Countless stones
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title:
Countless stones
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The countless stones is a motif that appears in English and Welsh folklore. It is associated with various megalithic monuments, including chambered long barrows from the Early Neolithic and the stones circles of the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. The motif holds that an individual attempting to count the number of stones in the monument will be unable to do so. The earliest textual accounts of the story date from the late sixteenth century, where it is linked to the stone circle of Stonehe
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Megalithic motif
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countless_stones
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2023-09-20T12:21:35Z
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