Megalithic Collection

Megalithic Tomb at Pentre Ifan, Pembrokeshire, 1835, (1946). Artist: Richard Tongue
Megalithic Tomb at Pentre Ifan, Pembrokeshire, 1835, (1946). From Early Britain, by Jacquetta Hawkes [Collins, London, 1946]

Ring of Brodgar, Megalithic Stone Circle, c. 3rd millennium BC, Stenness, Orkney, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Ring of Brodgar, Megalithic Stone Circle, c3rd millennium BC, Stenness, Orkney, 20th century. A Neolithic henge and stone circle near Stromness in Orkney, Scotland

Detail of the archaeological site of Los Millares (Santa Fe de Modujar, Almeria)

A shepherd posing at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, 19th century. Artist
A shepherd posing at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, 19th century

Pobull Fhinn (Finns People) stone circle, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009. The stones were probably named after Fionn mac Cumhaill, the legendary Gaelic hero

Standing stones, Great Bernera, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009
Standing stones, Great Bernera, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009. Known as Callanish VIII, this is a megalithic group of four standing stones arranged in a semicircle facing the strait that divides

Callanish Stones, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009. The Neolithic stone circle at Callanish (Calanais) dates from approximately 2000 BC

A megalithic temple complex, Ggantija, Gozo, Malta, 20th century

Stone Rings - Old Keig, Balquhain, Balgorkar, 1827, (1946). Artist: I Logan
Stone Rings - Old Keig, Balquhain, Balgorkar, 1827, (1946). From Early Britain, by Jacquetta Hawkes [Collins, London, 1946]

Brittany... c1920
Brittany. Still covered by its mighty capstone the Dolmen de Kergavat is one of several near Plouharnel on the way to Carnac, c1920

Alinements near Carnac, Brittany, France, c1920
Most wondrous of the megalithic remains in the world are the alinements near Carnac. At Kerlescan the menhirs stand in 13 rows, c1920

Lifting of an impost at Stonehenge, 1901, (c1920). Restoration of the ancient monument. The Stonehenge complex on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire evolved in a series of stages between about 3100

Stonehenge, (c1920). A reconstruction of the stone circle as it looked up to 5, 000 years ago when it was built, and a view in modern times showing how the stones have fallen over time

Stonehenge after restoration, c1920. The Stonehenge complex on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire evolved in a series of stages between about 3100 and 1600 BC

Stonehenge, Wiltshire, c1920s. The Stonehenge complex on Salisbury Plain evolved in a series of stages between about 3100 and 1600 BC

Stonehenge, c1835. Artist: John Constable
Stonehenge, c1835. The Neolithic stone circle on Salisbury Plain is thought to have been used to observe the motions of the moon and sun, and was built about 2, 000 BC

Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick, Cumberland, UK, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick, Cumberland, UK, 20th century. Constructed as a part of a megalithic tradition (3, 300 to 900 BC) during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages

Megalithic Circle and Dolmen, c3rd millennium BC, Stenness, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Megalithic Circle and Dolmen, c3rd millennium BC, Stenness, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. The Standing Stones of Stenness are a neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland

Sunrise on Megalithic Circle, Avebury, Wiltshire, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Sunrise on Megalithic Circle, Avebury, Wiltshire, 20th century. Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, one of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain

Nine Maidens Stone Circle, Cornwall, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Nine Maidens Stone Circle, Cornwall, 20th century. A partially restored prehistoric stone circle near Boskednan, northwest of the town of Penzance in Cornwall

Rollright Stones, 2000 BC, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire borders, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Rollright Stones, 2000 BC, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire borders, 20th century. Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monuments near the village of Long Compton on the borders of Oxfordshire

Dwarfie Stone, Isle of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Dwarfie Stone, Isle of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. A megalithic chambered tomb carved out of a block of Devonian Old Red Sandstone located in a steep-sided valley between Quoys

Legananny Dolmen, a portal grave

Celtic burial cairn, 21st century BC
Celtic burial cairn, in Carrowkeel Cemetery, Ireland, 21st century BC

Decorated Celtic slab, 32nd century BC
Decorated Celtic slab, at the back of the recess of Cairn T, Loughcrew Hills in Co. Meath, 32nd century BC

Kits Coty, 40th century BC
Kits Coty neolithic monument, 40th century BC

Drombeg stone circle, a recumbent stone circle of the west Cork type

St Lythans burial chamber
The Neolithic St Lythans burial chamber in Glamorgan, Wales. A horse is supposed to appear near it on moonlit nights, and anyone mounting it will be carried off

Dolmen near Ardara
A Dolmen near Ardara, in County Donegal

Interior of a Neolithic Passage Grave, 33rd-25th century BC
Interior of a Neolithic passage grave in Carrowkeel Bronze Age cemetery in County Sligo, Ireland, 3200-2400 BC

View of Cairns in the Loughcrew hills in County Meath, Ireland. The photograph is taken from the top of Cairn T, looking east

Copper Age temple at Mnajdra in Malta with the island of Fifla in the background

St. Patricks Cross, Cshel, Co. Tipperary, Eire
St.Patricks Cross, Cshel, Co.Tipperary, Eire

An Inward View of Stonehenge from behind the High Altar, 1760. Stonehenge, the megalithic monument on Salisbury Plain, England, which dates from c2000 BC

Tholos tomb on Crete, 21st century BC
A megalithic tholos tomb near Phaestos on Crete, 21st century BC

Megalithic alignments at Carnac, 34th century BC
Megalithic alignments at Carnac, Brittany, 34th century BC

Megalithic alignments at Menec, 34th century BC
Megalithic alignments at Menec, Carnac, Brittany, 34th century BC

Interior of the Hypogeum of Hal Saflieni on Malta
Interior of the Hyopgeum of Hal Saflieni on Malta. This is an underground rock cut temple, carved to imitate Maltese megalithic temples from above ground

Stone head of Fat Lady from a Copper Age Megalithic temple on Malta, from the Valetta Museums collection

Southern Gigantija temple on Malta, 31st century BC
Southern Gigantija temple on Malta. The second chamber is on the left, and the rear chamber on the right, 31st century BC

Tarxien temple on Malta, 3150 BC
Main entrance to the Tarxien temple on Malta, 3150 BC

Hagar Qim temple on Malta, 3rd century BC
Hagar Qim temple on Malta, showing a rock-cut doorway slab, 3rd century BC

Hagar Qim temple on Malta. (c. 3000 BC)
Hagar Qim temple on Malta. (c.3000 BC)

Interior of the Hagar Qim temple on Malta

Mnajdra Temple complex on Malta, of the Hypogeum

Mnajdra Temple complex on Malta, 4th millennium BC

Naveta at Els Tudons, an interior view, c. 2000 BC
Naveta at Els Tudons, an interior view from the megalithic burial chamber, c.2000 BC

Megalithic structure near Ses Arentes. A modern version, built as a sheep-shelter

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