The stone circle and other features sit in a prominent position on top of Simon Howe Rigg. This is actually the highest point on the ridge running from Wilden Moor in the south to Goathland in the north.
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Arbor Low has been called the Stonehenge of the Peak District. This Neolithic henge monument is a very atmospheric place constructed on high moorland.
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The Hurlers, built around 1500 BC, is a late Neolithic or early Bronze Age ceremonial monument. The three stone circles here are some of the best examples in Cornwall.
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Castlerigg is the most visited stone circle in Cumbria. It sits in a natural amphitheatre created by the surrounding fells.
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All Saints churchyard in Rudston, East Yorkshire is home to Britain’s tallest, prehistoric standing stone.
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Duggleby Howe or Howe Hill is one of the largest round barrows in Britain. It sits above the village of Duggleby on the southern side of the Great Wold Valley, just next to the B1253 and close to the source of the Gypsey Race.
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The Avebury Stone Circle was built around 2500 BC. It now surrounds the village of Avebury in Wiltshire. Although the stones used are smaller than those at nearby Stonehenge, the circle itself is wider.
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The tumulus at Fox Hill is a round barrow situated in farmland just off the A614 between Nafferton and Burton Agnes in East Yorkshire.
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The stone circle at Stonehenge is part of a complex landscape of ceremonial monuments. All around the area are ancient burial mounds and barrows.
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