🇩🇪 Germany · Megalith
Dohnsen-Siddernhausen Dolmen
The dolmen (German: Großsteingrab) on a low elevation between the villages of Dohnsen and Siddernhausen near the town of Bergen in North Germany, was originally 500 m further north.
Search places, or jump to a section
CategoriesMegaliths
Stone circles, dolmens, menhirs and passage tombs raised without metal tools.
🇩🇪 Germany · Megalith
The dolmen (German: Großsteingrab) on a low elevation between the villages of Dohnsen and Siddernhausen near the town of Bergen in North Germany, was originally 500 m further north.
🇩🇪 Germany · Megalith
The Great dolmen of Dwasieden (German: Großdolmen von Dwasieden), is a great dolmen in the borough of Sassnitz, on the Jasmund peninsula of Germany's largest island, Rügen.
🇸🇪 Sweden · Megalith
Viking Age (Early, c.800–830 CE) · Swedish Viking (Geats, Östergötland)
The Rök stone (c.800 CE, Early Viking Age), 3.82 m tall granite block beside Rök church between Lake Vättern and Tåkern, bears the longest known runic inscription: 760 characters in younger futhark…
🇸🇪 Sweden · Megalith
Viking Age (Late, Christian, c.1050–1080 CE) · Swedish Viking (Christian transition, Gästrikland)
The Ockelbo runestone (Gs 19, c.1050–1080 CE, Late Viking Age) was a 2.2-m sandstone memorial at Ockelbo Church in Gästrikland, famed for intertwined Urnes-style beasts and a rider-and-cross motif,…
🇸🇪 Sweden · Megalith
Vendel–Viking transition (c.800 CE) · Swedish (Västergötland Geatish)
The Sparlösa stone (c.800 CE), 1.77 m Västergötland gneiss standing 177 cm tall beside Sparlösa church north of Vara, is Sweden's second most famous runestone after Rök, inscribed on four sides and…
🇩🇪 Germany · Megalith
The Goldbusch is a great dolmen (German: Großdolmen), a type prehistoric grave site, that lies between Altensien and Moritzdorf on the German Baltic Sea island of Rügen.
🇯🇵 Japan · Megalith
Geological: Early Miocene sandstone (20 Ma) formation; if artificial, claimed Jomon or earlier (10,000–2000 BCE) · Disputed – natural geology vs hypothetical Jomon / lost Pacific civilization
Submerged sandstone formation off Yonaguni Island discovered 1986 featuring stepped terraces up to 27 m high, flat surfaces and apparent right angles at 25–30 m depth, extending ~150×40 m.
🇩🇪 Germany · Megalith
The Harhoog is a dolmen, a rectangular megalithic tomb from the Funnelbeaker culture, located near Keitum on the island of Sylt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
🇩🇪 Germany · Megalith
Denghoog is a Neolithic passage grave dating from around 3000 BC on the northern edge of Wenningstedt-Braderup on the German island of Sylt. The name Denghoog derives from the Söl'ring Deng (Thing) and Hoog (Hill).
🇦🇺 Australia · Megalith
Eneabba Stone Arrangement is the name given to a registration on the Western Australia's Register of Aboriginal Sites.
🇨🇱 Chile · Megalith
Anakena is a white coral sand beach in Rapa Nui National Park on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), a Chilean island in the Pacific Ocean.
🇨🇱 Chile · Megalith
Ahu Akivi is a particular sacred place on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui (or Easter Island), looking out towards the Pacific Ocean.
🇮🇱 Israel · Megalith
Dan (Biblical Hebrew: דָּן), and older name Laish, is an ancient city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, described as the northernmost city of the Kingdom of Israel, and belonging to the tribe of Dan,…
🇧🇷 Brazil · Megalith
The Parque Arqueológico do Solstício (Solstice Archaeological Park), referred to in academic sources as AP-CA-18, is an archaeological park located in Amapá state, Brazil, near the city of Calçoene.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Cairnpapple Hill is a hill with a dominating position in central lowland Scotland with views from coast to coast.
🇪🇸 Spain · Megalith
The Dolmen del prado de Lácara ('Dolmen of the Meadow of Lácara') is a megalithic monument known as a passage tomb. It is located northwest of the Spanish city of Merida, in the province of Badajoz.
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina · Megalith
Daorson was the capital of the Illyrian tribe of the Daorsi (Ancient Greek Δαόριζοι, Δαούρσιοι; Latin Daorsei). The Daorsi lived in the valley of the Neretva River between 300 BC and 50 BC.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Megalith
Johfiyeh (Arabic: جُحفية) also spelled Johfiyah, Juhfiyah or Juhfiyeh, is a historical village in northern Jordan, located 80 kilometers north of the capital Amman and about 7.5 km southwest of the…
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Drove Cottage Henge (sometimes called Hunter's Lodge Henge) is a scheduled monument in the Priddy parish of Somerset, England. It is located 370 metres (1,210 ft) north of Drove Cottage.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Balfarg is a prehistoric monument complex in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. It is protected as a scheduled monument.
🇮🇪 Ireland · Megalith
The Gaulstown Portal Tomb or Gaulstown Dolmen is a megalithic portal tomb situated in Gaulstown, Butlerstown in County Waterford, Ireland. It lies about 7 km south west of Waterford City.
🇪🇸 Spain · Megalith
Cova d'en Daina (English: Daina's Cave) is a dolmen located near Romanyà de la Selva, in the municipality of Santa Cristina d'Aro, Catalonia, Spain.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith
Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland