areas of Scotland

Southern Scotland

Argyll and Bute

	Cultoon stone circle, Islay	NR19565697.
	Ettrick Bay stone circle, Bute	NS0443466794.
	Lochbuie stone circle, Mull	NM6178025117.
	Temple Wood stone circles	NR82639782.

Dumfries and Galloway

For a more comprehensive list, see List of stone circles in Dumfries and Galloway.

Aubrey Burl lists 43 stone circles in Dumfries and Galloway: 15 in Dumfriesshire; 19 in Kirkcudbrightshire; and 9 in Wigtonshire.^[12] The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records 49 stone circles in the region. Of these 49, 24 are listed as 'possible'; one is an 18th-century construction; and a number have been destroyed.^[13]

Image	Details	Grid Reference
	The Girdle Stanes near Eskdalemuir	NY2535196153
	Glenquicken near Creetown	NX50965821
	Lochmaben Stone just south of Gretna
	The Loupin Stanes near Eskdalemuir	NY25709663
	Seven Brethren near Lockerbie	NY21718269
	Standing Stones of Glenterrow between Stranraer and New Luce	NX14536251
	Twelve Apostles Stone Circle, situated between Holywood and Newbridge, near Dumfries.
	Torhouskie
	Whitcastles stone circle 10.5 km (6+1⁄2 mi) northeast of Lockerbie	NY 2240 8806

North Ayrshire

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records 20 stone circles in North Ayrshire, all on Arran.^[14] Five of these are listed as 'possible'.^[14] Aubrey Burrel's gazetteer records 19 stone circles on Arran.^[12]

Situated	Image	Details	Grid Reference
Isle of Arran		Auchagallon Stone Circle	NR89283464
		Aucheleffan	NR 9784 2505
		Machrie Moor 1	NR9119832393
		Machrie Moor 2	NR9113032420
		Machrie Moor 3	NR9100632457
		Machrie Moor 4	NR9100132355
		Machrie Moor 5	NR9087832353
		Machrie Moor 11	NR9121232416

Scottish Borders

– The List of stone circles in the Scottish Borders comprises in addition 8 stone circles not yet photographed for WM Commons. –

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records 16 stone circles in the Scottish Borders. Of these, three are marked as 'possible'.[15] Aubrey Burl's gazetteer lists the same number: 2 in Berwickshire; 2 in Peebleshire; 10 in Roxburghshire; and 2 in Selkirkshire.[12]
	Borrowston Rig, near Lauder	55.762179°N 2.70658°W / 55.762179; -2.70658
	Burg Hill stones, near Teviothead	55.347361°N 2.837066°E / 55.347361; 2.837066
	Cloyhouse Burn stone circle, classification not sure, between Stobo and Lyne	55.63501°N 3.2898°W / 55.63501; -3.2898
	Five Stanes	NT75261686
	Harestanes	NT12404432
	Ninestane Rig	55.26746°N 2.76091°W / 55.26746; -2.76091
	Yadlee stone circle, near Spott	55.897796°N 2.554795°E / 55.897796; 2.554795

North east Scotland

Aberdeen City

Tyrebagger stone circle

NJ 85950 13217.

Aberdeenshire

See also: List of recumbent stone circles
	Cullerlie stone circle near Echt
	Easter Aquhorthies recumbent stone circle, near Inverurie
	Kirkton of Bourtie recumbent stone circle	NJ 80091 24883.
	Hill of Fiddes recumbent stone circle	NJ 9350 2432.
	Inschfield recumbent stone circle	NJ 6233 2934.
	Loanhead of Daviot recumbent stone circle
	Loudon Wood recumbent stone circle	NJ 96105 49740.
	Midmar Kirk recumbent stone circle	NJ 69940 06493.
	Old Keig stone circle	NJ 5965 1939.
	New Craig recumbent stone circle	NJ 7455 2966.
	The Nine Stanes	NO 7233 9122.
	Potterton recumbent stone circle	NJ95291636.
	South Ley Lodge recumbent stone circle	NJ76671325.
	St Brandan's Stanes	NJ60756105.
	Strichen stone circle	NJ9367454479.
	Stonehead recumbent stone circle	NJ60102869.
	Sunhoney	NJ7159205701.
	Tillyfourie recumbent stone circle	NJ64311350.
	Tomnaverie recumbent stone circle, Aberdeenshire

Angus

	Balkemback stone circle, Tealing	NO38183844.
	Colmeallie stone circle	NO56567811.

