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United Kingdom

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

Kinds found here

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

How well established

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 Contested3

Kilmartin Glen, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

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Pembrokeshire, Wales7

Aberdeenshire, Scotland5

Anglesey, Wales5

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 · Fortress

Middle Temple

one of the four Inns of Court in London, England

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Fortress

Skitten Broch

archaeological site in Highland, Scotland, UK

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