View NE of the Ring of Brodgar (Brogar) stone circle & henge monument on the Ness of Brodgar, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, UK: Loch of Harray to rear.

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View NE of the Ring of Brodgar (Brogar) stone circle & henge monument on the Ness of Brodgar, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, UK, with the Loch of Harray to the rear. There were 60 equally spaced standing stones arranged in a perfect circle 125 megalithic yards (340ft, ) across within a circular henge monument originally defined by an earthen bank and rock-cut ditch around 12 feet () deep and 30 feet (9m) wide.

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Size: 3780px × 2654px
Location: Ring of Brodgar Circle-Henge, Stenness, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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