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This is a list of megaliths.
Armenia
Bulgaria
Related to quartz-bearing rocks (granite; gneiss): in the Sakar and Strandja Mountains; Sredna Gora Mountain (Buzovgrad).
- Ovcharovo, Haskovo Province in Sakar
- Pobit Kamak, Pazardzhik Province in the Rhodopes[1]
- Belintash, Rhodopi Region, Plovdiv District
- Begliktash, Burgas District
- Garlo Nuraghe, Pernik District
- Tatul, Kardzhali District
- Ostrusha mound, Shipka (town), Stara Zagora Province
Czech Republic
- Dolní Chabry
- Drahomyšl
- Družec
- Horoměřice
- Jemníky
- Kersko
- Klobuky, Central Bohemia, some 25 km NW of Prague - GPS: N50°18'4.49", E13°59'4.23". Known as Kamenný pastýř (Stone shepherd), it is the tallest of Czech menhirs, over 3 m (10 ft) tall.
- Klůček
- Ledce
- Louny (Selibice)
- Libenice
- Orasice
- Slaný
- Slavětín
- Tuchlovice
- Vinařice
- Žatec (Březno)
France
The French ministry of culture lists the following numbers of megalithic monuments:
Menhirs: 1172
Dolmen: 1349
- Carnac stones, Brittany
- Template:Interlanguage link, over 80 megaliths exist on the Blandas plateau in the Massif Central ( Gard department) in southern France.
- La Noce de Pierres, Brittany
- Filitosa, Corsica
- Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens, Gironde
- Cham des Bondons, Lozère
- Peyre Quillade stones, Ariège[2]
- Megalithic sites of Charente
Germany
- The Blinkerwall, below the waters of the Bay of Mecklenburg
- Gollenstein, Blieskastel (6.6 m high)[3]
- Spellenstein, St. Ingbert (5 m high)
- Mittelbrunn, Rhineland-Palz
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
- Menhirs Valley - ozieri, Sardinia[5]
- Goni, Sardinia
- Lugnacco North West Italy.[6]
Malta
- Kercem - Gozo Dawwara standing stone.[7]
- Kirkop[8]
- Qala - Gozo[9]
- Wied Ghomar - Rabat
- Xemxija
The Netherlands
In the Netherlands megaliths were created with erratics from glaciers in the northeastern part of the country.[10] These megaliths are locally known as hunebedden (hunebeds) and are usually dolmens. Parts of 53 of these hunebeds are known to exist on their original locations.[11]
The different hunebeds are differentiated by province and number. "D" means Drenthe, "G" means Groningen, "O" means Overijssel and "F" means Friesland.
- D1 north of Steenbergen
- D2 in Westervelde
- D3 and D4 (aside of one another) in Midlaren
- D5 north of Zeijen
- D6 in Tynaarlo
- D7 southeast of Schipborg
- D8 north of Anloo
- D9 in Annen
- D10 north of Gasteren
- D11 south of Anloo
- D12 west of Eext
- D13 in the western quarter of Eext
- D14 south of Eext (Eexterhalte)
- D15 north of Loon
- D16 northwest of Balloo
- D17 and D18 (close to one another) in Rolde
- D19 and D20 (aside of one another) in Drouwen
- D21 and D22 (aside of one another) west of Bronneger (slightly west of D23, D24 and D25)
- D23 D24 and D25 (close to one another) west of Bronneger (slightly east of D21 and D22)
- D26 in between Drouwen and Borger (Drouwenerveld)
- D27 in Borger
- D28 and D29 (aside of one another) east of Borger
- D30 northwest of Exloo
- D31 south of Exloo
- D32 northwest of Odoorn
- D34 west of Valthe
- D35 southwest of Valthe
- D36 and D37 (aside of one another) south of Valthe
- D38, D39 and D40 (aside of one another) north of Emmen (Emmerveld)
- D41 in northern Emmen
- D42 north of Westenesch and west of Emmen
- D43 west of Emmen (Schimmeres)
- D44 in Westenesch west of Emmen
- D45 in the forest of Emmerdennen in Emmen
- D46 and D47 (close to one another) in Angelslo within Emmen
- D49 southeast of Schoonoord, Coevorden: known as Papeloze Kerk (Popeless Church, with "Pope" referring to a local cleric/priest)
- D50 and D51 northeast of Noord-Sleen
- D52 northeast of Diever
- D53 and D54 (close to one another) northwest of Havelte
- G1 southwest of Noordlaren
There are also many known hunebeds which disappeared due to different types of activities.[12] They are usually referred to with the number of a nearby existing hunebed and differentiated by lower case letters.
