Tuesday, 07 February 2012
You are here: Home Amazing & Intresting The Ring of Brodgar
The Ring of Brodgar PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 30 October 2008 23:16

 

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.

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.

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

Bookmark and Share
QUOTE THIS PAGE ON YOUR BLOG/SITE

CREATELINKTOWARDSTHISARTICLE



PREVIEWQUOTE

The Ring of Brodgar
  The Ring of Brodgar is located in the outskirts of Orkney, Scotland. One of the many rock circles across...

 

More Articles...

Meet Conan, the praying dog

News image

At a Zen Buddhist temple in southern Japan, even the dog prays. Mimicking his master, priest Joei Yoshikuni, a 1 1/2-year-old black-and-white Chihuahua named Conan joins in the daily prayers at Naha's Shuri Kannondo temple, sitting up on ...

READMORE

Socotra Island

News image

It is like being on a different planet a beautiful and amazing collection......

READMORE

Six Limbed Girl

News image

BANGALORE, India — A 2-year-old girl who was born with four arms and four legs showed the first signs of movement Thursday following a marathon operation to remove.......

READMORE

10 Most Incredible Waterfalls

News image

 We're used to seeing stunning images of cascading waterfalls in all their fluid glory, but have you ever wondered how they would look if Jack Frost was let loose on them? Well, you need wait no longer as we have compiled a range ...

READMORE

Gourmet restaurant in Africa

News image

How a normal order goes down at Le Zoo Chez Felix, a restaurant in Abidjan, The Ivory Coast. As you can see in the photos, the food they serve here is very different than what we normally eat.......

READMORE

World’s Smallest Fast-Food Mea

News image

Now you can understand why people would go out of their way to cook the world’s biggest hamburger, but the smallest? You don’t even get a nice, filling dinner out.......

READMORE
-
+
6