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Stone Circles In the period of time from approximately 3,000 BC to 1,200 BC certain western European people constructed monuments in the form of rings of stones. These monuments consisted of anything from 6 to over 60 stones, fixed into the ground at intervals to enclose a more or less circular central area. Stone circles are found in a limited part of the world including the British Isles (the countries of England, Scotland, Wales, northern and southern Ireland, including the smaller islands of Shetland, the Orkneys, the Channel islands the Isle of Man etc.) and a limited part of northern France. Stone circles originate from a time before written records existed in this part of the world (although Chinese written history started during the period of their construction circa 2200 BC). Because of this and because of the limited amount of information it is possible to get from pieces of rock themselves, the purpose of stone circles is a mystery we shall probably never unravel. Came from :McIvor, Alastair. Alastair's Stone Circle Pages. The Stone Circle Webring. 22 Nov. 2004 . Posted By: Dr. Kevin Jones, Professor of Philosophy
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