- D6a in Tynaarlo
- D8a north of Anloo
- D8b north of Anloo
- D13a west of Eext: removed and dug away by the owner of the land in 1923 (being enthusiastic about the finds)
- D13b west of Eext
- D13c west of Eext
- D31a south of Exloo (Zuiderveld): boulders removed in between 1855 and 1875
- D32a northwest of Odoorn: last visible remains removed/destroyed in the 19th century
- D32c northwest of Odoorn: last visible remains removed/destroyed in the 19th century
- D32d northwest of Odoorn: possibly destroyed in the early 19th century
- D33 west of Valthe (north of D34): already badly preserved, its last boulders were removed during archaeological research of the 1950s[13]
- D35a southwest of Valthe: on the basis of personal accounts destroyed in the 1870s
- D37a west of Weerdinge and north of Emmen (Valtherbos): excavated in 1837 and destroyed in the period thereafter
- D39a north of Emmen
- D43a west of Emmen: presumably destroyed in the 1860s or 1870s
- D44a in Emmen: destroyed due to the expansion of the city of Emmen
- D52a north of Diever and Wapse (Berkenheuvel)
- D54a southeast of Spier
- D54b east of Hooghalen (Boswachterij Hooghalen)
- D54c east of Hooghalen (Boswachterij Hooghalen)
- F1 south of Rijs (Rijsterbos): destroyed in 1849 during the construction of ditches
- G2 in/around Glimmen: destroyed in the 10th/11th century (on the basis of archaeological research)
- G3 in/around Glimmen: destroyed in the 10th/11th century (on the basis of archaeological research)
- G4 in/around Onnen
- G5 in Heveskesklooster of the former village of Heveskes in the municipality of Eemsdelta: partially destroyed due to natural causes, the other remains were moved to museum Muzeeaquarium in Delfzijl in 1987
- G6 in Heveskesklooster of the former village of Heveskes in the municipality of Eemsdelta: partially destroyed due to natural causes, the other remains were moved to museum Hunebedcentrum in Borger in 1987
- O1 northeast of Steenwijkerwold: boulders thought to be removed in the 19th century
- O2 northeast of Mander, Overijssel
Poland
Portugal
Menires e cromeleques de Portugal
- Menir de Aspradantes
- Menir de Mac Abraão
- Menir de São Paio de Antas
- Menir dos Almendres
- Menires de Lavajo
Romania
- Histria Neolithic 2.5 m high
Serbia
The graves of the "Latins" and the "Jidovs" near the village Balwan (Bovan), north of Aleksinac in Serbia.[14]
Spain
Sweden
- Björketorp Runestone, a menhir inscribed with runes
- Gettlinge, Öland
- Hulterstad, Öland, south of the village of Alby
Denmark
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
England
- Rudston Monolith, Rudston, Yorkshire
- The Devil's Arrows, Boroughbridge, Yorkshire
- Drizzlecombe, Dartmoor
- Beardown Man, Dartmoor[15]
- Laughter Tor, near Two Bridges, Dartmoor[16]
- Goonhilly Downs, Cornwall
- Five Kings, Upper Coquerdale, Northumberland[17]
- The Rollright Stones King Stone, Long Compton, Oxfordshire/Warwickshire border
Scotland
- Callanish, Isle of Lewis
- Clach an Trushal, Ballantrushal, Lewis.
- Cuff Hill, near Beith, North Ayrshire.
- Draffen, Stewarton, East Ayrshire.
- Drybridge, North Ayrshire.
File:Drybridgestone.jpg The menhir at Drybridge. - Gigha, Argyll and Bute.
- Granny Kempock Stone, Gourock, Inverclyde
- Lochmaben Stone, Dumfries.
- Machrie Moor Stone Circles, Isle of Arran.
- Millport on Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde.
Wales
- Bryn Dyfrydog Stone, Anglesey
- Clorach Stone, Anglesey
- Cremlyn Stones, Anglesey
- Harold's Stones, Trelleck, Monmouthshire[17]
- Hirdre-Faig, Anglesey
- Llanddona, Anglesey
- Llandegfan, Anglesey
- Llandonna Stone, Anglesey
- Lledwigan Stone, Anglesey
- Maen Chwyf, Rhosybol, Anglesey
- Maen Llech Gwern Farwydd, Anglesey
- Maenaddwyn Stone, Anglesey
- Ynys Fawr Stone, Anglesey
See also
Other lists
- List of megalithic sites
- List of tallest statues
- List of statues
- List of colossal sculpture in situ
- List of archaeoastronomical sites sorted by country
- List of Egyptian pyramids
- List of Mesoamerican pyramids
References
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- ↑ Oshte
- ↑ Le menhir de Peyre quillade Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Gollenstein in Blieskastel Template:Webarchive Retrieved 19 May 2008
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- ↑ The Prenuragical Village: La valle dei menhir Template:Webarchive Retrieved 19 May 2008
- ↑ The Menhir of Lugnacco
- ↑ Archeological sites: Dawwara standing stone Retrieved 19 May 2008
- ↑ Archaeology of Malta - Menhirs of the Maltese IslandsTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retrieved 19 May 2008
- ↑ The Giantess of Qala Template:Webarchive Retrieved 19 May 2008
- ↑ Bakker, J.A. (2005). Funerary buildings from erratic boulders. The construction and function of the hunebedden, in L.P. Louwe Kooijmans, P.W. van den Broeke, H. Fokkens and A.L. van Gijn: The Prehistory of the Netherlands. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, pp. 307-310
- ↑ List of (partially) existing dolmen and their locations in the Northern Netherlands
- ↑ List of dolmen in the northern Netherlands that disappeared
- ↑ Ginkel, E. van, S. Jager and W. van der Sanden (2005). Hunebedden, monumenten van een Steentijdcultuur. Abcoude: Uniepers. Page 195
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- ↑ Legendary Dartmoor: Beardown Man Retrieved on 19 May 2008
- ↑ Legendary Dartmoor: Prehistoric Laughter Tor Retrieved 19 May 2008
- ↑ a b Menhir: Hutchinson's Encyclopaedia Template:Webarchive
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