Ancient Stone Circles
In hidden corners of the British Isles and northwestern France, you can find stone circles: mysterious and often beautiful monuments created in the distant past by Neolithic and Bronze Age peoples who arranged large boulders into circular formations. Their purposes are often enigmatic, and the motivations of the builders remain the subject of debate among archaeologists and historians. Despite their age, the formations often show great technical sophistication: here, for example are the Merry Maidens, near the southern tip of Cornwall, often described as the most perfectly circular of them all. Now, you might think that in order…