The largest single stone weighs around 150 metric tons, about the same as a blue whale and nearly five times heavier than Stonehenge’s largest component. Collectively, the megaliths weigh about ...

Additionally, Stonehenge is not the biggest megalithic monument, with the site of Avebury in southwest England having a stone circle with a larger diameter. Read on to take a look at seven ...

Since time immemorial, megaliths have fascinated archaeologists, historians, and travelers alike. These enormous stone structures, erected by prehistoric cultures, have withstood the passage of time ...

The term ‘menhir’ is derived from the Brittonic “ maen ” meaning “stone”, and “ hîr ” meaning “long”, and entered the ...

The word megalith comes from the ancient Greek “mega”, meaning huge and “lith” from “lithos”, meaning stone. The description covers a wide range of monuments from the prehistoric era ...

Known as the Vikings of the Pacific, Tonga’s remarkable residents belong to a land that marches to the beat of its own drum ...

Visitors have reported bizarre, unexplained happenings According to accounts on The Megalithic Portal, some visitors have reported intense feelings of great dread when entering a stone circle ...

Mudumal Megalithic Menhirs, also known as Mudumal Niluvu Raallu, are among the largest and most enigmatic standing stones ...

Here, you’ll find the famous stone megaliths and fishing pigs which are small black pigs that swim in the sea to catch fish. Consisting of 171 coral and volcanic islands, all spread over 288 sq ...

The Altar Stone at the center of Stonehenge ... Archaeologists believe the six-ton sandstone megalith was "installed at Stonehenge during the second construction phase, around 2620 B.C. to ...

The first installation, to be located near the Victoria Road Junction, will be a four- metre (13ft) tall stone megalith carved in the shape of an oak leaf with two round eye holes. According to ...