#stone monument

[lalunahollow]

This is very close to my home, along with many other such sites, but this one of my favourite hiking destinations, as I can walk litterly in a circle and get back to where I started and see at least three burial sites along the way.

This site dates back to the stone age and is absolutely breathtaking, and the clearing itself is extremely calm and serene

[rumeko]

treasure

[ancientorigins]

The route out of Africa? 300,000-year-old hand axes discovered in Oman's Rub’ al Khali desert! The excavations also uncovered circular burial chambers and rock engravings that may contribute to the understanding of the earliest history of Oman.

[thesilicontribesman]

Birkrigg Prehistoric Stone Circle, Birkrigg Common, nr. Ulverston, South Lakes

[asdaricus]

I revisited an old prompt.

by Midjourney v6

[crazyfox-archives]

A stone monument engraved with calligraphy by the essayist Irie Sukemasa (入江相政) established in March of 1986 on the grounds of Ōmiwa Jinja Shrine (大神神社) in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, with text from a poem written in 1985 by the Shōwa Emperor (昭和天皇) i.e. Hirohito (裕仁) during a poetry contest on the topic of travel commemorating his pilgrimage to the shrine and the surrounding area in 1984: 

“遠つおやの　しろしめしたる　大和路の　歴史をしのび　けふも旅ゆく”

which can be translated roughly as:

Recalling the lore Of the old Yamato road Administered by My forbears in days of yore, I too wend my way today

Image from a booklet acquired at the shrine September 21, 1996

[detroitlib]

Stone monument at Elmwood Cemetery dedicated to the Ancient Order of United Workmen. Carved on stone monument, "Ancient Order of United Workmen founded by John Jordan Upchurch, Meadville, Pa., October 27th, A.D. 1868." Recorded in glass negative ledger: "D/Cemeteries-Elmwood."

Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

[haikuckuck]

Pine cone on remains of a city wall, in 1840 ca. Relocated here.

[forelle69]

庚申塔

さいたま市宮原

Miyahara, Saitama-city, Saitama, Japan

[tenth-sentence]

In the wavering firelight Gandalf seemed suddenly to grow: he rose up, a great menacing shape like the monument of some ancient king of stone set upon a hill.

"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" - J.R.R. Tolkien

[sabo-pon]

16:58

Arakawa, Tokyo 2023

[ancientorigins]

Archaeologists working on the Isle of Arran have begun to reveal the secrets of Scotland’s first farmers through the excavation of a 1.1 km Neolithic cursus which they believe led to the stunning stone monuments of the island.

[thesilicontribesman]

'Vanora's Mound' Pictish Burial Mound, Meigle Churchyard, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

It is also thought to be the burial place of Guinevere, the legendary Queen of King Arthur. A stone monument to mark the site is in Meigle Museum.

[asdaricus]

Stone Monuments by Midjourney

They're kinda like Menhirs

[53v3nfrn5]

The Lion of Lucerne Location: Lucerne, Switzerland

This memorial is dedicated to the Swiss Guards fallen during the French Revolution and is also famously known as the world's saddest stone. Carved in 1820, this ten-meter-long and six-meter-high monument portrays a dying lion bearing a shield of the French monarchy. The inscription above reads "HELVETIORUM FIDEI AC VIRTUTI," translating to "To the loyalty and bravery of the Swiss," with the names of some deceased officers listed below the lion.

[illustratus]

Walk at Dusk (Man Contemplating a Megalith) by Caspar David Friedrich

Possibly a self-portrait