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A place just as mysterious as the much more popular Stonehenge, The Ring of Brodgar is located in the outskirts of Orkney, Scotland. One of the many rock circles across Britain, The Ring of Brodgar is the third largest of them all, with 27 stone monoliths ranging from 2.1 to a maximum of 4.1 meters in height.

It was one of the first ceremonial places in the British Isles and it was first recorded in the 16 century, in one of Jo Ben’s writings. The exact date of the site is unknown and there hasn’t been any digging inside the stone circle to determine its age, but it is believed it dates back to 2500 BC.

The Ring of Brodgar

The Ring of Brodgar

The Ring of Brodgar

The Ring of Brodgar

The Ring of Brodgar

The Ring of Brodgar

The Ring of Brodgar

The Ring of Brodgar

The Ring of Brodgar

The Ring of Brodgar

The Ring of Brodgar

There were originally 60 stones in the Ring of Brodgar but only 27 still stand tall today. the last research was conducted here back in the 70s.


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