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	Ring of Brodgar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Ring of Brodgar (or Brogar) is a neolithic henge and stone circle in The Mainland Orkney, Scotland, somewhat similar to Stonehenge in England.
		The ring of stones stands on a small isthmus between the Lochs of Stenness and Harray.
		Although its exact purpose is not known, the proximity of the Stones of Stenness and its Maeshowe tomb make the Ring of Brodgar a site of major importance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ring_of_Brodgar (262 words)

	The Ring of Brodgar, Stenness, Orkney
		It is also probable that the Ring o' Brodgar was part of an enormous prehistoric ritual complex that incorporated the Stones o' Stenness, approximately one mile to the south-east, and the Ring o' Bookan to the north-west.
		A short distance to the east of the Brodgar ring is the solitary standing stone known as the Comet Stone.
		The Brodgar ring was first recorded in the early sixteenth century, in an account of Orkney written by the enigmatic author Jo Ben.
	www.orkneyjar.com /history/brodgar (1024 words)

	The Ring of Brodgar
		The Ring of Brodgar sits on a thin strip of exposed land bordered by the salt water of the Stenness Loch and the fresh water of Harray Loch.
		The Stenness and Brodgar rings were referred to by their traditional names until the early 1840's - the Ring of Brodgar being the "Temple of the Sun" and the Stenness stones the "Temple of the Moon".
		The Brodgar ring is still surrounded by the deep circular ditch typical of a henge monument.
	www.orkney.org /tradition/brodgar.htm (448 words)

	Brodgar stone circle - the Ring of Brodgar - Orkney
		The ring is the biggest stone circle in Scotland, and is fully 103 metres in diameter.
		The tallest stone of the ring is an impressive 4.5 metres tall.
		One of the suggested astronomical lines at the Ring of Brodgar is to the minor standstill southern moonset, indicated by the cliffs at Hellia on the island of Hoy.
	www.stonesofwonder.com /brodgar.htm (414 words)

	Stones of Scotland - Ring of Brodgar stone circle
		Twenty-seven stones remain of an original sixty in the impressive stone circle, known as Ring of Brodgar or Brogar and set up on a slope facing east.The stones are part of a henge monument, and the surrounding ditch and bank can still be made out, with entrances on the NW and SE.
		The Ring of Brodgar was once known as the Temple of the Sun and the Stones of Stenness as the Temple of the Moon.
		Between the ring and an outer earth bank lies a ditch quarried from solid sandstone bedrock that was once no less than 3.6 m (12 ft) deep and 9 m (30 ft) wide.
	www.stonepages.com /scotland/ringofbrodgar.html (277 words)

	The Ring of Brodgar
		It was a period of mystery and celebration, of moments so filled with the joy of being alive that Christians call them "grace" and pagans "immanence." And for me, the greatest magic took place on an island located in the waters between the Atlantic and the North Sea, just north of the Scottish Highlands.
		The Ring of Brodgar lies on the main island of the Orkneys, on a narrow land bridge between the small lochs of Harray and Stenness.
		Brodgar is a henge monument, which means that there is an earthen ring made by a ditch and outer bank that encircle the stones.
	www.csulb.edu /~wgriffin/publications/brodgar.html (1214 words)

	Ring of Brogar Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		The Ring of Brogar is a stone circle superbly located on land rising above the saltwater Loch of Stenness and the freshwater Loch of Harray.
		The ring of stones is surrounded by a ditch cut into the rock that was 6m wide and 3m deep.
		It is thought that the Ring of Brogar was built between 2500BC and 2000BC.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /westmainland/ringofbrogar (626 words)

	Prehistoric.org.uk - The Ring of Brodgar - Stone Circle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Ring Of Brodgar is set on a narrow strip of land called the Ness of Brodgar which lies between the Loch of Stenness and the Loch of Harray on the Orkney Mainland.
		Here they built not only the Ring of Brodgar but also the striking Stones of Stenness, a settlement at Barnhouse and the Ring of Bookan.
		The circle is enclosed by a ditch of 142 meters in diameter.
	www.prehistoric.org.uk /orkney/ring_of_brodgar.html (446 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - The Ring of Brodgar, part of The Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site
		The Ring of Brodgar was probably part of an enormous Neolithic circle complex, which included another henge to the north-west known as the Ring of Bookan, now no longer visible, and a ring based on the Stones of Stenness which lie about 1km, or 0.6 mile, to the east of the Ring of Brodgar.
		Outside the Ring of Brodgar are a number of burial mounds.
		Until the 1840s the Ring of Brodgar was known locally as the Temple of the Sun and the Stones of Stenness as the Temple of the Moon.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A2903843 (1367 words)

