The Stones of Stenness, a brood of lichen-encrusted megaliths in the far north of the British Isles, could be mistaken for a latter-day work of land art, one with ominous overtones. The stones stand ...

Older than Stonehenge, the Callanish Standing Stones on Scotland’s Isle of Lewis were built to track the moon’s 18.6-year ...

For families who adore the allure of the great outdoors with a dash of mystery, a trip to the north of England is a must. The Yorkshire Dales, in particular, is a splendid destination to explore ...

The Isle of Skye is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. And here, archaeologists have found signs of a journey that defies expectation. Thousands of ...

For families that loves the great outdoors sprinkled with a touch of mystery, you can't go wrong with a trip to the north of England. You can wander right up to them - unlike Stonehenge, for example - ...

PENZANCE, England (RNS) — On a gray fall afternoon earlier this month, a group of 19 people gathered outside the Church of St. Buryan, an iconic medieval parish with a 92-foot granite tower that ...

Stone circles have fascinated people for centuries, with the most famous example being Stonehenge in Salisbury. However, you may be surprised to learn that Surrey boasts its own mini-Stonehenge near ...

When you score a spectacular overhead kick to give your team the lead, you do not expect to be confined to a subplot in Scotland’s most dramatic, most incredible night for a generation. Scott ...

Carved in Stone: A Storyteller's Guide to the Picts is an illustrated history of the tribes who lived in eastern and northern Scotland from around 270 to 900 AD. Within the tome - aimed at children ...

Around 4,500 years ago, a structure of enormous stones aligned with solar patterns was erected in England’s Salisbury Plain by a civilization without metal tools, horsepower, or wheels. Many of the ...

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