History Main / CircleOfStandingStones

* In [[Videogame/Civilization Civilization V]], "stone circles" is an available pantheon belief, which offers faith for every quarry.

* In [[Series/Civilization Civilization V]], "stone circles" is an available pantheon belief, which offers faith for every quarry.

* VideoGame/PokemonXAndY has one of these at Geosenge town. They turn out to be standing on top of [[DoomsdayDevice The Ultimate Weapon]].

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* In the ''Basic DungeonsAndDragons'' module "B4: The Lost City", the island at the center of the underground lake has a ring of standing stones on it.

* In one of SpongebobSquarepants episode, Spongebob creates a stone statue of himself, complete with holes, to distract the jellyfishes who are attracted to the sound coming from SB's holes when the wind blows through them (it's a very windy day). Turns out that one small statue doesn't work, and then SB creates more, bigger ones and arranges them in a circle. It works very well, with the stones even creating music.

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorats_Karer Karahunj]], or Zorats Karer, is a structure similar to Stonehenge located in Armenia, thought to have been used as an ancient observatory. It has been dated at least to the Bronze Age. It was featured in an episode of ''Series/AncientAliens'', which of course tried to link it to aliens.

* In ''Series/GameOfThrones'', the Night's Watch ventures beyond The Wall on a recon mission, and make camp at a circle of standing stones said to have been made by the "Children of the Forest."

* The [[Literature/IslandInTheSeaOfTime Nantucket Trilogy]] features Stonehenge in all its Bronze Age glory. It's a sacred site for the Fiernan Bohulugi, who call it the Wisdom.

* ''VideoGame/GoatSimulator'' features GoatStone Henge. Which you can promptly ruin for points and an achievement.

* VideoGame/PokemonXAndY has one of these at Geosenge town. They turn out to be standing on top of [[DoomsdayDevice The Ultimate Weapon]].
* ''VideoGame/DiabloII'' has one of five stones that must be hit in a certain order to open a portal to Tristram so that you can rescue Deckard Cain.
* In DarkCloud2, Kazarov Stonehenge is a large formation of stones that the have slots for some key items to go in.

* The Ring of Brodgar in ''Videogame/{{Arcanum}}'' stands at the point where Arronax the Destroyer was [[SealedEvilInACan banished]] by Nasrudin, the Messiah figure of the Panarii.
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'': various types of magical stone formations dot the landscapes of Tamriel bestowing different blessings upon those who seek them out. Some, such as the Doom Stones in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion'', have specific requirements like only being usable at night or after a certain amount of renown is acquired.
* In the adventure game ''VideoGame/BarrowHill'', a stone circle in Cornwall has been breached by an archaeological dig, and the player must re-sanctify the circle to placate its guardian.

* Creator/StephenKing's ''Literature/JustAfterSunset'' short story "N" has one in a field which an OCD man thinks is a gateway to another world.

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorats_Karer Karahunj]], or Zorats Karer, is a structure similar to Stonehenge located in Armenia, thought to have been used as an ancient observatory. It has been dated at least to the Bronze Age. It was featured in an episode of '"Series/AncientAliens'', which of course tried to link it to aliens.

* The TropeCodifier is, of course, Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. Not only is the true purpose of the structure a complete mystery, but also the construction techniques used to transport the huge stones in their location are shrouded in myth. And what it comes to the purpose of Stonehenge, TheOtherWiki has a whole article on [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theories_about_Stonehenge theories about Stonehenge.]]

* Some are found in ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' in the first episode, indicating the Maximals and Predecons are not the first advanced races to visit this world. [[spoiler:The aliens in question are eventually identified as the Vokk]].

* Creator/StephenKing's ''Literature/JustAfterSunset'' short story "N" has one in a field which an OCD man thinks is a gateway to another world.

** Such a circle is preventing the elves from returning to the Discworld in ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies''. They're made of magnetic rocks, which somehow messes with the elves' vision.
** The druids use stone circles as computers, flying them into place (the metaphor is extended by them having to build new ones every few months because the old ones are now obsolete). This causes some friction with trolls (who ''are'' giant sentient rocks), who are often picked and dropped off miles away from where they were living.

* ''VideoGame/DiabloII'' has one of five stones that must be hit in a certain order to open a portal to Tristram.

* ''Franchise/{{Quatermass}}'':
** In the forth serial, standing stones and other ancient sites turn out to be warning markers at places where an alien device killed people in the past - and is doing so again.
** In the miniseries/movie ''Film/TheQuatermassConclusion'' young people are drawn to stone circles and apparently ascended to a higher plane. But all is not as it seems.

* The magical trolls of ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' live in such an area.

* In the adventure game ''BarrowHill'', a stone circle in Cornwall has been breached by an archaeological dig, and the player must re-sanctify the circle to placate its guardian.

* Some are found in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersBeastWars'' in the first episode, indicating the Maximals and Predecons are not the first advanced races to visit this world. [[spoiler:The aliens in question are eventually identified as the Vokk]].

* In the first ''Videogame/BlackAndWhite'' game, one of the first quests you can do involves building a stone circle. If completed, the stones begin 'singing' a magical song and create a miracle generator that you can use to create food or your village.
* In ''VideoGame/BlackAndWhite 2'', the Norse version of the Temple building consists of a henge.

* ''Franchise/{{Quartermass}}'':

* ''Franchise/{{Quartermas}}'':

* In the miniseries/movie ''Film/TheQuatermassConclusion'' young people are drawn to stone circles and apparently ascended to a higher plane. But all is not as it seems.

* In the forth ''{{Quatermass}}'' serial, standing stones and other ancient sites turn out to be warning markers at places where an alien device killed people in the past - and is doing so again.

* The ''Franchise/{{Ultima}}'' series has [[{{Coolgate}} Moongates, a circle of standing stones that create a magic gateway when a pebble is dropped in them.