Stonehenge in the west of England is undoubtedly the king of stone circles — stone monuments originally set out in a way to form a circle or ellipse. However, it's easy to overlook the dozens of other ...

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Mysterious circles of megaliths (large, monumental stones) have intrigued us for millennia. These enigmatic and often elaborate stoneworks are scattered around the British Isles, parts of Europe, ...

Grand, centuries-old cathedrals distinguish Great Britain's cities and towns, providing spiritual nourishment to those who visit. These places of worship seem ancient almost beyond imagination. But ...

A prehistoric Stone circle in England may have been erected some 700 years before the origin of the iconic Stonehenge monument, an archaeologist has proposed. The Castlerigg stone circle, located in ...

If the crowds at Stonehenge put you off visiting, there is a quieter alternative down the road. This stone circle is older and bigger than Stonehenge.

In the popular imagination, Neolithic stone circles conjure images of mysterious rituals presided over by our rugged, club-wielding ancestors. This is a gross misconception, according to Jane McMahon, ...

Grand, centuries-old cathedrals distinguish Great Britain’s cities and towns, providing spiritual nourishment to those who visit. These places of worship seem ancient almost beyond imagination. But ...

Huge stone circles in the Middle East have been imaged from above, revealing details of structures that have been shrouded in mystery for decades. Archaeologists in Jordan have taken high-resolution ...