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Definition: A megalithic site in the Argyle region of Scotland near Kilmartin, consisting of a single standing stone measuring four meters (12 feet) high, two round stone cairns and what may be a prehistoric enclosure.

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Megalithic Sites
In ancient times in many places of the world, people shaped enormous stone boulders and then moved them hundreds of miles away and built monuments such as Stone Henge or the temples of Malta.

Archaeology of Scotland
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