Fife

Balbirnie Stone Circle near Glenrothes

56.21384°N 3.15293°W / 56.21384; -3.15293

Perth and Kinros

Croft Moraig – 6 km (4 mi) southwest of Aberfeldy, Scotland

NN79754726

Stirling

Killin – at the western end of Loch Tay

NN576327.

North West Scotland

Orkney

There are two stone circles on Orkney, both on the Mainland.[16] The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records a possible third at Stoneyhill, also on the Mainland.[17]
	Ring of Brodgar – A 60 stone ring (27 still standing)	59.0015°N 3.2297°W / 59.0015; -3.2297
	Standing Stones of Stenness	58.9939°N 3.2081°W / 58.9939; -3.2081

Shetland

Aubrey Burl's gazetteer lists seven sites in Shetland, but notes that all are dubious.[18] The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland records three stone circles.[19] It does not include Hjaltadans, which is instead categorised as a 'stone setting'.[20]
	Hjaltadans near Fetlar	60.6102°N 0.86555°W / 60.6102; -0.86555

Western Isles

Lewis		Callanish I
		Callanish II Lewis, a smaller stone circle
		Callanish III Lewis, a smaller stone circle
		Callanish IV Lewis, a smaller stone circle
		Callanish VIII Lewis, a smaller stone semicircle
North Uist		Pobull Fhinn	NF8427465010.

Northern Ireland

Counties and districts of Northern Ireland

County	Photo	Notes
Down		Ballynoe stone circle
Fermanagh		Drumskinny stone circle
Tyrone		Beaghmore – Located outside Cookstown. Seven circles, along with cairns and stone rows. One circle, known as the Dragon's Teeth, is filled with more than 800 small stones.

Republic of Ireland

Counties of Ireland

See also: List of axial multiple-stone circles and List of axial five-stone circles

There are 187 stone circles in the Republic of Ireland. The vast majority of these are in County Cork, which has 103 circles. There are 20 circles in County Kerry and 11 in County Mayo.^[12] There is also a large fully intact stone circle in Grange in County Limerick, near Lough Gur^[21]Grange^[22]

County Cork

	Ardgroom SW –known locally as "Canfea", southwest of the village of Ardgroom on the Beara Peninsula.
	Breeny More Stone Circle
	Carrigagulla, about 18 stones, to the north of the village of Ballinagree.
	Carrigaphooca stone circle, 3 stones, next to Carrigaphooca Castle.
	Derreenataggart stone circle
	Drombeg stone circle, west of Rosscarbery.
	Kealkill stone circle, overlooking Bantry Bay.
	Knocknakilla, between Macroom and Millstreet.
	Glantane east, between Macroom and Millstreet.
	Templebryan Stone Circle, between Bandon and Millstreet.

Donegal

	Beltany stone circle

Kerry

	Kenmare stone circle
	Lissyvigeen stone circle
	Shronebirrane stone circle
	Uragh Stone Circle
	Cashelkeelty Stone Circles

France

Regions and depart­ments of France

Brittany

Morbihan		Cromlech d'Er Lannic (fr), on a small Island near the south coast	47.56778°N 2.89924°W / 47.56778; -2.89924
		Cromlech de Crucuno (fr), rectangular instead of circular	47.6241°N 3.1226°W / 47.6241; -3.1226
		Kergonan Cromlech [fr; de]	47.5908°N 2.85147°W / 47.5908; -2.85147
Ille-et-Vilaine		Le Tribunal (fr) near Saint-Just, half circle	47.76518°N 1.9898°W / 47.76518; -1.9898
		Les Demoiselles de Langon (fr/de) ("the Young Ladies"), straight alignments and a circular one	47.7208°N 1.8544°W / 47.7208; -1.8544

Normandy

Manche

Cromlech de l'Œillet (fr/de), near Granville, nowadays in the mudflat of the coast

