🪨 Stone Circles of the World

These are notable stone circles — prehistoric rings of standing stones raised for ceremony and possibly astronomy, from Stonehenge and Avebury to the far-flung circles of Cumbria and Brittany. Each profile shows where the circle stands, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

114 stone circles from 14 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any stone circle for its full profile.

Africa (2) Americas (1) Asia (8) Europe (101) Oceania (2)

Africa (2 stone circles)

Americas (1 stone circles)

Asia (8 stone circles)

Europe (101 stone circles)

Oceania (2 stone circles)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.