Thursday, July 02, 2026

History Highlights

The great stone ship of Ale’s Stones set on its clifftop above the Baltic

Ale’s Stones: Sweden’s Great Stone Ship Sailing a Clifftop Above the Baltic

On a clifftop in southern Sweden, fifty-nine great boulders form a 67-metre ship of stone — the grandest of Scandinavia’s enigmatic Iron Age stone ships.

The prehistoric site of Filitosa nestled in the hills of southern Corsica

Filitosa: Corsica’s Ancient Stone Warriors Carved with Faces and Swords

In a quiet Corsican valley stand the statue-menhirs of Filitosa — carved stone figures with faces and weapons, raised thousands of years ago and later built over.

The Callanish stones standing in their cross-shaped setting on the Isle of Lewis

Callanish: Scotland’s 5,000-Year-Old Stone Circle at the Edge of the Sea

On a windswept ridge in the Outer Hebrides, thirteen ancient stones ring a towering monolith — a 5,000-year-old monument tied to the moon and the far horizon.

The great stone rows of Carnac marching across the Breton landscape

Carnac: The 6,000-Year-Old Field of a Thousand Standing Stones

In southern Brittany, more than 3,000 standing stones march in vast rows across the fields — older than Stonehenge, older than the pyramids, and still unexplained.

The great grassy mound of Dowth rising above the Boyne farmland

Dowth: The Forgotten Third Mound of Ireland’s Boyne Valley

Overshadowed by Newgrange, the 5,000-year-old passage tomb of Dowth is just as ancient and just as mysterious — a brooding mound that still guards its secrets.