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Prehistoric megalithic monuments menhirs in Carnac area in Brittany, France.

Ancient graves in the steppes of the Mongolian Altai

This landscape photo was taken in Europe, France, Brittany, Morbihan, Locmariaquer, in summer. We can see the large broken menhir in Locmariaquer, under the Sun.

Avebury Henge, Wiltshire, England, UK. This free-to-enter ancient stone circle site dates from Neolithic times and its purpose is debatable. It is constructed from a large outer circle of stones with two smaller inner circles, all surrounded by earthworks and a ditch. Abandoned by the Iron Age it nevertheless remains a significant Henge in the landscape of ancient Wiltshire, England

A black and white version of the large standing stones aligned in a field near Carnac, France under a bright summer sky, surrounded by grass and wild plants. The 7,000 year old stone alignments create a sense of ancient mystery and historical significance. The singularity of the Carnac megaliths is their extrordinary alignments and their sheer numbers, this is the largest gathering of standing stones of this type in the world. The two main sites (Ménec and Kermario) alone account for nearly 3,000 menhirs, and the alignments extend over almost four miles.

The Menhir des Marsouins is a standing stone on the edge of the Pointe de Primel in Plougasnou, Brittany.

Carnac Stones, Menhirs alignment Kermario, Brittany, France. The Carnac Megalithic Lines (French: Alignements mégalithiques de Carnac) are a grouping of Neolithic menhirs and dolmens over four kilometers in southern Brittany.

The name comes from an Old Nordic legend about Hagbard and Signe. A Viking from Trondheim, Hagbard, embarking on a Viking raid for war. Off the coast of Halland in Sweden, he encounters the local king Sigvards armed forces. After fight they make peace since victory eludes them both. Hagbard then meets the king Sigvards daughter, Signe. Love emerges between them, but because of the long-standing enmity between their families, marriage is not possible. Hagbard tries to secretly courtship Signe, but gets arrested upon disclosure of the scam. He is sentenced to death at the court in Asige. Signe had promised to follow Hagbard in death and Hagbard lured Signe to proove her faith. As his last wish, he therefore asked that his dress to be shown up first in the gallows. Upon this sight Signe thinks that Hagbard has been hunged, she burns herself inside her castle with her bridesmaids. When Hagbard sees the smoke from the castle, he calmly walks to his death.

spectacular rock formation at the red granite cost next to Ploumanac, Côtes d'Armor, Brittany, France

The impressive Stanton Drew Stone Circle complex. Dates from the Neolithic/Bronze age and is the third largest circle in the UK

Carnac, Morbihan, Brittany (France): alignment of menhir and dolmen

The ancient stone circle at Callanish on the Island of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

Alignments of Menec - standing stones - the largest megalithic site in the world, Carnac, Brittany, France

The Côte de granit rose or Pink Granite Coast is a stretch of coastline in the Côtes d'Armor departement of northern Brittany, France.

Megalithic monuments menhirs in Carnac at sunset - Brittany, France

A stone covered with green moss in the forest. Wildlife landscape

An elongated block of stone, sometimes of considerable height, erected by the Neolithic populations, found in Celtic territory, particularly in Britain and Great Britain.

coastline of the Pink Granite Coast, near Ploumanac'h, Brittany, France

This landscape photo was taken in Europe, France, Brittany, Morbihan, Locmariaquer, in summer. We can see the large broken menhir in Locmariaquer, under the Sun.

The menhir of Champ-Dolent is located in Dol-de-Bretagne in the French department of Ille-et-Vilaine. With its 9.30 meters high, it is one of the tallest standing menhirs in Brittany.

The alignment of standing stones known as Alignement de Menhirs de Lagatjar in the neighbourhoodl of Camaret-sur-Mer is an unmissable prehistoric site, contemporary with the famous stones of Carnac. Brittany, France

Stone sculpture representing a simple Pietà, created probably around the 16th century by unknown artist and located among the meadows in Lessina, a protected mountain area in the north Italy. Verona province.

Begliktash,Bulgaria-September 3rd 2015:View of Begliktash- Peaceful Thracian sanctuary, circa 16 BCE, marked by massive manmade and natural rock formations in Strandgha mountain nature reserve

A view over heathland moor country park forest lickey hills birmingham west midlands worcestershire england uk. It i a warm sunny day in autumn.

Menhirs and dolmen of the Vieux-Moulin - Old Mill - megalithic landmark near Plouharnel in Brittany, France

The Rhine River in Germany, on old film stock in 1990.

Menhirs of Monteneuf - Brittany, France

Reconstructed doorway of a bishops farm in the Norsemen settlement Gardar in the arctic summer in Igaliku in the south western part of Greenland. The Norsemen left the place in the beginning of the 15th century and the modern excavations are today a public park in the small village

Stones in the Lagatjar alignments at Camaret-sur-Mer on the Crozon Peninsula in Finistere, Brittany, France.

Circular arrangements of megalithic stones in Alentejo Portugal

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