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Shooting of the Alignments of Carnac which are the most famous and impressive megalithic ensembles of this period with nearly 4,000 stones raised around 4500 YEARS BEFORE our era, at 18/135, 200 iso, f 16, 1/125 second

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

carnac, france, july 2022, the historic megalithic stones of carnac an UNESCO World Heritage

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.

Carnac neolithic standing stones Brittany France

Tourist silhouetted against an orange sunset touches one of the rock formations at Callanish stones III, Calanais Standing Stones, Outer Hebrides, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK.

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.

The commune of Carnac in northwestern France is home to many ancient megaliths, dating back as far as 4,500 BCE.

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

Some of the 3000 standing stones at Carnac, Brittany, France. It is believed that these stones were placed in position around 5000 years ago.

A menhir, a prehistoric standing stone on the island Île-aux-Moines, France.

Prehistoric megalithic menhirs alignment in Carnac

Ancient burial monument in Blomsholm, Sweden.

Carnac stones (Breton: Steudadoù Karnag) are an exceptionally dense collection of megalithic sites near the south coast of Brittany

The Ring of Brodgar on the Orkney islands of Scotland just before dawn.

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

Kerzérho is a set of neolithic alignments in the commune of Erdeven, in the region of Morbihan Brittany, France. It lies approximately 8 km northwest of Carnac.

Carnac neolithic standing stones

Kerguiabo menhirs in the middle of a field in the town of Plourin in Finistère, Brittany.

Close up view of the ancient megalithic standing stones in Carnac, Brittany, France, showcasing historical and cultural significance.

Photo taken in Camaret-Sur-Mer, France

Digitally enhanced sunset view of the stone circle at Stonehenge, a UNESCO World Heritage site near Amesbury in Wiltshire, England

Ancient Stone Field Alignements De Menhir Carnac With Neolithic Megaliths And Old Cottage In Brittany, France

Circular arrangements of megalithic stones in Alentejo Portugal

Carnac monoliths alignment under morning sunlight in Brittany, france

Prehistoric Merry Maidens Stone Circle, Penwith, West Cornwall, UK

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

near Trégastel, Côtes-d'Armor, french Brittany

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