Dolni Glavnak

Dolni Glavanak Stone Circle
In the Eastern Rhodope region, within the drainage basin of the Arda River, lies the only free-standing stone circle discovered so far in Bulgaria. One of the defining characteristics of megalithic cultures across the world is the construction of stone circles. Everyone knows about Stonehenge, but did you know that there are also stone circles in Spain, France, Scandinavia, Italy, Greece, and even in distant places such as Armenia, Georgia, Jordan, and Israel? It seems that, for some reason, the ancients chose to build the same type of monumental megalithic structures across the globe. Some say it was to channel and intensify the earth’s energies.

The stone circle of Dolni Glavanak is located at the top of a rocky hill and is not very large—its diameter is 10 meters, and it consists of 12 stones reaching a height of 1.5 meters, some of which are pyramid-shaped. According to archaeologists, it is nearly 3,000 years old, though this dating is based on artifacts found at the site that may have belonged to people who arrived during later periods, after its original construction. Nearby, there are two smaller circles with diameters of 3 and 6 meters. Together, they form an arrangement of three stone circles that may reflect, through their proportions and layout, some kind of celestial alignment.

Most of the stones are local basalt, but I also found stones of a different kind—marble stones, not just black volcanic rock—which may have enhanced the energy of the circle. Similar phenomena are observed at other sites around the world, where a stone of a different type is placed within or near a circle or a complex of otherwise uniform stones.

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