	Ring of Brodgar: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Ring of Brodgar (or Brogar) is a neolithic[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject] henge Henge quick summary:
		A henge is a circular or sub-circular prehistoric enclosure defined by a raised circular bank, and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank....
		The Ring of Brodgar is on the Mainland island of the Orkney[For more info, click on this link] group of islands off the northern tip of Scotland Scotland quick summary:
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ri/ring_of_brodgar.htm (900 words)

	Megalithic Sound and Landscape - Ring of Brodgar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Although the ring is six times larger than Easter Aquorthies, with many of the monoliths now lost, distinct echoes could be heard across the interior.
		Because of the large diameter of the Ring of Brodgar it was possible to generate a counter-point rhythm by interacting acoustically with this delayed echo.
		Many of the effects created the illusion that it was the stones themselves that were generating the sounds, and perhaps this contributed to the potency of the circle in prehistory.
	www.neolithic.reading.ac.uk /main_stonecircles_brodgar.htm (213 words)

	Ring of Brodgar Rings by Aurora Jewellery, Orkney (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Ring of Brodgar Rings - with free insured p&p for a limited period
		The Ring of Brodgar, Orkney- the third largest stone circle in Britain, located in one of Europe's most important areas for Neolithic monuments.
		No-one can say what The Ring of Brodgar was built for but there is no denying the phenomenal labour involved in its construction.
	www.megalithic.co.uk /shop/brodgar_rings.htm (562 words)

	Ring of Brodgar (Brogar)
		The circle, 103.6m in diameter, is situated on a platform 113m across.
		Around the site many small Bronze Age cairns are visible, while 137m to the east is a standing stone known as the Comet Stone.
		The site is not far from other two smaller henge monuments, the Ring of Bookan to the north and the Stones of Stenness to the south.
	www.stonepages.com /ancient_scotland/sites/brodgar.htm (231 words)

	Stones of Stenness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The surviving Stones of Stenness form an impressive Neolithic monument on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland, sited on a promontory at the south bank of the stream that joins the southern ends of the sea loch Loch of Stenness and the freshwater loch Loch of Harray.
		The stream is now bridged, but at one time was crossed by a stepping stone causeway, and the Ring of Brodgar lies about 1.2 km (3/4 mile) away to the north-west, across the stream and near the tip of the isthmus formed between the two lochs.
		Maeshowe chambered cairn is about 1.2 km (3/4 mile) to the east of the Stones of Stenness and several other Neolithic monuments also lie in the vicinity, suggesting that this area had particular importance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stones_of_Stenness (560 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - The Ring of Brodgar, part of The Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site - A2903843 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The purpose of the ring is not known, but it is commonly accepted that all henges had a ritual or ceremonial purpose.
		We shall probably never know the real purpose of the Ring of Brodgar and perhaps that is as it should be.
		The mystery of the Ring of Brodgar, its sense of peace and timelessness, invokes feelings of awe and inspiration in today's visitors, used as we are, to extraordinary and complex structures of our own.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/classic/A2903843 (1478 words)

	Ring of Brodgar
		The site is ringed by mounds that make good vantage points to sit and view the entire site as it is huge.
		The ditch was originally up to 3m deep and 9m across and is crossed by two causeways, one in the NW and one in the SE.
		All that seems to remain here is a grass mound with some signs of fallen stone on it but as the field was full of cattle and there was nowhere to park the van safely we had to leave it.
	myweb.tiscali.co.uk /celynog/scotland/ring_of_brodgar.htm (423 words)

	Maeshowe pages, Ring of Brodgar, Orkney
		The Ring of Brodgar (HY294133) One of the finest stone circles anywhere, this great henge monument is superbly situated on the Ness of Brodgar, in a confluence of water and sky, surrounded by the agricultural heart of Orkney.
		It seems that the Brodgar area remained important during the 3rd and 2nd millennia BC at least, and today it still has a magnetic attraction.
		There are few more evocative places to be at dawn or sunset at any time of year than the Ring of Brodgar, a place to enjoy and perhaps where one can temporarily escape from time itself.
	www.maeshowe.co.uk /maeshowe/brodgar.html (483 words)

	Ring of Brodgar
		The best known are of course those at Stonehenge, but nowadays they are ringed with fences and tourist busses.
		On Orkney, alone by itself in the midst of a plane stands the Ring of Bodgar.
		Many of the stones in the central circle are still erect, as may be seen from the photograph.
	www.bobwheeler.com /photo/Gallery/Ring_of_Brodgar/ring_of_brodgar.html (126 words)

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		The 'Ring of Brodgar' is a Class II henge monument, under Historic Buildings and Monuments (HBM) Guardianship, incorporating a stone circle 370 ft in diameter.
		Over 30ha was surveyed, including the Ring of Brodgar, the fields to the S of the Stones of Stenness (including Big Howe, HY31SW 31), an area around Bookan chambered cairn, and the fields between Brodgar Farm and the Bridge of Brodgar.
		Further survey between the Ness of Brodgar and the Ring of Brodgar (centre HY 299 131) revealed boundary features, possible unknown burnt mounds and barrows, and areas of general background increased magnetic response.
	www.rcahms.gov.uk:7777 /pls/portal/newcanmore.newcandig_details_gis?inumlink=1696 (1311 words)

