Megalithic Yard News Today

The purpose of these, predominantly Scottish in origin, spheres is unknown, although simple theories range from projectiles to predictive devices and more. But the sophistication of their design and manufacture seems to point us to there being a more intelligent and scientific nature involved.

Not all megalithic stone structures have an archaeoastronomical connection, as some have a much more practical purpose such as animal trapping.

Following work which began in the 1970s and spanned nearly 40 years, Peter Harris and Norman Stockdale identified a “new” unit of length used in the Neolithic.