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We know very little about people who inhabited Britain in prehistoric times. They didn't leave books or documents to tell us how they lived or what their.

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1 We know very little about people who inhabited Britain in prehistoric times. They didn't leave books or documents to tell us how they lived or what their traditions and beliefs were. They left monuments, often in stone, and many of these have withstood both time and the ravages of the elements.

2 Mystical Places In England: Stonehenge, other Stone Circles, Glastonbury, St. Michael's Mount

3 Stonehenge might be the most famous stone circle, but, there are hundreds of stone circles (or henges) all over Britain.

4 Stonehenge. There are 'faces' in the stones.

5 A stone circle near Inverness, Scotland.

6 The Stallmoor stone row on Dartmoor, Devon.

7 Rollright stones in Oxfordshire.

8 Casteriggstones

9 Merrivale stone row, Dartmoor.

10 The Ring of Brodgar, Orkney Islands.

11 Orkney Islands, Scotland.

12 The Devil's Arrows in Yorkshire.

13 Castlerigg

14 Callandish stone circle on the Outer Hebrides.

15 Druid's Circle, Wales

16 Doll Tor, Derbyshire

17 Celtic fields near Cape Cornwall. Stone Field boundaries (walls) are of surface granite

18 A Stone Circle Ley line, England

19 Merry Maidens, 1890

20 The Merry Maidens are also called Dawn's Men.

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22 Men-an-Tol Megalithic stone, Cornwall, England

23 The name Mên-an-Tol means stone with a hole in Cornish.

24 Trethevey Stone,Cornwall

25 The 'Cerne Giant' just outside the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset is one of many giant hill figures cut into the underlying chalk of southern England.

26 Hillfigosmington

27 Hillfigwestbury

28 Hillfigwilmington

29 Glastonbury Abbey – a Christian church on an ancient site

30 St. Michael's Tower, Glastonbury Tor, England HomeHome | Site Map | Advertise With Us | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Other Resources ©1983-2006 Martin Gray, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. CopyrightsSite MapAdvertise With UsTerms of Use Privacy PolicyContact UsOther Resources Copyrights

31 Low Tide at St Michaels Mount

32 St Michaels Mount

33 The Druids arrive ready for the solstice ritual

34 The End


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