I run Boyne Valley Tours and noticed how often sheep are in photos of megalithic sites : Newgrange, Tara, Loughcrew, Avebury and more.
Friday, November 26, 2010
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Sunday, November 21, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Sheep at Avebury Stone Circle in the 1960's
Photo from the 1960's of the Avebury Stone Circle in Wiltshire, England. Avebury consists of a large henge and a massive stone circle surrounding the village of Avebury in the English county of Wiltshire. It is one of the finest and largest Neolithic monuments in Europe, about 5,000 years old. More from Wikipedia ...
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Sheep at Castlerigg Stone Circle, Keswick, Cumbria, England
Castlerigg Stone Circle is on the level top of a low hill. There are 38 stones in a circle approximately 30 metres in diameter. Within the ring is a rectangle of a further 10 standing stones. The tallest stone is 2.3 metres high. It was probably built around 3000 BC - the beginning of the later Neolithic Period - and is one of the earliest stone circles in Britain. It is important in terms of megalithic astronomy and geometry, as the construction contains significant astronomical alignments. More ...
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