48.8788°N 1.82124°W / 48.8788; -1.82124

Hauts-de-France

Pas-de-Calais

Tumulus des Sept-Bonnettes (fr/de) ("the Seven Caps")

50.2771°N 2.9748°E / 50.2771; 2.9748

Occitania

Haute Garonne	No Commons photo available	Mail de Soupène,[23] group of 14 stone circles	42.8153°N 0.5386°E / 42.8153; 0.5386
	No Commons photo available	Port de Pierrefitte,[23] one the border to Hautes-Pyrénées, reconstructed stone circle with a central pillar	42.8682319°N 0.4693822°E / 42.8682319; 0.4693822
	No Commons photo available	Sarrat de Cousseillot,[23] group of 4 stone circles	42.8164°N 0.5371°E / 42.8164; 0.5371

Spain

Navarra

All cromlechs are localized in the north of this region, in the Pyrenees near the French border.

	Arriurdiñetako lepoa cromlecha, two circles of lying stones on a hilltop near Arano,	43.176925°N 1.902381°W / 43.176925; -1.902381
	Two or more stone circles on Argintzu hilltop, southwest of Baztan	43.0598°N 1.4847°W / 43.0598; -1.4847
	Cromlech Gorramendiko Egia, stone in circle on a hilly mountain ridge 8 km north east of Baztan and 4 km from the French border	43.2058°N 1.4387°W / 43.2058; -1.4387
	Errekaleku cromlechs, circles of lying stones near the mountain range and border to Guipuzkoa west of Goizueta	43.17168°N 1.90944°W / 43.17168; -1.90944
	Cromlech du col d'Ibardin, circle of lying stones near the French border between Urrugne (F) and Bera (E)	43.3129°N 1.69718°W / 43.3129; -1.69718
	Lakendiko Gaña near Arano, circle of lying stones on a hilly mountain range near the French border	43.1726°N 1.9070°W / 43.1726; -1.9070
	Ontzorrozko Gaña, circle of lying stones on a hilly mountain range	43.1784°N 1.9008°W / 43.1784; -1.9008
	Cromlech de Organbide, circle of upright stones, mostly small and two middle size, near the small road from Orbaizeta to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port crossing the French border	43.04968°N 1.21335°W / 43.04968; -1.21335
	Urgaratako Gaña, stone circle on a central hilly summit west of Goizueta	43.1780°N 1.8919°W / 43.1780; -1.8919

Basque Country

Álava-Araba		Mendiluze Cromlech circle of seven (partly high) upright stones and a lot of low stones, in the mountains south east of Agurain/Salvatierra	42.83976°N 2.28666°W / 42.83976; -2.28666
Guipuzkoa		Crómlech de Eteneta (es/fr/de), an exactly shaped menhir in the outline of a circle of simlpe stones, southeast of Andoain,	43.20025°N 1.96405°W / 43.20025; -1.96405
		Mendizorrotz cromlech,small stone circle on the homonymous mountain near Donostia-San Sebastián	43.297028°N 2.074374°W / 43.297028; -2.074374
		Oihanleku cromlech, near the mountaine range south east of Errenteria	43.2541°N 1.8266°W / 43.2541; -1.8266

Extremadura

Crómlech de Las Lanchuelas, close circle of big stones around a slightly higher central stone, situated east of the homonyme village near Valencia de Alcántara, Province of Cáceres, and very near to the Portuguese border

39.35893°N 7.22344°W / 39.35893; -7.22344

Andalusia

La Torre-La Janera megalithic site, near lower river Guadiana, Province of Huelva, west of Andalusia, among several other Neolithic monuments comprising two stone circles[24]

37.3331°N 7.4058°W / 37.3331; -7.4058

Portugal

All stone circles of Portugal are situated in Évora District

	Almendres Cromlech, near Évora	38.5575°N 8.0612°W / 38.5575; -8.0612
	Cromeleque do Monte das Fontaínhas Velhas,[25] very small, six upright stones around a higher central pillar	38.9315°N 8.1209°W / 38.9315; -8.1209
	Cromeleque dos Cuncos[26]	38.645063°N 8.291176°W / 38.645063; -8.291176
	Portela de Mogos (pt/es/fr/de), enclosure about 40 Stones near Évora	38.6264°N 8.0256°W / 38.6264; -8.0256
	Vale Maria do Meio Cromlech	38.6225°N 8.0084°W / 38.6225; -8.0084
	Cromeleque do Xerez[27] near Monsaraz, rectangular enclosure around a very high central pillar	38.4535°N 7.3710°W / 38.4535; -7.3710

