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Also Known As standing stone • monolith

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Malta: Ħaġar Qim temple complex
County Clare
menhir
Avebury
Standing Stone, Carnac, France
La Roche aux Fées
Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England
Stonehenge, a prehistoric stone circle monument, stands on open grass with a dramatic sunset sky in the background near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.
Stonehenge
megalithic temple chamber
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