	Paul's Stone Circles - Ring of Brodgar
		The Brodgar stone circle is well sign posted and very easy to find, it is in the care of Historic Scotland.
		Brodgar is one of the best examples of a circle henge in the country.
		Brodgar, not to be missed when visiting Orkney.
	www.sypeland.freeserve.co.uk /site77.htm (173 words)

	Scottish Art-Paintings of Scotland: Ring of Brodgar
		Light blue, white, and pale gray clouds billow overhead in this original artwork of the Ring of Brodgar, giving a light-hearted feeling to this ancient stone circle, which once may have been part of a much larger complex.
		Some speculate the Stones o' Stenness (see our Stones of Stenness paintings, too) plus the Ring of Bookan plus the Ring of Brodgar were all part of a larger prehistoric grouping of ritualistic stone circles.
		Regardless, the Ring of Brodgar itself is bested in size by only two other stone circles (both in England) and covers almost 91,000 square feet.
	www.bennettcelticart.com /scottish-art/ring-of-brodgar-stones.html (359 words)

	The Megalithic Portal and Megalith Map: Ring Of Brodgar [Brogar] Stone Circle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		I have visited the Ring of Brodgar twice over the past ten years and to me it is the most superb site of many, many circles I have seen.
		Everything from the Bridge of Brodgar up to the region of the stone circle is on the left (the Loch of Harray shoreline is on the road's right, with a fair smattering of gannets in its 'cliffs' in their time).
		The 'proper' way to approach the Ring of Brodgar stone circle rather than havering off to the Comet Stone is to continue along the Brodgar road, passing two more knowes on the right, and going through the Historic Scotland entrance on the left.
	www.megalithic.co.uk /article.php?x=329435&y=1013370 (1975 words)

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		The Ring of Brodgar, the Stenness Stones and Odin Stone are often referred to as
		The Ring of Brodgar, or, “Temple of the Sun,” Sits on a thin Strip of land bordered by the salt-water Stenness Loch and fresh-water Harray Loch on Orkney Island, Scotland.
		A ring of thirty-six stones, with twenty-seven of them still standing, are what remain of the original sixty, erected as early as 3,000 BC.
	www.sharon-talley.1hwy.com /wedding.htm (240 words)

	Ring of Brodgar (Temple of the Sun/Ring o' Brodgar/Ring of Brogar/Ness of Brodgar) \| Image by Rune \| The Modern ...
		Ring of Brodgar (Temple of the Sun/Ring o' Brodgar/Ring of Brogar/Ness of Brodgar)
		NB: Unless otherwise stated, this image is protected under the copyright of the original poster, and may not be re-used without permission.
		No photoshopping, this is exactly as it was taken.
	www.themodernantiquarian.com /post/42287 (71 words)

	Ring of Brodgar on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		The ring of Brodgar was probably constructed sometime around 2500 to 2000 BCE.
		It was originially a perfect circle composed of sixty standing stones, surrounded by a massive ditch and several smaller stones.
		For some awesome Ring of Brodgar pix on Flickr, visit moonmeister.
	www.flickr.com /photos/birdfarm/90443504 (266 words)

	Orkney Stone Circles and Other Ancient Sites
		The Ring of Brodgar is an awesome stone circle standing between the Lochs of Stenness and Harray.
		At the centre of the circle is a stone setting which would have acted as the ritual focal point of this ceremonial site.
		Though not as complete as the Ring of Brodgar the size of the stones is quite awesome as they seem to almost touch the clouds.
	freespace.virgin.net /ancient.ways/orkney.htm (1330 words)

	Ring of Brodgar, Stone Circle - Megalithic Mysteries
		Ring of Brodgar, Stone Circle - Megalithic Mysteries
		Easily the most awe-inspiring prehistoric site in Scotland, the Ring of Brodgar (also known as Brogar) lies on a promontory between two lochs.
		The stone circle is quite complete, and one of the biggest in Britain.The stones are set within a circular ditch up to 3m deep and 9m across that was hewn out of the solid bedrock by the prehistoric constructors.
	easyweb.easynet.co.uk /~aburnham/scot/brog.htm (294 words)

	Off the Beaten Path - United Kingdom Travel Guide - VirtualTourist.com
		Rhuddlan is another of the "iron ring" castles built by Edward I to control the Welsh in the late 13th century.
		Close to the Ring of Brodgar this circle is about 30 metres across and in the centre is a square stone setting which looks like a giant hearth made of four stones making a 2 metre square.
		Further to the west is the bronze age Ring of Brodgar.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/United_Kingdom/Off_the_Beaten_Path-United_Kingdom-BR-4.html (1390 words)

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