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Ballynoe Stone Circle

Near Downpatrick, County Down

A ring of more than 50 stones at the end of a hidden lane.

Ballynoe is one of the largest stone circles in Ireland, with over 50 stones set close together. Inside lies a mound that once covered burial cists.

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When
c. 2000 BC
Where
54.2945, -5.7250
Group
Circles & monuments

Visiting

State care site, free. Down a lane from the old railway station.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Britain by Cale Mills
Read the full story in the book

The Ledger of Lost Britain

The Romans arrived in AD 43. For most people that is where the history of Britain begins. But by the time the legions landed, people had already been living on these islands for thousands of years. They had hunted, farmed, mined flint, dragged stones across the country, raised a hill by hand, and buried their dead in great tombs. They left no written words. What they left was the ground itself. Every place in this book can be visited, or has been dug up, or is in a museum.

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