Stone circle facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Swinside (p4160146)
Swinside stone circle in England
Lisseyviggeen (998906)
Lisseviggen Stone circle, in county Kerry, in Ireland. Locally, this is known as the Seven Sisters. It is outside Killarney

A stone circle is an ancient monument. It is made of several standing stones, usually menhirs that are arranged in a certain way. Very often those stones form circles or ellipses. The number of stones can vary between four and 60. Very often, burial sites are in the circle, or nearby. There are about 1,000 stone circles and 80 stone henges in the Great Britain and Ireland. Most likely stone circles were used for rituals. They might also have been used as calendars; some stone circles are arranged so that certain stones are lit on special dates, such as the summer solstice.

Images for kids

  • Bryn Cader Faner stone circle - geograph.org.uk - 185579

    Bryn Cader Faner, North Wales.

  • Dunnideer Remnants of Recumbent Stone Circle

    Dunnideer recumbent stone circle near Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

  • Drombeg Stone Circle

    Drombeg stone circle - County Cork, Ireland.

  • Carrigagulla 03

    Stone circle at the Carrigagulla complex, County Cork, Ireland


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