Germany

States of Germany

Bundesland (State)	Photo	Notes	Co-ordinates
Schleswig-Holstein		Damp Steinkreis (de) near Damp, near the Baltic Sea Coast	54.58739°N 9.99888°E / 54.58739; 9.99888
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern		Steintanz ("dancing stones") (de) near Netzeband, Katzow, Landkreis Vorpommern-Greifswald	54.07331°N 13.7195°E / 54.07331; 13.7195
Hesse		Group of Menhirs (de), considered the rest of a circle, near Darmstadt, roughly between 6th and 3rd millennium BC	49.8726°N 8.72805°E / 49.8726; 8.72805

Poland

Voivodeships of Poland

Voivodeship	Photo	(Photo)	Notes	Co-ordinates
Pomeranian Voivodeship		Stone circle near Odry[28]		53.8992°N 17.9936°E / 53.8992; 17.9936
			Węsiory, very different circular groups of stones	54.2172°N 17.8397°E / 54.2172; 17.8397

Bulgaria

Dolni Glavanak Cromlech, 8th-7th century BC

Sweden

Ale's Stones, near Ystad, Skåne, some ring, but in the shape of a ship, Nordic Iron Age

Morocco

Mzoura Cromlech, 5th to 4th century BC

Japan

Main article: Ōyu Stone Circles

The Ōyu Stone Circles (大湯環状列石 Ōyu Kanjyō Resseki) is a late Jōmon period (approx. 2,000 – 1,500 BC) archaeological site in the city of Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The site consists of two large stone circles located on an artificially flattened plateau on the left bank of the Oyu River, a tributary of the Yoneshiro River in northeastern Akita Prefecture. The site was discovered in 1931, with detailed archaeological excavations taking place in 1946, and in 1951–1952.

The larger circle, named the “Manza” circle has a diameter of 46 meters, and is the largest stone circle found in Japan. A number of reconstructions of Jomon period dwellings have been built around the site. The slightly smaller circle, named the “Nonakado” circle, is 42 meters in diameter and is located around 90 meters away, separated from the “Manza” circle by Akita Prefectural Route 66. Each circle is made from rounded river stones brought from another river approximately 7 kilometers away. Each circle in concentric, with and inner and an outer ring separated by an open strip approximately 8 meters wide.^[29] Each circle contains smaller clusters of stone, including standing stones surrounded by elongated stones in a radiating orientation, forming a sundial which points toward the sunset on the summer solstice and allows for calculation of the winter solstice, the vernal equinox and the sun's movements.^[30]

Each circle is surrounded by the remains of buildings, storage pits and garbage dumps, and clay figurines, clayware and stoneware (including everyday pottery), stone swords and objects have been discovered. Although the form of the stone circles made have been based on the shape of circular settlements, there is no indication of permanent settlement on the site.

The site has been submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions.

Golan (Syria/Israel)

Rujm el-Hiri, 4000–3000 BCE, northeast of the Sea of Galilee

32.908651°N 35.801037°E / 32.908651; 35.801037

Australia

See also Aboriginal stone arrangement Stone circles in Australia are sometimes revered as sacred sites by Australian Aboriginal people's. While often small, there are some large stones comparable to their European counterparts, particularly in Victoria. While some are small and not well attended, others are well-known, for instance the stone arrangements in Victoria at Carisbrook and Lake Bolac.^[31]

Brazil

Stone arangements probably built by an indigenous people, core of the Parque Arqueológico do Solstício[32] in the state of Amapá, north of the mouth of Amazonas River

2.476667°N 51.010556°W / 2.476667; -51.010556

See also

• Stone circles in the British Isles and Brittany
• List of Stone Age art
• Göbekli Tepe
• Medicine wheel of Indigenous peoples of the Americas