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675 places in the atlas, 32 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Megaliths384
Chambered cairns99
Temple complexes74
Archaeological wonders71
Ancient villages67
Earthworks56
Stone circles42
Hillforts32
Fortresses26
Hydraulic works18
Chambered tombs16
Henges16

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Verified390
Accepted161
Contested3
Hypothetical119
Pseudo2

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Orkney, Scotland156
Cornwall, England34
Orkney15
Somerset, South West England11
Wiltshire, England11
United Kingdom9

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Verified390 Widely accepted161

Kilmartin Glen, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

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Pembrokeshire, Wales7

Aberdeenshire, Scotland5

Anglesey, Wales5

Contested

3

Hypothetical119

Pseudoarchaeology2

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Megaliths384 Chambered cairns99 Temple complexes74 Archaeological wonders71 Ancient villages67 Earthworks56 Stone circles42 Hillforts32 Fortresses26 Hydraulic works18 Chambered tombs16 Henges16 Long barrows16 Settlements16

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UNESCO World Heritage only

Excavation

Partially excavated295 Excavated188 Not applicable149 Excavation ongoing26 Unexcavated12 Submerged5

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megalithic267 united kingdom142 wikidata researched135 temple complex73 neolithic72 orcadian neolithic45 bronze age36 ancient village30 cornwall engla28 orkney28 iron age26 earthwork23 archaeological wonder22 fortress22 hillfort20 stone circle19 hydraulic16 somerset14

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Ancient village

Hittite Ancient Village — Orkney Annex 438

Hittite · Hittite

Hittite ancient-village at Orkney.

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Ancient village

Hittite Ancient Village — Orkney Annex 392

Hittite · Hittite

Hittite ancient-village at Orkney.