Standing Stones

A mysterious solitary standing stone from the Neolithic period.

This neolithic stone was once used for ceremonial practices similar to its neighbor Stonehenge.

An air of mystery pervades this modern-day singing Stonehenge.

This rocky outcrop served as a quarry for some of the bluestones that sit at the center of Stonehenge.

This ancient monument has been dissembled and put back together at least twice.

There were once more than five stones in this ancient monument.

A circle made up of 19 boulders has stood in Scotland's Bladnoch Valley for some 4,000 years.

A gap marks the spot where a now-missing stone once completed the circular arrangement at this Neolithic site.

These stones date back to the 3rd or 2nd millennium B.C.

Scotland is filled with standing stones that date back hundreds or thousands of years. This is not one of them.

If you fly into Edinburgh Airport, it's possible to spot this prehistoric site without even getting off the plane.

No other place in Scotland has such a high concentration of prehistoric carved stone surfaces.

This Neolithic stone circle is the most complete of its kind in Scotland.

This collection of Neolithic monuments make up one of The U.K.'s richest archeological landscapes.

This Neolithic-era complex boasts standing stones, a cairn, and the only henge in Western Scotland.

Though this large circular site is now named for the legendary king, its history dates back to the Neolithic era.

Legends say this red sandstone monolith and the dozens of smaller boulders that surround it were once a coven of witches—before a Scottish wizard turned them all to stone.