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Places tagged “megalithic” matching “Orkney”

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Megaliths74 Ancient villages8 Archaeological wonders8 Dolmens5 Menhirs5 Ancient cities

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🇫🇷France17 🇬🇧United Kingdom13 🇮🇳India6 🇵🇹Portugal6 🇩🇪Germany5

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Excavated47 Partially excavated28 Excavation ongoing3 Unexcavated1

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megalithic79 france8 cromlech7 menhir6 neolithic6 early neolithic5 germany5 dolmen

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“Orkney”

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Bronze Age Megalithic — Orkney Annex 406

Bronze Age · Bronze Age

Bronze Age megalithic at Orkney.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Pettigarths Field Cairn

Middle Neolithic · Shetland Neolithic

Heel-shaped chambered cairn on Whalsay, 15 m, part of Yoxie settlement complex, c.3500 BCE.