One or more entrances lead to the centre of the henge. They date to the later part of the Neolithic. Most henges do not contain standing stones, although many contained circular arrangements of pits ...

New findings reveal that a standing stone tucked away in a Berkshire woodland was part of a prehistoric stone circle.

These are the world’s oldest landmarks still standing, relics that defy the erosion of millennia. From the enigmatic pillars ...

The world's ten oldest landmarks are remarkable testaments to ancient civilizations. Here’s a list of some of the oldest ...

Stand at “the Ness” today and several iconic Stone Age structures are within easy view, forming the core of a World Heritage site called the Heart of Neolithic Orkney. On a heather-clad knoll ...

A standing stone was erected next to it and they dug out a ditch 14m/45ft across, with a bank rising next to it to mark it as a sacred space. These Neolithic farmers probably lived at the nearby ...

The Altar Stone might have represented an alliance between the Neolithic Britons who built Stonehenge and people in northern Scotland. Based on these new insights, lead author Mike Parker ...

Stonehenge is Britain's most famous Neolithic monument. These mysterious giant stones can be seen from miles away, standing ...

A new list of Scotland's "best places to see stone circles and standing stones" has been shared ... inhabited for more than 8,000 years, with Neolithic sites found all around the archipelago.